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Scrapbook of vocal concerts (1850-1859)
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A collection of one scrapbook containing ca. 120 programmes, dating from 1850 to 1859. The programmes are from concerts chiefly given in London, but the collection also includes programmes from the provinces, Europe and South America. A wide variety of different concert venues are represented by this collection - for a list see below - but the collection includes a number of programmes from Willis's Rooms and the Dudley Gallery at Egyptian Hall. A significant amount of programmes in the collection relate to performances, often 'matinee musicale', given in private houses. A few programmes contain no venue information, or incomplete venue information such as a street name but no number. The programmes in the collection largely relate to concerts containing vocal music or a mixture of vocal and instrumental items: however the collection also includes a few programmes from opera performances. The volume also includes a few newspaper cuttings and advertisements for concerts. The majority of items are fixed into the volume, but there are a few loose programmes.
The collection contains programmes from the following venues:
City Hall, Glasgow; Music Hall, Belfast; Theatre Royal, Dublin; Exeter Hall; 40 Belgrave Square; Theatre Italien-francais [Brussels?]; Theatre Royal, Limerick; Antient Concert Rooms, Great Brunswick Street [Dublin]; 27 Queen Ann Street, Cavendish Square; Campden House, Kensington; Salle Herz, Rue de la Victoire; Stafford House; Granard Lodge, Roehampton; Willis's Concert Rooms; 51 Grosvenor Street; 2 Portland Place; 16 Charles Street; 37 Great Marlborough Street; Dudley Gallery, Egyptian Hall; 4 Carlton House Terrace; 63 Portland Place; 96 Eaton Square; 41 Portland Place; 6 Harley Street, Cavendish Square; Teatro san Felipe y Santiago [Montevideo]; 17 Belgrave Square; Queen's Concert Rooms, Hanover Square; 18 Upper Grosvenor Street; 85 Eaton Square; 37 Gloucester Square; 12 Bolton Row; Educational Institute, Sloane Square; 15 Eaton Square; 12 Hill Street; 20 Charles Street; 34 Chesham Place; Royal Pavilion, Brighton; 107 Gloucester Place; 36 Portland Place; 51 Grosvenor Place; 61 Portland Place; 14 Lowndes Square; 18 Upper Grosvenor Street; 20 Hill Street; 52 Grosvenor Place; 5 Carlton House Terrace; 90 Eaton Square; Devonshire House; 4 Charles Street, Lowndes Square; 11 Grosvenor Square; 90 Eaton Square; Beethoven Rooms, Harley Street, Cavendish Square; 40 Belgrave Square; 7 Great Stanhope Street; 106 Eaton Square; 51 Grosvenor Place; 29 Chesham Place; Hanover Square Rooms; Teatro de Solis [Montevideo]; 96 Eaton Square; Buckingham Palace; 5 Portland Place; 14 Hyde Park Square; Teatro de Colon [Beunos Aires]; 11 Lowndes Street; 5 Eaton Place
Arrangement:
The programmes are loosely arranged chronologically.
Date range
1850 - 1859
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Associated Places
Hanover Square Rooms
Royal Pavilion, Brighton
Willis's Rooms (was Almack's Assembly Rooms to 1781)
Beethoven Rooms
Buckingham Palace
Exeter Hall
Antient Concert Rooms, Dublin
Theatre Royal, Dublin
106 Eaton Sqaure
11 Grosvenor Square
11 Lowndes Street
12 Bolton Row
12 Hill Street
14 Hyde Park Square
14 Lowndes Square
15 Eaton Square
16 Charles Street, Berkeley Square
17 Belgrave Square
18 Upper Grosvenor Street
2 Portland Place
20 Charles Street
20 Hill Street
27 Queen Ann Street (later known as Queen Anne street)
29 Chesham Place
34 Chesham Place
36 Portland Place
37 Gloucester Square
37 Great Marlborough Street
4 Carlton House Terrace
4 Charles Street, Lowndes Square
40 Belgrave Square
41 Portland Place
5 Carlton House Terrace
5 Eaton Place
5 Portland Place
51 Grosvenor Place
51 Grosvenor Street
52 Grosvenor Place
6 Harley Street
61 Portland Place
7 Great Stanhope Steet
85 Eaton Square
90 Eaton Square
96 Eaton Square
Campden House, Kensington
City Hall, Glasgow
Devonshire House
Educational Institute, Sloane Square
Egyptian Hall: Dudley Gallery
Granard Lodge, Roehampton
Music Hall, Belfast
Stafford House (became Lancaster House, 1913)
Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires
Teatro san Felipe y Santiago
Teatro Solis
Théâtre Italien-français [town unknown]
Theatre Royal, Limerick
Associated Times
19th century - late Victorian 1876-1899
19th century - early Victorian 1837-1850
19th century - mid Victorian 1851-1875
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Royal College Of Music, Library
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