£28.50
Date 03/06/1940
Liverpool Royal Court Theatre – The Student Prince – 1940
An original wartime programme for The Student Prince at the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, dated 3 June 1940. The cast includes J Cox, E Millward, Russell Durran, Percy Cahill, Douglas Harris and Zerlina Harrington.
Sigmund Romberg’s operetta tells of a young prince studying at Heidelberg University who falls for Kathie, a barmaid at the local inn, before duty calls him back to the throne.
Dating from the week of the Dunkirk evacuation, this is an evocative example of old theatre programmes from 1940.
| Production | The Student Prince |
|---|---|
| Venue | Royal Court Theatre – Liverpool |
Condition: V Good, vlcr, slrs, slight cover markings
Did you know?
- The Student Prince (1924), with lyrics by Dorothy Donnelly, was Romberg’s longest-running Broadway show.
- It is based on the German play Alt Heidelberg by Wilhelm Meyer-Förster.
- Its best-known numbers include the “Drinking Song” and “Deep in My Heart, Dear”.
SKU: T01735
