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Collection name
London Programmes (1832-1997)
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Irish Collection
Description
40 programmes from perfomances in London from 24/4/32 to 29/4/97. Four programmes are part of the Fottrell Collection. Collection includes musicals programmes.
Concerts held in Convent Garden; the Alhambra, Leicester Square; London Coliseum; the Palace Theatre; the New Theatre, St. Martin's Lane; Adelphi Theatre; Criterion; Dominion Theatre, Tottenham Court Road; King's Theatre; Lyric Theatre, Shaftsbury Ave; His Majesty's Theatre Haymarket; Crystal Palace; Prince of Wales Theatre Coventry St; Theatre Royal, Drury Lane; Royal Albert Hall; St. James's Hall Regent St; Daly's Theatre Coventry Street; London Hippodrome; Albion, Aldersgate Street; Theatre Royal, Covent Garden; Prince Edward Theatre, Old Compton Street; Hope Hall.
Performers/groups included: the Royal Italian Opera, the Halle Orchestra, the English National Opera, Sir Francis Cassel and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Tom Burke, Madame Pompadour, Dame Nellie Melba, Worshipful Company Musicians, Mr. Farley Sinkins and Gems of the Operas Company.
Date range
1832 - 1997
Associated People and Organisations
Burke, Tom -
Cassel, Francis -
English National Opera -
Gems of the Operas Company -
Hallé Orchestra -
London Philharmonic Orchestra -
Melba, Nellie -
Pompadour, Madame -
Royal Italian Opera -
Sinkins, Farley -
Worshipful Company of Musicians -
Associated Places
Adelphi Theatre (was Royal Adelphi Theatre)
Albion Hall, London Wall
Westminster
Criterion Theatre
Crystal Palace
Dominion Theatre
Hope Hall
King's Theatre, London (also called Italian opera house; was Queen's Theatre to 1714; became Her Majesty's 1837, His Majesty's 1901, Her Majesty's 1953)
Leicester
London Coliseum
London Hippodrome (NOT Golders Green)
Lyric Theatre, Shaftsbury Avenue
New Theatre, St. Martin's lane
Palace Theatre
Prince of Wales Theatre
Royal Albert Hall
St. James's Hall
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Daly's Theatre
Prince Edward Theatre, Old Compton Street
Associated Times
19th century - early 1800-1836
19th century - early Victorian 1837-1850
19th century - late Victorian 1876-1899
19th century - mid Victorian 1851-1875
20th century - early 1900-1930
20th century - late 1971-1999
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Opera
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Dublin City Library and Archive
138 - 144 Pearse Street Dublin 2 Ireland Open Map
DOMUS
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http://www.dublincity.ie/living_in_the_city/libraries/find_your_library/dublin_city_library_and_archive.asp
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