1956-10-08

Performance Date(s): 
Monday, October 8, 1956
Tuesday, October 9, 1956
Wednesday, October 10, 1956
Thursday, October 11, 1956
Friday, October 12, 1956
Saturday, October 13, 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 8th October, 1956 at 8

First Abbey Production of
THE QUARE FELLA
A Play in Three Acts by Brendan Behan
[…]
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 An Italian in Algiers Rossini
1st Interval Suite from Der Fliegende Holländer
2nd Interval Ceol Gaolach Reidy

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

http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/3612

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): 
Ó Riada, Seán (1931-1971)
Rossini, Gaetano (1780-1855)
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)
Musical Work(s): 
Italiana in Algeri, L'. Overture
Fliegende Holländer, Der. Selections
Playwright(s): 
Behan, Brendan (1923–1964)
Theatrical Work(s): 
Quare fellow, The
Genre(s): 
English drama -- Irish authors -- 20th century
Folk music -- Ireland
Operas -- Excerpts
Orchestral music
Overtures (Orchestra)
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