SearchGetRecordMcCann Collection: United Kingdom (1914-1915)
Collection Summary
Collection Title
McCann Collection: United Kingdom (1914-1915)
Description
A collection of one box of programmes from the McCann collection, from 1914 to 1915. The collection contains programmes from concerts given in the United Kingdom. The programmes were collected by the concert agent Norman McCann (1920-1999).
The contents of the collection are as follows:
London:
Queen's Hall – 18 programmes
The collection includes two programmes from "Promenade Concerts".
Royal Albert Hall – 28 programmes
The collection includes 16 programmes from "London Ballad Concerts" and six programmes from "Sunday Concerts". There are also three programmes from a season of promenade concerts: these were organised and conducted by Thomas Beecham and Landon Ronald.
Aeolian Hall – 17 programmes
Bechstein Hall – 6 programmes
Other London venues:
43 Grosvenor Square; Alhambra; Steinway Hall; Mansion House; London Coliseum; Public Hall, Beckenham; St. James’s Church, Piccadilly; Wesleyan Central Hall, Westminster (2); Portman Rooms (2); Bloomsbury Central Church, Shaftesbury Avenue; St. James's Hall; Margin House, Wimbledon; Bridgewater House, St. James; Palladium (2).
In addition there is a photostat of London recitals given under the management of Daniel Mayer during 1914. The list contains details of concerts given at the Bechstein Hall, Aeolian Hall and Queen's Hall.
Bournemouth:
Winter Gardens and Pier – 10 programmes
There are ten programmes from concerts given by the Municipal orchestra, at both the Winter Gardens and Pier.
Other provincial venues:
Guildhall, Poole; Colonnade, Bexhill; Usher Hall (2); St. Nicholas Church, Whitehaven; Pavilion, Torquay; McEwan Hall [Edinburgh]; Dome, Brighton; Free Trade Hall; Shire Hall, Gloucester; Guildhall, Londonderry; Central Hall, Birmingham; Montgomery Hall, Sheffield.
There are seven programmes or leaves from programmes, from concerts given by the Brighton Municipal Orchestra, where the venue is unspecified. There is a programme from the Birmingham Festival Choral Society where the venue is not specified. There are two programmes from multi-venue tours or festivals.
The contents of the collection are as follows:
London:
Queen's Hall – 18 programmes
The collection includes two programmes from "Promenade Concerts".
Royal Albert Hall – 28 programmes
The collection includes 16 programmes from "London Ballad Concerts" and six programmes from "Sunday Concerts". There are also three programmes from a season of promenade concerts: these were organised and conducted by Thomas Beecham and Landon Ronald.
Aeolian Hall – 17 programmes
Bechstein Hall – 6 programmes
Other London venues:
43 Grosvenor Square; Alhambra; Steinway Hall; Mansion House; London Coliseum; Public Hall, Beckenham; St. James’s Church, Piccadilly; Wesleyan Central Hall, Westminster (2); Portman Rooms (2); Bloomsbury Central Church, Shaftesbury Avenue; St. James's Hall; Margin House, Wimbledon; Bridgewater House, St. James; Palladium (2).
In addition there is a photostat of London recitals given under the management of Daniel Mayer during 1914. The list contains details of concerts given at the Bechstein Hall, Aeolian Hall and Queen's Hall.
Bournemouth:
Winter Gardens and Pier – 10 programmes
There are ten programmes from concerts given by the Municipal orchestra, at both the Winter Gardens and Pier.
Other provincial venues:
Guildhall, Poole; Colonnade, Bexhill; Usher Hall (2); St. Nicholas Church, Whitehaven; Pavilion, Torquay; McEwan Hall [Edinburgh]; Dome, Brighton; Free Trade Hall; Shire Hall, Gloucester; Guildhall, Londonderry; Central Hall, Birmingham; Montgomery Hall, Sheffield.
There are seven programmes or leaves from programmes, from concerts given by the Brighton Municipal Orchestra, where the venue is unspecified. There is a programme from the Birmingham Festival Choral Society where the venue is not specified. There are two programmes from multi-venue tours or festivals.
Format
Date range of collection
1914 - 1915
Accumulation Dates
-
Suggested Audience
Not Specific
Associated People or Organisations
Associated Places
- 43 Grosvenor Square
- Aeolian Hall, London
- Alhambra Theatre
- Bechstein Hall
- Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church
- Bridgewater House, St. James
- Central Hall, Birmingham
- Colonnade, Bexhill
- Dome, Brighton
- Free Trade Hall
- Guildhall, Londonderry
- Guildhall, Poole
- London Coliseum
- Mansion House, London
- Margin House, Wimbledon
- McEwan Hall, Edinburgh
- Montgomery Hall, Sheffield
- Palladium Theatre (became London Palladium 1934)
- Pavilion, Torquay
- Pier, Bournemouth
- Portman Rooms
- Public Hall, Beckenham
- Queen's Hall, London
- Royal Albert Hall
- Shire Hall, Gloucester
- St. James's Church, Piccadilly
- St. Nicholas' Church, Whitehaven
- Steinway Hall, London (became Grotian Hall 1925)
- Usher Hall, Edinburgh
- Central Hall, Westminster
- Winter Gardens, Bournemouth
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Location Details
Royal Academy of Music Museum
Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT Open Map
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Email
museum@ram.ac.uk
Telephone
020 7873 7443
Fax
020 7873 7374
Visiting Information
11.30am - 5.30pm Monday to Friday
12.00pm - 4.00pm Weekends
For details of other collections held at the same location: See the location record
Additional Collection Information
Accrual Status
Closed
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