1939-04-24

Performance Date(s):

Monday, April 24, 1939

Tuesday, April 25, 1939

Wednesday, April 26, 1939

Thursday, April 27, 1939

Friday, April 28, 1939

Saturday, April 29, 1939

Known Number of Performances:

Programme Text:

[…]
Monday, 24th April, 1939, and following nights at 8.15.

THE DEAR QUEEN
A Play in One Act, by ANDREW GANLY.
[…]

Interval of Twelve Minutes.

BIRD’S NEST
A Play in Three Acts, by LENNOX ROBINSON.
[…]
There will be Intervals of Ten Minutes between Acts.
[…]
Radio by Courtsey of “HIS MASTER’S VOICE” 20-21 Eustace Street, Dublin
[…]

The Orchestra under the direction of F. M. MAY, Mus. Bac., will perform the following selections:
Overture Martha Flotow (1812-1883)
Selection The Beggar’s Opera arr. Frederic Austin
Suite The Virtuous Wife March. Two Minuets. Slow Air. Quick Air. Hornpipe. Purcell (1658-1695)
Excerpt Suite of Irish Airs arr. Frederick May

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

http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/1638
http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/1639

Location of original programme:

Abbey Theatre Archive: ATA MPG VOL 38/1939

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Musical Director(s):

May, Frederick (1911-1985)

Composer(s):

Austin, Frederic (1872-1952)

Flotow, Friedrich von (1812-1883)

Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)