1956-12-03

Performance Date(s): 
Monday, December 3, 1956
Tuesday, December 4, 1956
Wednesday, December 5, 1956
Thursday, December 6, 1956
Friday, December 7, 1956
Saturday, December 8, 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 3rd December, 1956 at 8

LAST WEEK OF SEASON
EARLY AND OFTEN
An Election Comedy 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, Mus., Bac., will perform the following selections:
Overture Titus Mozart
Movements from “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” Mozart
Suite The Virtuous Wife Purcell
Suite of Irish Airs Larchet

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

http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/3618

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)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)
Musical Work(s): 
Clemenza di Tito. Ouverture
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Virtuous wife, or Good luck at last, The. Selections
Playwright(s): 
McCann, John (1905-1980)
Theatrical Work(s): 
Early and often
Genre(s): 
English drama (Comedy)
English drama -- Irish authors -- 20th century
Folk music -- Ireland
Incidental music
Operas -- Excerpts
Orchestral music
Overtures (Orchestra)
Suites (Orchestra)
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