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| - Silk programme for the opening night of the Stratford Palace Theatre, Broadway, Stratford, East London, Monday April 3rd 1899, made to fold into three and printed in blue on both sides with 3 panels. The centre front panel has a picture of the exterior front façade of the theatre, an image of a couple within a box, a view of the auditorium and stage, a view of a trapeze act over an audience in a different-looking auditorium, a dancing girl, a minstrel-type boy holiding a glass in his right hand and a lute in his left had, with photographic images of Mr H. E. Moss, Chairman, and Oswald Stoll, Managing Director, below.
The reverse of the programme is again in three panels, the left hand side: ‘Grand Opening Night Monday April 3rd 1899’ and the same information on the right hand panel. The centre panel gives the name and address of the theatre ‘The Stratford Empire Theatre of Varieities, Broadway, Stratford, E.' the name of the Proprietors 'The London District Empire Palaces, Limited', the name of the Chairman, H.E. Moss, the Managing Director Oswald Stoll and the Acting Manager, S. Gething. The programme consisted of 11 items beginning with an overture from <i>Ramon</i>, and including Sandow, The Leading Authority on Physical Culture; The Borrellis, Musical Comedy and Burlesque Artistes; Mark Melford and his Amusing Company in the Amusing Playlet <i>Between the Turns</i>; Mr Edgar Granville, Singing and Patter Comedian; Miss Ruby Verdi, the Charming Cinderella of the recent Pantomime at the Borough Theatre; The Wee Sisters Webster, Duettists and Dancers; Colby and Way, The New Ventriloquists; Mora and Lola, Continental Musical Artistes; J. S. Thomas, Tenor Vocalist; and finally, The Gotham Quartette, Singing Comedians of a New Type. (en)
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