£27.50
Date 06/1958
London Palace Theatre – Where's Charley – 1958 – Norman Wisdom
An original programme for Where’s Charley at the Palace Theatre, London, from June 1958, starring Norman Wisdom. The cast also includes Barry Kent, Sheila Francis, John Moore, Pip Hinton and Jill Martin.
Frank Loesser’s musical is based on Brandon Thomas’s famous farce Charley’s Aunt, with a hapless Oxford undergraduate forced to impersonate a wealthy aunt from Brazil.
Norman Wisdom’s West End musical lead is a favourite with fans and collectors of 1950s theatre programmes.
| Production | Where's Charley |
|---|---|
| Venue | Palace Theatre – London |
| Cast | Norman Wisdom – Barry Kent, Sheila Francis – John Moore, Pip Hinton – Jill Martin. |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr
Did you know?
- Where’s Charley includes Frank Loesser’s song Once in Love with Amy.
- Charley’s Aunt, the farce behind the musical, opened in London in 1892 and ran for a then-record 1,466 performances.
- Frank Loesser also wrote the score for Guys and Dolls.
SKU: T02210
