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Collection name Cooleary Collection - Theatre Related Ephemera (1936-85)
Unique identifier Cooleary Collection - Theatre Related Ephemera
Description 1 box of theatre related ephemera from 1936 to 1985 donated by Mrs. M. Cooleary in August 2000 including:

29/4/50: Abbey Hall, Lower Abbey Street: Irish Housewives Association.
30/1/44: Ceól-chumann craobh na gcúig gcúigí: Charles Lynch
27/6/60: Dagg Hall, RIAM: 'At Home' with the Academy Orchestra; part of the Dublin International Festival of Music & the Arts.
25/2/45: Capitol Thatre: Ceól-fhuirean Radió Éireann.
23/1/44: Capitol Thatre: Ceól-fhuirean Radió Éireann.
27/1/46: Capitol Thatre: Ceól-fhuirean Radió Éireann.
14/4/62: Olympia Theatre: Radio Eireann Choral Society and Singers, Culwick Choral Society & Olivian Singers and the Radio Eireann Symphony Orchestra.
24/4/40: Metropolitan Hotel: Ceol-Chumann na nÓg
26/11/55-27/11/55: National Stadium: International Folk Dance Festival.
7/5/39: Gaiety Theatre: Ceol-Chumann na nÓg.
19/12/54: Halla Aberdeen, Tigh Ósda an Gresham: Cuirm chóil scoláiri Scoil Cheóil na Cathrach agus Cór Naomh Sheosamh.
23/4/61: Óstan grasham: Clann Choláiste Muire
28/5/78: Castletown House, Celbridge: Nás na Rí Singers with Gillian Smith and Lindsay Armstrong.
15/9/46: Capitol Theatre: Michael O'Higgins.
19/4/64: Amharclann an Árachais, Bóthar Mespil: Coirm Cheoil an Clasiceadal.
31/8/46: Theatre Royal, Dublin: The Hallé Orchestra.
[date unknown]: An Ceól-Chumann = The Irish Music Club: Concert of Irish Traditional Music.
28/6/48-3/7/48: Edinburgh: Folk Music and Folk Dance Festival (British Isles). Leaflet.
8/12/41: Aberdeen Hall, Ósta Gresham: Ceolchurim Chóramhail agus Cheolfhoirneach presented by Craobh an Chéitinnigh de chonnradh na Gaedhilge.
30/11/42: Members' Hall RDS, Ballsbridge: The Griller String Quartet [opposite side:] 7/12/42: Ida O'Reilly & Kitty O'Callaghan.
11/11/46: Members' Hall RDS, Ballsbridge: Thelmas Reiss [opposite side:] 4/11/46: Smeterlin.
23/5/65-6/6/65: Marymount Hall: Dublin Masque Theatre; 'Maritana'.
6/12/36-14/12/36: Gaiety Theatre: Westland Row Christian Bros.' Schools past and present pupils.
12/42: Clocar Lughaidh Ráth Maoinis.
18/12/39: Aberdeen Hall, Ósta Gresham: Ceolchurim Chóramhail agus Cheolfhoirneach presented by Craobh an Chéitinnigh de chonnradh na Gaedhilge.
20/5/40-25/5/40: Theatre Royal, Dublin: Royal Carl Rosa Opera Co.
6/12/43: Aberdeen Hall, Ósta Gresham: Ceolchurim Chóramhail agus Cheolfhoirneach presented by Craobh an Chéitinnigh de chonnradh na Gaedhilge.
25/11/51: Amharclann an Capitol: Cor Aelwyd Caernarfon, Ceol-fhoireann Éadrom Radio Eireann, Rinceoirí Chraobh an Chéitinnigh and Cór chraobh an chéitinnigh.
16/11/[year unknown]-23/11/[year unknown]: St. Mary's Past Pupils Union Kings Inns Street, Dublin Choral and Dramatic Society.
7/12/46-10/12/46: Catholic University School Dublin Pupil's Musical Society.
27/2/44: Ósta Gresham: Cumann Cheoil Craobh an Chéitinnigh.
1961 [plus 3 duplicates]: Gaillimh: Coirm Cheoil Idirnáisiúnta presented by An Chomhdháil Cheilteach.
24/3/44: Metropolitan Hall: St. George's Brass Band 8th annual concert.
9/6/41: Gresham: Seachtmhain na croise deirge 1941 cuirm mhór ceóil.
20/6/41: Aberdeen Hall, Gresham Hotel: Leinster School of Music Dublin students instrumental and orchestral concert.
16/12/[year unknown]: Domincian Priory, Tallaght: Tallaght Choral Society and the Dublin Baroque Players with Mary Sheridan. Wordbook.
14/8/53: St. Andrew's Hall, Glasgow: The Celtic Congress grand instrumental concert.
13/5/60: Amharclann Gaiety: Ceolfhoireann Éadrom Radio Éireann.
12/41: Blackrock College C.S.Sp. Students' Musical Union.
12/54: Blackrock College C.S.Sp. Students' Musical Union.
