1900 - 1909Other Shakespeare performances
10-12 March 1904

Much Ado About Nothing

Location Grand Theatre, North Bridge, Halifax, UK
Plays performed Much Ado About Nothing

Programme

Date 10 March 1904
Play(s) Much Ado About Nothing
Production Date(s) 10 March [1904] to 12 March [1904]
Venue Grand Theatre and Opera House
Venue address Halifax
Stage Manager Fred Boustead
Music Director Christopher Wilson
Document ID ET-D425 Original record
Held by The British Library
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Ellen Terry hated the tendency in American theatres to 'light the stage like a saloon'.

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