1955-08-02

Performance Date(s): 
Tuesday, August 2, 1955
Thursday, August 4, 1955
Saturday, August 6, 1955
Known Number of Performances: 
3
Programme Text: 

ABBEY THEATRE DUBLIN
Playing at THE QUEEN’S THEATRE
Pending rebuilding and Enlargement of the Abbey

Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 2nd, 4th and 6th August, 1955, and following nights at 8 p.m.

BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER
A Play in Three Acts by John McCann
[…]
There will be Intervals of Ten Minutes between the Acts
[…]

ORCHESTRA
The Orchestra, under the direction of John Reidy, will perform the following selections:
Overture Tandredi Rosini
Selection Die Fledermaus Strauss
Ceol Gaolach Reidy

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

http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/3564

Location of original programme: 

Abbey Theatre Archive: ATA MPG VOL 54/1955

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

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

Musical Director(s): 
Ó Riada, Seán (1931-1971)
Composer(s): 
Ó Riada, Seán (1931-1971)
Rossini, Gaetano (1780-1855)
Strauss, Johann (1825-1899)
Musical Work(s): 
Fledermaus, Die. Selections
Tancredi. Overture
Playwright(s): 
McCann, John (1905-1980)
Theatrical Work(s): 
Blood is thicker than water
Genre(s): 
English drama -- Irish authors -- 20th century
Folk music -- Ireland
Operas -- Excerpts
Orchestral music
Overtures (Orchestra)
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