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DEVANT, David (David Wighton, 1868 – 1941). First Royal Command Performance Souvenir Program. London: 1912. Large-format souvenir program on heavy stock, issued for the first Royal Command Variety show at the Palace Theatre, London on July 1, 1912. Featured on the bill are Arthur Prince the Ventriloquist, Charles Aldrich the quick-change artist, Cinquevalli the juggler, and David Devant. Royal coat of arms to front wrapper, A.E.G., silk endsheets 4to. Binding loose, covers soiled. UNCOMMON.We are acquainted with two versions of this program; this is the larger of the two. This was the first Royal Command Variety Performance ever staged.