Title: The Pinauderies/Pocahontas/Giselle
Date: Friday 26th December 1884, Evening
Type: Pantomime Sketch (The Pinauderies), Opera (Pocahontas), Ballet (Giselle)
Location: Empire Theatre, London, England
Composer: Edward Solomon (Pocahontas), Adolphe Adam (Giselle)
Librettist: Sydney Grundy (Pocahontas)
Choreographer: Monsieur Bertrand (Giselle)
Production: World Premiere Production (Pocahontas), 1884 Empire Theatre Production (Giselle)
Conductor: Edward Solomon (Pocahontas), Mr. H. Cellis (Giselle)
Collection Number: 0007_1884_01

Cast

7:30 – The Pinauderies

The Pinauds

8:00 – Pocahontas

Pocahontas: Lillian Russell
The Widow Thompson: Alice Barnett
Mr Percival Punsheon Potts: Henry Ashley
Corporal O’Flanagan: Robert Brough
Captain John Smith: Mr. F. Celli
General Sir Hector van Tromp: Mr. J.L. Shine

Ensign: Miss N. Lisle
First Lieutenant: Miss K. Bellingham
Second Lieutenant: Miss A. Hill

Planters, Slaves, Indians, Soldiers, Drummer Boys, etc.: Empire Opera Chorus

10:15 – The Pinauderies

The Pinauds

10:30 – Giselle

Giselle: Alice Holt
Loys (Albrecht): Miss Sismondi
Queen of the Wilis: Miss Louie
Princess Bathilde: Miss G. Scott
Prince of Courlande: Mr. D. Rowella
Wilfred: Mr. Risson
Hilarion: Mr. W. Warde

Peasants, Wili: Empire Corps de ballet

Crew

For Pocahontas

Directors: Sydney Grundy, Robert Brough
Scenery, Act I: Mr. Banks
Scenery, Act II: Mr. T.W. Grieve, Mr. L. Hart
Costume Design: Mr. A. Chasemore
Costume Production: Mrs. May, Miss Thompson
Property Making: Mr. Robinson
Stage Manager: Robert Brough

For Giselle

Costume Design: Mr. A. Chasemore
Costume Production: Miss Thompson
Scenery Production: Mr. Spong & Assistants
Property Making: Mr. Robinson

For the Empire Theatre

Lessers: Messieurs Vargues and De Chastelain
Director: Mr John Hollingshead
Box Office Manager: Mr. T.A. Cooley

Programme Printed By: Clement-Smith & Coy Printers, London

Notes

Programme pages split apart, with one page backed onto board of Victorian scrapbook. On reverse of board are images and sketches of a production of Hamlet starring actor Wilson Barrett.