Whitley Bay Kursaal Theatre – Lion And The Mouse -1920s

About this Lion And The Mouse theatre programme

An original 1920s programme for Lion And The Mouse at the Kursaal Theatre, Whitley Bay. The cast includes Vivian Baron, Dora Wynne, Rex Stewart and Marcus Grey, and there may be an autograph present. The Lion and the Mouse was Charles Klein’s drama about a young woman who takes on a ruthless financier to clear her father’s name. Repertory productions of established hits were the backbone of seaside theatre, and programmes like this are highly collectable old theatre programmes.

Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, a samll rust mark, (autograph?) (what the codes mean)

Did you know?

• Charles Klein’s The Lion and the Mouse opened on Broadway in 1905 and became one of the longest-running plays of its day.
• The ruthless tycoon in the play was widely thought to be modelled on John D. Rockefeller.