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Knilgiri Knuts (1915-16)
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Mss Eur C.296
Description
An undated programme for the 'Knilgiri Knuts', a two-part performance of vocal pieces, given by Miss Drake-Brockman, Mrs Butler and Mrs Eaton, Sergeant Dart and Sergeant Norton, Major Carroll and Mr G. S. Butler. The programme claims that 'the straffing of the Piano will be carried out by Mr G. S. Butler'.
This document is held as part of the papers of Major Charles Dennis Balding, Indian Army, 1914-42, describing training with the Hampshire Regiment at Secunderabad and Wellington, Nilgiri Hills. This collection is held as three bound volumes of handwritten diaries (referrred to as tracts 1.-3. below) and one envelope of loose programmes, photographs and other material (tract 4.)
Also held are the following programmes relating to events including music.
18 June 1915 [no venue]: 7th (Queen’s Own) Hussars Regimental Sports, including a Programme of Music given by the Band of the 2/7th Battalion Hants, by kind permission of Colonel Lord J. W. E. Montagu (tract 2.)
4 March 1916, Secunderabad Boat Club: Regatta, at which the Band of the 83rd Wallajahbad Light Infantry performed a Selection (tract. 4)
10 and 12 February, Laik-ud-Dowla Theatre (near Secunderabad Club): entertainment comprising: 'Love in a Railway Train', a comedy in one act by Frank Stayton; the 2/5th Hampshire Pierrot Troupe, accompanied at the piano by Mr Peter Latham; and a Programme of Music (tract 3.)
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1915 - 1916
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Secunderabad Boat Club -
Latham, Peter -
Knilgiri Knuts -
Balding, Charles Dennis (Major) -
83rd Wallajahbad Light Infantry -
7th (Queen's Own) Hussars -
2/7th Battalion Hants -
2/5th Hampshire Pierrot Troupe -
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Hyderabad
Laik-ud-Dowla Theatre, Secunderabad
Secunderabad (see Hyderabad)
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20th century - early 1900-1930
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British Library: Asian, Pacific and African Collections
Asian, Pacific and African Collections
96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB Open Map
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