1940-01-22

Performance Date(s): 
Monday, January 22, 1940
Tuesday, January 23, 1940
Wednesday, January 24, 1940
Thursday, January 25, 1940
Friday, January 26, 1940
Saturday, January 27, 1940
Known Number of Performances: 
6
Programme Text: 

[…]
Monday, 22nd January, 1940, and following nights at 8.15

SPRING
A Play in One Act, by T. C. MURRAY
[…]

Interval of Twelve Minutes

BIRD’S NEST
A Play in Three Acts, by LENNOX ROBINSON
[…]
There will be Intervals of Ten Minutes between the Acts
[…]

ORCHESTRA
F. M. MAY, Mus. Bac., Director Piano
ALICE MacCARTHY Violin
DOROTHY CLIFTON ‘Cello

The Orchestra will perform the following selections:
Overture Rosamunde Schubert (1794-1859)
Irish Airs Suite of Airs arr. Frederick May
Excerpt Trio in E Major Allegro. Andante. Grazioso Mozart (1756-1791)
Ballet Jeux d’Enfants Bizet (1838-1878)

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

http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/1703
http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/1704

Location of original programme: 

Abbey Theatre Archive: ATA MPG VOL 39/1940

View this programmes' parent collection on the Concert Programmes Database: 

http://www.concertprogrammes.org.uk/html/search/verb/GetRecord/8209

Musical Director(s): 
May, Frederick (1911-1985)
Composer(s): 
Bizet, Georges (1838-1875)
May, Frederick (1911-1985)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Schubert, Franz (1797-1828)
Musical Work(s): 
Jeux d’enfants. Selections
Piano trios, K. 542, E major. Selections
Rosamunde. Overture
Performer(s): 
Clifton, Dorothy
MacCarthy, Alice
May, Frederick (1911-1985)
Playwright(s): 
Murray, T. C. (Thomas Cornelius) (1873-1959)
Robinson, Lennox (1886-1958)
Theatrical Work(s): 
Bird's nest
Spring
Genre(s): 
Ballets
English drama -- Irish authors -- 20th century
Folk music -- Ireland
One act plays
Operas -- Excerpts
Overtures (Piano trio)
Piano trios
Suites (Piano trio)
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