1951-05-14

Performance Date(s): 
Monday, May 14, 1951
Tuesday, May 15, 1951
Wednesday, May 16, 1951
Thursday, May 17, 1951
Friday, May 18, 1951
Saturday, May 19, 1951
Known Number of Performances: 
6
Programme Text: 

Monday, 14th May, 1951, and following nights at 7.45 p.m.

THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS
A Tragedy in Four Acts by SEAN O’CASEY
[…]
There will be Interval of Ten Minutes between the Acts

ORCHESTRA
The Orchestra will perform the following selections:
Overture Prometheus Beethoven
Selection La Tosca Puccini Two Pieces Tchaikowsky
Valse Triste Sibelius
Irish Music E. O Gallchobhair

View the cast and creative personnel for this performance on the Abbey Archive: 

http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/3396

Location of original programme: 

Abbey Theatre Archive: ATA MPG VOL 50

View this programmes' parent collection on the Concert Programmes Database: 

http://www.concertprogrammes.org.uk/html/search/verb/GetRecord/8209

Composer(s): 
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
O'Gallagher, Eamonn (1906-1982)
Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924)
Sibelius, Jean, (1865-1957)
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich (1840-1893)
Musical Work(s): 
Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Die. Overture
Tosca. Selections
Valse Triste
Playwright(s): 
O'Casey, Sean (1880-1964)
Theatrical Work(s): 
Plough and the stars, The
Genre(s): 
Ballets
English drama -- Irish authors -- 20th century
English drama (Tragedy)
Folk music -- Ireland
Operas -- Excerpts
Orchestral music
Overtures (Orchestra)
Waltzes
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