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Monday, 4th March, 1940, and following nights at 8.15
SECOND WEEK OF
SHADOW AND SUBSTANCE
A Play in Four Acts, by PAUL V. CARROLL.
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The curtain will be lowered for a few minutes between Acts I. and II., and between Acts III. and IV.  There will be an Interval of fifteen minutes after Act II.
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ORCHESTRA
F. M. MAY, Mus. Bac., Director  Piano
ALICE MacCARTHY  Violin
DOROTHY CLIFTON  ‘Cello
The Orchestra will perform the following selections:
Overture  Prelude in C sharp minor  Rachmaninoff
Irish Air  Suantraidhe  arr. Julia Gray
Excerpt  New World Symphony  Adagio.  Allegro Molto  Dvorak (1841-1904)
Abbey Theatre Archive: ATA MPG VOL 39/1940