1956-01-30

Performance Date(s): 
Monday, January 30, 1956
Tuesday, January 31, 1956
Wednesday, February 1, 1956
Thursday, February 2, 1956
Friday, February 3, 1956
Saturday, February 4, 1956
Known Number of Performances: 
6
Programme Text: 

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

Monday, 30th January, 1956, and following nights at 8

THE BIG BIRTHDAY
A Comedy in Three Acts by Hugh Leonard
[…]
There will be Intervals of Ten Minutes after Acts I and II
[…]

ORCHESTRA
The Orchestra, under the direction of John Reidy, Mus., Bac., will perform the following selections:
Overture Martha Flotow
1st Interval Polovtsian Dances Borodin
2nd Interval Ceol Gaodlach
[…]

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

http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/3584

Location of original programme: 

Abbey Theatre Archive: ATA MPG VOL 55/1956

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): 
Borodin, Aleksandr Porfirʹevich (1833-1887)
Flotow, Friedrich von (1812-1883)
Musical Work(s): 
Martha, oder Der Markt zu Richmond. Overture
Prince Igor. Polovtsian Dances
Playwright(s): 
Leonard, Hugh (1926–2009)
Theatrical Work(s): 
Big birthday, The
Genre(s): 
Dance music
English drama (Comedy)
English drama -- Irish authors -- 20th century
Folk music -- Ireland
Operas -- Excerpts
Orchestral music
Overtures (Orchestra)
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