1944-05-08

Performance Date(s): 
Monday, May 8, 1944
Tuesday, May 9, 1944
Wednesday, May 10, 1944
Thursday, May 11, 1944
Friday, May 12, 1944
Saturday, May 13, 1944
Known Number of Performances: 
6
Programme Text: 

[…]
Monday, 8th May, 1944, and following nights at 7.30

FIRST PRODUCTION OF
THE COLOURED BALLOON
A Comedy in Three Acts, by MARGARET O’ LEARY
[…]
There will be Intervals of Ten Minutes between the Acts
[…]

ORCHESTRA
F. M. MAY, Mus. Bac., Director Piano
ALICE McCARTHY Violin
VIOLA O’CONNOR ‘Cello

The Orchestra will perform the following selections:
Overture Raymond Thomas (1811-1896)
Irish Airs Suite of Airs arr. Dorothy Clifton
Waltz Die Fledermaus Johann Strauss (1825-1899)

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

http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/1982

Location of original programme: 

Abbey Theatre Archive: ATA MPG VOL 43/1944

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): 
Clifton, Dorothy
Strauss, Johann (1825-1899)
Thomas, Ambroise (1811-1896)
Musical Work(s): 
Fledermaus, Die. Waltz
Raymond, ou Le secret de la reine. Overture
Performer(s): 
MacCarthy, Alice
May, Frederick (1911-1985)
O'Connor, Viola
Playwright(s): 
O'Leary, Margaret
Theatrical Work(s): 
Coloured balloon, The
Genre(s): 
English drama (Comedy)
English drama -- Irish authors -- 20th century
Folk music -- Ireland
Operas -- Excerpts
Overtures (Piano trio)
Piano trios
Suites (Piano trio)
Waltzes
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