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Souvenir of the Lyceum "Faust", 1887-1894

 File — Box: 105, Folder: 41
Scope and Contents Souvenir book for Sir Henry Irving's Broadway engagement and American tour of W.G. Wills's Faust, adapted from Goethe; known as "the Lyceum Faust" for the Irving's London Theatre, where he premiered and performed the piece. Irving portrayed Mephistopheles, while Ellen Terry performed Margaret; the title role was played by George Alexander (the original Valentine, who succeeded H.B. Conway as Faust). Profusely illustrated by W. Telbin, W.H. Margetson, Hawes Craven, J. Bernard Partridge, and...
Dates: 1887-1894