| Description | Programme for production of 'The Forty Thieves' translated by E. L. Blanchard from the original Arabic manuscript and for accompanying production of 'Box and Cox'; programme is annotated with date of attendance, 31 Jan 1877
Performed at The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London; opening performance, 1 Jan 1877; produced by John Cormack under the personal supervision of the author and F. B. Chatterton; scenery by William Beverly; costumes designed by Alfred Maltby; music arranged and composed by Karl Meyder
Casts: Brittain Wright, S. Calhaem, Miss Lovell, Frederick Vokes, Rosina Vokes, F. W. Irish, Harriet Coveney, Victoria Vokes, Jessie Vokes, Walter Vokes, Henry Naylor, Mr May, A. Robb, Clara Jecks, Misses Fitzjames and D'Arcy, E. Hawkes, Edward Dean, Charles Wilford, Eva St Pierre, Fanny Lauri, Amy Rosalind, C. Lauri, F. Evans, H. Lauri, R. Jones, J. Morris, Paul Herring, B. Cullen |
| Custodial History | Formerly numbered 5443 as part of the Theatre Collection |