1942-05-18

Performance Date(s):

Monday, May 18, 1942

Tuesday, May 19, 1942

Wednesday, May 20, 1942

Thursday, May 21, 1942

Friday, May 22, 1942

Saturday, May 23, 1942

Known Number of Performances:

Programme Text:

[…]
Monday, 18th May, 1942, and following nights at 7.30

SIXTH AND LAST WEEK OF
THE FORT FIELD
A Play in Three Acts by GEORGE SHIELS
[…]
There will be Intervals of Ten Minutes between the Acts
[…]

ORCHESTRA
The Orchestra will perform the following selections:
Overture The Barber of Seville Rossini (1792-1868)
Irish Airs Suite of Airs arr. Eamon O’Galcobhair
(a) Excerpt ― Largo (b) Movements from Two Suites The Gods go a-Begging [sic] Water Music Handel (1685-1759)

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

http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/1772

Location of original programme:

Abbey Theatre Archive: ATA MPG VOL 41/1942

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

Musical Director(s):

May, Frederick (1911-1985)

Composer(s):

Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)

O'Gallagher, Eamonn (1906-1982)

Rossini, Gaetano (1780-1855)