1957-01-08

Performance Date(s): 
Tuesday, January 8, 1957
Wednesday, January 9, 1957
Thursday, January 10, 1957
Friday, January 11, 1957
Saturday, January 12, 1957
Known Number of Performances: 
5
Programme Text: 

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

Tuesday 8th January, 1957, and following nights at 8

THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS
A Tragedy in Four Acts by Sean O’ Casey
[…]
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 Il Seraglio Mozart
Ceol Gaodlach O Gallchobhair
Selection Sullivan
Ceol Gaodlach O Gallchobhair

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

http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/3620

Location of original programme: 

Abbey Theatre Archive: ATA MPG VOL 56/1957

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): 
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
O'Gallagher, Eamonn (1906-1982)
Sullivan, Arthur (1842-1900)
Musical Work(s): 
Entführung aus dem Serail, Die. Overture
Playwright(s): 
O'Casey, Sean (1880-1964)
Theatrical Work(s): 
Plough and the stars, The
Genre(s): 
English drama -- Irish authors -- 20th century
English drama (Tragedy)
Folk music -- Ireland
Operas -- Excerpts
Orchestral music
Overtures (Orchestra)
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