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1958-05-19

Performance Date(s): 
Monday, May 19, 1958
Tuesday, May 20, 1958
Wednesday, May 21, 1958
Thursday, May 22, 1958
Friday, May 23, 1958
Saturday, May 24, 1958
Known Number of Performances: 
6
Programme Text: 

ABBEY THEATRE DUBLIN
Playing at THE QUEEN’S THEATRE
Pending Rebuilding and Enlargement of the Abbey

Monday, 19th May, 1958 and following nights at 8

First Production of
THE SCYTHE AND THE SUNSET
A Play in Three Acts by Denis Johnston
[…]

ORCHESTRA
The Orchestra, under the direction of John Reidy, Mus. Bac., will perform the following selections:
Overture L’Italiana in Algeria Rossini
1st Interval L’Arlésienne Suite Bizet
2nd Interval Irish Airs Reidy
[…]

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

http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/3673

Location of original programme: 

Abbey Theatre Archive: ATA MPG VOL 57/1958

View this programmes' parent collection on the Concert Programmes Database: 

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

Musical Director(s): 
Ó Riada, Seán (1931-1971)
Composer(s): 
Bizet, Georges (1838-1875)
Ó Riada, Seán (1931-1971)
Rossini, Gaetano (1780-1855)
Musical Work(s): 
Arlésienne. Suite
Italiana in Algeri, L'. Overture
Playwright(s): 
Johnston, Denis (1901-1984)
Theatrical Work(s): 
Scythe and the sunset, The
Genre(s): 
English drama -- Irish authors -- 20th century
Folk music -- Ireland
Incidental music
Operas -- Excerpts
Orchestral music
Overtures (Orchestra)
Suites (Orchestra)
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