£18.50
Date 23/11/1953
Leatherhead Theatre – The Scarlet Pimpernel – 1953
An original theatre programme for The Scarlet Pimpernel at the Leatherhead Theatre, dated 23/11/1953. The cast includes Terrance Soall, David Graham, Meryl Champion, James Ottaway, Fred Hall and Stuart Hutchinson.
Baroness Orczy’s swashbuckling tale of Sir Percy Blakeney rescuing aristocrats from the guillotine began life as a stage play before becoming a best-selling novel.
A classic adventure in repertory and a lovely piece of old theatre programmes history.
| Production | The Scarlet Pimpernel |
|---|---|
| Venue | Leatherhead Theatre |
| Cast | Terrance Soall – David Graham, Meryl Champion – James Ottaway, Fred Hall – Stuart Hutchinson |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr, mark where seal was removed
Did you know?
- The famous rhyme “They seek him here, they seek him there” comes from Orczy’s novel.
- Fred Terry and Julia Neilson made the play a huge success in London from 1905.
- David Graham later voiced the Daleks and Parker in Thunderbirds.
SKU: T01326
