Programme of events at the Crystal Palace in South London on 5 November 1892 including an afternoon concert performance of the Arthur Sullivan piece “The Martyr of Antioch” with Edward Lloyd as Olybius and Anna Williams as Margarita, conducted by August Manns. The 6.5” by 8.5” programme has twelve pages packed with information about the events on this and subsequent days. There is a detailed description of the Brock firework display (not all shown in my scans) and it is interesting to note that although this was Guy Fawkes Night it is the Anniversary of the Battle of Inkerman (38 years earlier) which appears to be the excuse for such a grand display. The evening concert including a selection from “The Gondoliers”. Among the many adverts is one in which Jessie Bond, star of many Gilbert and Sullivan operas, endorses the health benefits of attending the Electropathic and Zander Institute. In superb condition with just minor signs of wear.

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