1959-05-11

Performance Date(s): 
Monday, May 11, 1959
Tuesday, May 12, 1959
Wednesday, May 13, 1959
Thursday, May 14, 1959
Friday, May 15, 1959
Saturday, May 16, 1959
Known Number of Performances: 
6
Programme Text: 

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

Monday, 11th May, 1959 and following nights at 8

First Production of
THE COUNTRY BOY
A Play in Three Acts by John Murphy
[…]
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 La Gazza Ladra Rossini
1st Interval Lyric Suite Grieg
2nd Interval Ceol Gaolach O Riada
[…]

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

http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/3706

Location of original programme: 

Abbey Theatre Archive: ATA MPG VOL 58/1959

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): 
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
Ó Riada, Seán (1931-1971)
Rossini, Gaetano (1780-1855)
Musical Work(s): 
Gazza ladra, La. Overture
Lyrisk suite
Playwright(s): 
Murphy, John (1929-1998)
Theatrical Work(s): 
Country boy, The
Genre(s): 
English drama -- Irish authors -- 20th century
Folk music -- Ireland
Operas -- Excerpts
Orchestral music
Overtures (Orchestra)
Suites (Orchestra)
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