1957-01-21

Performance Date(s): 
Monday, January 21, 1957
Tuesday, January 22, 1957
Wednesday, January 23, 1957
Thursday, January 24, 1957
Friday, January 25, 1957
Saturday, January 26, 1957
Known Number of Performances: 
6
Programme Text: 

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

Monday 21st January, 1957, and following nights at 8

FIRST PRODUCTION OF
A LEAP IN THE DARK
A Play in Three Acts by Hugh Leonard
[…]
There will be Two Intervals of Ten Minutes each
[…]

ORCHESTRA
The Orchestra, under the direction of John Reidy, Mus., Bac., will perform the following selections:
Overture Ruslan and Ludmilla Glinka
1st Interval “Gayeneh” Suite Khachaturian
2nd Interval Ceol Gaodlach Reidy

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

http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/3621

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): 
Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich (1804-1857)
Khachaturi︠a︡n, Aram Ilʹich (1903-1978)
Ó Riada, Seán (1931-1971)
Musical Work(s): 
Gayane. Selection
Ruslan i Lyudmila. Overture
Playwright(s): 
Leonard, Hugh (1926–2009)
Theatrical Work(s): 
Leap in the dark, A
Genre(s): 
Ballets
English drama -- Irish authors -- 20th century
Folk music -- Ireland
Operas -- Excerpts
Orchestral music
Overtures (Orchestra)
Suites (Orchestra)
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