£24.50
Date 31/08/1955
London Winter Garden Theatre – The Water Gipsies – 1955
An original programme for The Water Gipsies at the Winter Garden Theatre, London, dated 31 August 1955. Names listed include Peter Graves, Dora Bryan, Vivian Ellis, Alan Herbert, Wallas Eaton, Doris Hare, Vivienne Martin and Joyce Endean.
The musical, with music by Vivian Ellis and book and lyrics by A. P. Herbert, was based on Herbert’s own novel about life on the canals and the Thames.
From a theatre that no longer stands, this is a nostalgic example of 1950s old theatre programmes.
| Production | The Water Gipsies |
|---|---|
| Venue | Winter Garden Theatre – London |
| Cast | Peter Graves – Dora Bryan, Vivian Ellis – Alan Herbert, Wallas Eaton – Doris Hare, Vivienne Martin – Joyce Endean |
Condition: V Good, cfld, lcr
Did you know?
- A. P. Herbert was also an independent MP for Oxford University and a famous campaigner for reform of the divorce laws.
- Vivian Ellis and A. P. Herbert had earlier collaborated on the hit musical Bless The Bride in 1947.
- The Winter Garden Theatre on Drury Lane was demolished in the 1960s; the New London Theatre, now the Gillian Lynne Theatre, stands on the site.
SKU: T02107
