SearchGetRecordMcCann Collection: Miscellaneous (1945-1953)
Collection Summary
Collection Title
McCann Collection: Miscellaneous (1945-1953)
Description
One scrapbook of concert and theatre programmes. The volume is inscribed “Theatre & Concert Programmes, Vol VIII, Jan. 1945 – Dec. 1953”. There is also details of a name and address, presumably of the programmes collector.
The volume chiefly contains programmes from plays, musical comedies and opera. However there is a small amount of programmes from concerts. These are largely from orchestral concerts, and include the following:
Pavilion, Bournemouth – Hallé Orchestra (1947)
“Popular concert”, no venue (1947)
Palace Court Theatre, “Bournemouth Amateur Concert” (1948)
“Orchestral Concert”, no orchestra name/venue (1948 - 2 programmes)
“Orchestral Concert” - no orchestra name/venue (1949)
Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra, no venue (1949)
Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, “An evening of song” (1949)
The collection also contains a small amount of press cuttings, as well as portraits of performers – largely theatrical.
Arrangement:
The programmes are in chronological order.
The volume chiefly contains programmes from plays, musical comedies and opera. However there is a small amount of programmes from concerts. These are largely from orchestral concerts, and include the following:
Pavilion, Bournemouth – Hallé Orchestra (1947)
“Popular concert”, no venue (1947)
Palace Court Theatre, “Bournemouth Amateur Concert” (1948)
“Orchestral Concert”, no orchestra name/venue (1948 - 2 programmes)
“Orchestral Concert” - no orchestra name/venue (1949)
Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra, no venue (1949)
Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, “An evening of song” (1949)
The collection also contains a small amount of press cuttings, as well as portraits of performers – largely theatrical.
Arrangement:
The programmes are in chronological order.
Format
Date range of collection
1945 - 1953
Accumulation Dates
-
Suggested Audience
Not Specific
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Location Details
Royal Academy of Music Museum
Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT United Kingdom Open Map
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Email
museum@ram.ac.uk
Telephone
020 7873 7373
Fax
020 7873 7374
Visiting Information
12.30pm-6.30pm Monday to Friday
2.00pm-5.30pm Weekends
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Additional Collection Information
Accrual Status
Closed
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