| Description | Press and magazine cuttings of reviews of 'A Yankee at the Court of King Arthur' the musical, adapted from the book by Mark Twain; with photographs and illustrations of members of the cast and cast lists; typescript inside front cover gives cast list and dates; includes printed flyer [1929]
Performed at the Dalys Theatre, London, 10 Oct 1929, closing performance, 16 Nov 1929; presented by the British Amalgamated Theatre Ltd; produced by David Miller; music by Richard Rodgers; lyrics by Lorne Hart; additional numbers by Vivian Ellis and Desmond Carter; The Kings Theatre, Southsea, 30 Sep 1930
On tour: 1930: The Kings Theatre, Hammersmith; The Grand Theatre, Leeds
America: The Vanderbilt Theatre, New York, 4 Nov 1927 (409 performances); presented by Lew Fields and Lyle Andrews; dances staged by Busby Berkeley
Casts: William Gaxton, Constance Carpenter, Gertrude Lawrence, William Norris, Nana Bryant, J. Aubrey, Billy Holland, J. Taylor, Harry Fox, Sam Livesay, Norah Robinson, Williams Fazan, Dolly Summers, Gladys Cruickshank, Victoria Sievers, Fred Hearne, Paul Stanton, Cliff Jones, Clifford Kibbler, Horace Percival, Jenny Dean, Harold Colonna, Nada Munday, Grace Wilson, Eddie Garr, Huntley Gifford, Marjorie Bartlett, Marie Conan, Morris Sinnett, Valentine Denver, Archie McKay |