12/43: Blackrock College C.S.Sp. Students' Musical Union.
12/44: Blackrock College C.S.Sp. Students' Musical Union.
20/11/55: Four Provinces House, Harcourt Street: Concerto del Quartetto Carmirelli presented by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura.
29/1/56: Four Provinces House, Harcourt Street: The Franciscan Choir presented by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura.
13/5/39: Metropolitan Hall: Feis Ceoil Dublin Programme of (Senior) Prizewinners' Concert.
16/11/77: John Player Theatre: Philip Martin presented by the Feis Ceoil.
23/11/77: John Player Theatre: Colin Staveley and Colman Pearce presented by the Feis Ceoil.
27/4/78: St. Patrick's Cathedral: Peter Sweeney.
19/10/78: John Player Theatre: Anne Cant, Anne Woodworth, Aisling Drury-Byrne presented by Feis Ceoil.
28/8/77: John Player Theatre: Rathmines & Rathgar Musical Society presented by the Feis Ceoil.
27/11/[year unknown]: Gaiety Theatre: Dublin Operatic Society. Leaflet.
[12/5/43: Gaiety Theatre]: Dublin Operatic Society.
23/10/[year unknown]: Olympia Theatre: Glasnevin Musical Society. Flyer.
1/12/41: Olympia Theatre: Dublin Operatic Society. Leaflet.
11/3/62: Eblana Theatre: Mercedes Bolger and Gráinne Ní Éigeartaigh.
23/9/84-31/3/85: New Irish Chamber Orchestra. Season leaflet.
12/6/71: Castletown, Celbridge: Paddy Moloney and the Chieftains with Grainne Yeats. Flyer.Ô

Collection includes 4 copies of the official programme for the competitions in Cumann bhudhean píobairí n hÉireann on 19/1/47; the Clár for Oireachtas 1949, 1955, 1970; Milltown Feis 1963.
Date range 1936 - 1985
Associated People and Organisations Armstrong, Lindsay - Blackrock College C.S.Sp. Students' Musical Union - Bolger, Mercedes - Byrne, Aisling Drury - Cant, Ann - Catholic University School Dublin Pupil's Musical Society - Celtic Congress - Ceol Chumann na nÓg - Chieftains - Christian Boys Westland Row Pupils - Clann Choláiste Muire - Concerto del Quartetto Carmirelli - Cooleary, M. (Mrs.) - Cor Aelwyd Caernarfon - Cór Chraobh an Chéitinnigh - Cor Naomh Seosaimh - Craobh and Chéitinnigh de chonnradh na Gaedhilge - Cuirm Cheóil Scoláiri Scoil Cheóil na Cathrach - Culwick Choral Society - Dublin Baroque Players - Dublin Choral Society - Dublin Dramatic Society - Dublin International Festival of Music and the Arts - Dublin Masque Theatre - Dublin Operatic Society - Feis Ceoil (later Siemens [Nixdorf] Feis Ceoil) - Folk Music and Folk Dance Festival (British Isles) - Franciscan Choir, Dublin - Glasnevin Musical Society - Griller String Quartet - Hallé Orchestra - International Folk Dance Festival - Irish Housewives Association - Istituto Italiano di Cultura - Leinster School of Music Dublin Students - Lynch, Charles - Martin, Philip - Moloney, Paddy - Nás Na Rí Singers - New Irish Chamber Orchestra - Ní Eigeartaigh, Gráinne - O'Callaghan, Kitty - O'Higgins, Michael - Oireachtas - Olivian Singers - O'Reilly, Ida Starkie - Pearce, Colman - Radio Eireann Choral Society - Radio Éireann Light Orchestra - Radio Eireann Singers - Radio Éireann Symphony Orchestra - Rathmines and Rathgar Musical Society - Reiss, Thelma - RIAM Academy Orchestra - Rinceorií Chraobh an Chéitinnigh - Royal Carl Rosa Opera Company - Sheridan (de Brun), Mary - Smeterlin - Smith, Gillian - St. George's Brass Band - St. Mary's Past Pupils Union Kings Inn Street - Staveley, Colin - Sweeney, Peter - Tallaght Choral Society - Woodworth, Anne - Yeats, Grainne -
Associated Places Abbey Hall, Lower Abbey Street Gresham Hotel: Aberdeen Hall Blackrock College, Dublin Capitol Theatre, Dublin Dagg Hall, Royal Irish Academy of Music Dominican Priory, Tallaght Eblana Theatre, Dublin Edinburgh Four Provinces House, Harcourt Street Galway Gresham Hotel, Dublin John Player Theatre, Dublin Marymount Hall, Dublin Metropolitan Hall, Lower Abbey Street National Stadium, South Circular Road, Dublin Olympia Theatre Rathmines RDS Member's Hall, Ballsbridge St. Andrew's Hall, Glasgow St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
Associated Times 20th century - late 1971-1999 20th century - mid 1931-1970
Associated Content Word books Flyers Leaflets
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