1954-07-19

Performance Date(s): 
Monday, July 19, 1954
Tuesday, July 20, 1954
Wednesday, July 21, 1954
Thursday, July 22, 1954
Friday, July 23, 1954
Saturday, July 24, 1954
Known Number of Performances: 
6
Programme Text: 

Abbey Theatre, Dublin
Playing at The Queen’s Theatre
Pending Rebuilding and Enlargement of the Abbey

Monday, 19th July, 1954 and following nights, at 8 p.m. (Last Week of Season)

FIRST PRODUCTION OF
KNOCKNAVAIN
A Comedy by J.M. Doody
[…]

Seventh week of
TWENTY YEARS A-WOOING
A Comedy in Three Acts, by John McCann
[…]
There will be Intervals of Ten Minutes between the Acts

ORCHESTRA
The Orchestra, under the direction of Eamonn O Gallchobhair will perform the following selections:
Overture La Dame Blanche Boildieu [sic]
Selection The Gondoliers Sullivan
Ceol Gaolach O Gallchobhair

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

http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/3526
http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/3514

Location of original programme: 

Abbey Theatre Archive: ATA MPG VOL 53

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

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

Musical Director(s): 
O'Gallagher, Eamonn (1906-1982)
Composer(s): 
Boieldieu, A. (Adrien) (1775-1834)
O'Gallagher, Eamonn (1906-1982)
Sullivan, Arthur (1842-1900)
Musical Work(s): 
Dame blanche , La
Gondoliers, or The King of Barataria, The. Selections
Playwright(s): 
Doody, John Mains (1915-2011)
McCann, John (1905-1980)
Theatrical Work(s): 
Knocknavain
Twenty years a-wooing
Genre(s): 
English drama (Comedy)
English drama -- Irish authors -- 20th century
Folk music -- Ireland
Operas -- Excerpts
Operetta -- Excerpts
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