£37.50
Date 02/07/1941
London Piccadilly Theatre – Blithe Spirit – 1941 – Noel Coward
An original theatre programme for Noël Coward’s Blithe Spirit at the Piccadilly Theatre, London, dated 02/07/1941. The cast included Fay Compton, Kay Hammond, Cecil Parker, Margaret Rutherford, Ruth Reeves and Martin Lewis.
Coward’s comedy of a novelist haunted by the ghost of his first wife was an instant hit with wartime audiences.
A programme from the original 1941 production of one of Coward’s best-loved plays is a highlight among old theatre programmes and a prize for any collector.
| Production | Blithe Spirit |
|---|---|
| Venue | Piccadilly Theatre – London |
| Cast | Fay Compton – Kay Hammond, Cecil Parker – Margaret Rutherford, Ruth Reeves – Martin Lewis. |
Condition: V Good, vlcr, a mark on the front cover
Did you know?
- Blithe Spirit opened at the Piccadilly Theatre on 2 July 1941 and ran for 1,997 performances, a record for a non-musical play at the time.
- Coward wrote the play in about a week while on holiday in Portmeirion, Wales.
- Margaret Rutherford created the role of the eccentric medium Madame Arcati and repeated it in the 1945 film.
SKU: T03243
