Attention all opera fans! For sale is an original 1918 BROADWAY OPERA PAYBILL for the Chicago Opera Association performance of GISMONDA. This vintage 29-paged theater program for a 1920s era opera performance originally sold for the sum of 30 cents. Front cover features the image of a beautiful woman playing a harp. This bi-lingual program describes the opera in French and English. The back cover features an ad for Steinway Pianos. Program measures about 7″ wide by 10″ tall and is in very good condition with no rips or tears. A great collectible for any music or theater fan.
Gismonda is a Greek melodrama that premiered in 1894. The story takes place in 1450 in Athens at the foot of the Acropolis.