| Description | Programme for production of 'The Merchant of Venice' which includes a review of the play taken from the 'Spectator', 8 November 1879; also includes details of a benefit performance for actor, Mr William Belford, to take place on 10 December 1879.
Performed at the Lyceum Theatre, London on 15 November 1879; scenery by Messrs Hawes Craven, W. Cuthbert, W. Hann and William Telbin; costumes by Auguste and Co and Mrs Reid; overture and incidental music by Mr Hamilton Clarke; produced by Mr Irving.
Cast: Mr Irving, Mr Beaumont, Mr Tyars, Mr Forrester, Mr Barnes, Mr Elwood, Mr Pinero, Mr Cooper, Mr Forbes Mr Carter, Mr Johnson, Mr Cooper, Mr Hudson, Mr Branscombe, Mr Tapping, Mr Ganthony, Mr Calvert, Miss Florence Terry, Miss Murry, Miss Ellen Terry. |
| Custodial History | Formerly numbered 6234 in the Theatre Collection. |