£37.50
Date 1944
London St James Theatre – Emma – 1944 – Anna Neagle Jane Austen
An original theatre programme for Emma at the St James Theatre, London, in 1944, starring Anna Neagle with Wynne Clarke, Ambrose Philpotts, Margaret Vines, Frank Allenby and Gillian Lind.
This wartime stage adaptation of Jane Austen’s comedy of matchmaking in Highbury gave Britain’s favourite film star a rare West End role.
Austen on stage with a major screen star makes this a lovely example of old theatre programmes from the 1940s.
| Production | Emma |
|---|---|
| Venue | St James Theatre – London |
| Cast | Anna Negle – Wynne Clarke, Ambrose Philpotts – Margaret Vines, Frank Allenby – Gillian Lind. |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, a tiny edge nick
Did you know?
- Jane Austen’s Emma was published in 1815.
- Anna Neagle was Britain’s top box-office star of the late 1940s, famous for films such as Victoria the Great and Spring in Park Lane.
- The St James’s Theatre was demolished in 1957, despite a famous protest campaign led by Vivien Leigh.
SKU: T03253
