1879 The Gaiety Programme: Rose of Auvergne, "Uncle" & Robbing Roy

Description

First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce

A very scarce programme for a theatre performance in 1897.

Presenting a series of three shows taking place at The Gaiety Theatre in London on Monday, December 15th, 1879. The first show commenced at 6.45pm, the second following at 7.45 and the final concluding the night at 9.45.

This series of shows are comprised of the following:

'Rose of Auvergne', one act of the operetta written by French composer Jacques Offenbach.

'Uncle', a "New and Original Farcical Piece, in Three Acts", by English dramatist Henry Jame Byron, who had a number of plays performed at the Gaiety.

'Robbing Roy; Or, Scotched and Kilt', a burlesque play written by English comic writer and prolific playwright, F. C. Burnand.

With a number of original advertisements, including for other shows, for opera glasses ("on hire of the attendants"), Vaseline, Spence's Velveteens, and a large advert for J. Grunebaum Cigarettes, taking up the entirety of the front cover.