Torquay Pavilion Theatre – Bird In Hand – 1928

About this Bird In Hand theatre programme

An original programme for John Drinkwater’s comedy Bird In Hand at the Pavilion Theatre, Torquay, dated 26 May 1928. The cast includes Corinne Bouchier, Edith Hunter, Percy Goodyear and Dudley Flemming. The play is set in a country inn, where a stubborn old-fashioned landlord objects to his daughter’s romance with the son of the local squire. Programmes from seaside resort theatres of the 1920s are a charming area of old theatre programmes collecting.

Condition: Good, cfld, lcr, cover marks, rusted staples removed, a bottom corner nick (what the codes mean)

Did you know?

• Bird in Hand was first produced by the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, where Drinkwater was a founding figure.
• John Drinkwater’s best-known play is Abraham Lincoln (1918).
• Torquay’s Pavilion opened in 1912 as a seafront entertainment venue.