1940-10-07

Performance Date(s): 
Monday, October 7, 1940
Tuesday, October 8, 1940
Wednesday, October 9, 1940
Thursday, October 10, 1940
Friday, October 11, 1940
Saturday, October 12, 1940
Known Number of Performances: 
6
Programme Text: 

[…]
Monday, 7th October, 1940, and following nights at 8.15

THE RUGGED PATH
A Play in Three Acts, by GEORGE SHIELS
[…]
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 Il Tancredi Rossini (1792-1868)
Irish Airs Suite of Airs (First Performance) arr. Dorothy Clifton
Excerpt Scherzo from Trio in E Flat, op. 40 Brahms (1833-1897)

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

http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/1725

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): 
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)
Clifton, Dorothy
Rossini, Gaetano (1780-1855)
Musical Work(s): 
Piano trios, op. 40, E flat major. Scherzo
Tancredi. Overture
Performer(s): 
Clifton, Dorothy
MacCarthy, Alice
May, Frederick (1911-1985)
Playwright(s): 
Shiels, George (1881-1949)
Theatrical Work(s): 
Rugged path, The
Genre(s): 
English drama -- Irish authors -- 20th century
Folk music -- Ireland
Folk songs, Irish -- Ireland -- Instrumental settings
Operas -- Excerpts
Overtures (Piano trio)
Piano trios
Suites (Piano trio)
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