1958-09-23

Performance Date(s): 
Tuesday, September 23, 1958
Wednesday, September 24, 1958
Thursday, September 25, 1958
Friday, September 26, 1958
Saturday, September 27, 1958
Known Number of Performances: 
6
Programme Text: 

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

Tuesday, 23rd September, 1958 and following nights at 8

First Production of
THE RISEN PEOPLE
A Play in Three Acts by James Plunkett
[…]
There will be Intervals of Ten Minutes between the Acts

ORCHESTRA
The Orchestra, under the direction of John Reidy, Mus. Bac., will perform the following selections:
Overture Oberon Weber
1st Interval Music by Grieg
2nd Interval Ceol Gaelach Reidy
[…]

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

http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/3693

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): 
Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907)
Ó Riada, Seán (1931-1971)
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826)
Musical Work(s): 
Oberon. Overture
Playwright(s): 
Plunkett, James (1920-2003)
Theatrical Work(s): 
Risen people, The
Genre(s): 
English drama -- Irish authors -- 20th century
Folk music -- Ireland
Operas -- Excerpts
Orchestral music
Overtures (Orchestra)
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