A collection of programmes from the Alhambra Theatre (also entitled the Royal Alhambra Theatre). The collection is chiefly from performances of ballet, and exclusively so from 1919 onwards. There are lots of ballet programmes from the Ballets de Monte Carlo (alternatively entitled Ballets Russe de Monte Carlo) in the 1930s. There are also a number of programmes from a Dialgliev season of Russian ballet in 1919. There are four concerts programmes in the collection – three from orchestral concerts and one from a band concert – which date from 1904 to 1912. All four concerts formed part of the National Sunday League series.

Arrangement:
Programmes are arranged chronologically.

1877 - 1934

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Not Specific

• Ballets de Monte Carlo -
• National Sunday League 1855 -

• Alhambra Theatre
• London [England]
• Royal Alhambra Theatre

• 19th century - late Victorian 1876-1899
• 20th century - early 1900-1930
• 20th century - mid 1931-1970

College Hall 220-238 Goldhawk Road London W12 9PL

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portraits@rcm.ac.uk

020 7591 4340

020 7589 7740 

Mon-Fri by appointment

The Portraits and Performance History Collection and its associated reading room is housed in a recently adapted space within the RCM's College Hall, its hall of residence for students. There is step-free access for visitors.

The Centre for Performance History (CPH) is a research centre and is also responsible for the stewardship of two well-established RCM research collections, the Museum of Instruments and the Portraits and Performance History Collection (PPHC). The latter houses a diverse collection relating to the history of performance including the RCM’s internationally famous collection of images, comprising 340 original portraits and sculptures and 25,000 prints and photographs, forming the most comprehensive archive of likenesses of musicians in the UK. The collection of 600,000 concert programmes from 1720 to the present day is of major importance for research into the history of music, society and culture.