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1875 – The Gaiety Theatre – The Merry Wives of Windsor

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Date: 1875
Theatre: The Gaiety Theatre
Performance: The Merry Wives of Windsor
Principal Actors: Mr. Phelps, Mr. Hermann Vezin, Mr. W. Belford, Mr. Forbes-Robertson, Mr Arthur Cecil, Mrs John Wood, Miss Rose LeClerq.

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Date: 1875
Theatre: The Gaiety Theatre
Performance: The Merry Wives of Windsor
Principal Actors: Mr. Phelps, Mr. Hermann Vezin, Mr. W. Belford, Mr. Forbes-Robertson, Mr Arthur Cecil, Mrs John Wood, Miss Rose LeClerq.

 

This 1800s theatre programme presents Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor. It mentions that the original music in the last act was composed by Arthur Sullivan (of Gilbert & Sullivan fame).

Ornate sketch on front cover typical of the design of the period.

4 pages including front and back covers; approx 24 cm x 19 cm.

Condition Code: 4: The spine has few small binding holes but is firmly intact. Very faint evidence of a past horizontal fold. Pages flat and smooth. Old inscription on top right of front cover. For a document of 144+ years it is in exceptional condition.