1956-03-05

Performance Date(s): 
Monday, March 5, 1956
Tuesday, March 6, 1956
Wednesday, March 7, 1956
Thursday, March 8, 1956
Friday, March 9, 1956
Saturday, March 10, 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, 5th March, 1956, and following nights at 8

IS THE PRIEST AT HOME?
A Play in Three Acts by Joseph Tomelty
[…]
There will be Intervals of Ten Minutes between the Acts
[…]

ORCHESTRA
The Orchestra, under the direction of John Reidy, Mus., Bac., will perform the following selections:
Overture der Freischütz Weber
Suite The Virtuous Wife Purcell
Ceol Gaolach Larchet

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

http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/3591

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): 
Larchet, John F. (1884-1967)
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826)
Musical Work(s): 
Freischütz, Der. Overture
Virtuous wife, or Good luck at last, The. Selections
Playwright(s): 
Tomelty, Joseph (1910-1995)
Theatrical Work(s): 
Is the priest at home?
Genre(s): 
English drama -- Irish authors -- 20th century
Folk music -- Ireland
Incidental music
Operas -- Excerpts
Orchestral music
Overtures (Orchestra)
Suites (Orchestra)
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