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Monday, 16th February, 1942, and following nights at 8
FOURTH WEEK OF
THE PLOUGH AND THE STARS
A Tragedy in Four Acts by Sean O’Casey
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There will be Intervals of Ten Minutes between Acts
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ORCHESTRA
The Orchestra will perform the following selections:
Overture Egmont Beethoven (1770-1827)
Five Irish Airs (a) She Moved Thro’ the Fair arr. Hughes (b) The Green Woods of Truagh arr. Julia Gray (c) Donegal Air arr. Coleman (d) My Love’s an Arbutus arr. Redman (e) The Blackbird arr. Hughes
Suite Sigurd Jorsalfar Grieg (1843-1907)
Excerpt Trio in C Major, Op. 87 Allegro Brahms (1833-1897)
Abbey Theatre Archive: ATA MPG VOL 41/1942