£24.50
Date 08/09/1947
Manchester Opera House – The Man In The Street – 1947
An original programme for The Man In The Street at the Opera House, Manchester, dated 8 September 1947. The cast includes Mary Martlew, Lloyd Pearson, Beryl Measor, Bobby Howes, Deering Wells and Michael Stewart.
Bobby Howes was one of the best-loved light comedians of British musical theatre between the wars.
Programmes from immediate post-war theatre are a nostalgic strand of old theatre programmes, and the Manchester Opera House was one of the north’s key touring venues.
| Production | The Man In The Street |
|---|---|
| Venue | Opera House – Manchester |
| Cast | Mary Martlew – Lloyd Pearson, Beryl Measor – Bobby Howes, Deering Wells – Michael Stewart |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, toned brown, a tiny right edge ni, nof
Did you know?
- Bobby Howes starred with Binnie Hale in Mr Cinders (1929), singing “Spread a Little Happiness”.
- He was the father of actress Sally Ann Howes, later Truly Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
- The Manchester Opera House opened in 1912 as the New Theatre and took its present name in 1920.
SKU: T01692
