| Description | Programme for the last week of a production by the Carl Rosa Opera Company; includes performances of 'Bohemian Girl'; 'Carmen', a libretto by Meilhac and Halevy, English adaptation by Henry Hersee; 'Nadeshda', music by A. Goring Thomas, words by Julian Sturgis; 'Manon', words by H. Meilhac and Ph Gille, English version by Joseph Bennett, alterations by Monsieur Massenet; 'Mignon' after Goethe's 'Wilhelm Meister' by M. Carre and J. Barbiere, English adaptation by Arthur Mattheson, music by Ambroise Thomas; 'Marriage of Figaro'.
Performed at The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London on 25, 27, 28, 29 30 May 1885; ballets throughout by Katti Lanner; mise-en-scene by Augustus Harris.
Casts and performers: Joseph Maas, Leslie Crotty, Charles Lyall, G. H. Snazelle, Josephine Yorke, Mrs Burgess, Georgina Burns, Marie Roze, Ben Davies, Clara Perry, Mr Ludwig, Charles Lyall, Mr Burgon, Mr Campbell, Mr Stewart, Miss Bemsberg, Marian Burton, Ben Davies, Mddle Luna, Alwina Valleria, Barton McGuckin, Albert Randegger, Mr Goossens, Walter Clifford, Mr Beale, Mr Thornton, Mr Stewart, Kate Bensberg, Susetta Fenn, Marian Burton, Julia Gaylord, F. C. Packard, J. Beale, Mr Barrington Foote, Max Eugene, Ella Collins, Miss Vadini. |
| Custodial History | Formerly numbered 6119 in the Theatre Collection. |