1956-05-21

Performance Date(s):

Monday, May 21, 1956

Tuesday, May 22, 1956

Wednesday, May 23, 1956

Thursday, May 24, 1956

Friday, May 25, 1956

Saturday, May 26, 1956

Known Number of Performances:

Programme Text:

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

Monday 21st May, 1956, and following nights at 8

LAST WEEK OF THE SEASON
JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK
A Tragedy in Three Acts by Sean O’Casey
[…]
There will be Intervals of Ten Minutes between the Acts
[…]

TONIGHT ten minutes after the conclusion of JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK
there will be a performance of ÚLL GLAS OÍCHE SHAMHNA
Cluiche grin le Máiréad Ní Ghráda
[…]
Céol ar an bpianó Seán O Riada
[…]

ORCHESTRA
The Orchestra, under the direction of John Reidy, Mus., Bac., will perform the following selections:
Overture The Merry Wives of Windsor Nikolai
1st Interval Weim, Weib und Gesang An der Schönen Baluec Dabau Strauss
2nd Interval Ceol Gaolach Reidy
3rd Interval L’Arlèsienne Bizet

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

http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/3595
http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/3594

Location of original programme:

Abbey Theatre Archive: ATA MPG VOL 55/1956

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

Musical Director(s):

Ó Riada, Seán (1931-1971)

Composer(s):

Bizet, Georges (1838-1875)

Nicolai, Otto (1810-1849)

Ó Riada, Seán (1931-1971)