£37.50
Date C 1937
London Saville Theatre – Geneva – 1937
An original theatre programme for George Bernard Shaw’s Geneva at the Saville Theatre, London, dated c.1937. The cast includes Arthur Ridley, Cyril Gardiner, Donald Eccles, Cecil Trouncer, Olive Milbourne and Tully Comber.
Shaw’s political satire brings Europe’s dictators before an international court. Shaw’s pre-war plays are a highlight for collectors of old theatre programmes, capturing the tense mood of Europe on the brink of war.
| Production | Geneva |
|---|---|
| Venue | Saville Theatre – London |
| Cast | Arthur Ridley – Cyril Gardiner, Donald Eccles – Cecil Trouncer, Olive Milbourne – Tully Comber |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, 2" tear on right edge through all pages
Did you know?
- The dictators in Geneva, Bombardone, Battler and Flanco, are thinly disguised versions of Mussolini, Hitler and Franco.
- Shaw won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925 and later an Academy Award for the screenplay of Pygmalion.
- Cecil Trouncer was a noted interpreter of Shaw’s plays on stage.
SKU: T00732
