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Collection name
London: Theatres Go-H (1905-)
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Description
A collection of programmes from London theatres beginning "Go" to "H".
Concerts:
This collection contains a few programmes from concerts. There is a concert programme for a concert given by the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Hackney Empire. There are also a couple of chamber concert programmes, from both the Hackney Empire and the Greenwich Theatre.
Staged:
There are a substantial amount of programmes from the Golders Green Hippodrome, which are chiefly from opera performances. A lot of these date from the 1920s and 1930s with a few from the 1950s and 1960s. The programmes reflect different opera companies using the venue in different years. The British National Opera Company programmes date from the 1920s, Covent Garden Opera Company from 1930, and the Metropolitan Opera Company from 1933. The D’Oyly Carte Opera Company presented works by Gilbert and Sullivan from 1950 to 1967. There is also a substantial amount of programmes from the Hackney Empire, the majority of which are from opera performances. There is a substantial amount of programmes from the Haymarket theatre/Theatre Royal Haymarket.
Theatres included:
Golders Green Hippodrome; Grafton Theatre; Granada, Woolwich; Greenwich Theatre; Greenwood Theatre; Group Theatre (possibly a company not a venue); Hackney Empire; Haymarket Theatre (also includes Theatre Royal, Haymarket); Holborn Empire.
Arrangement:
The programmes are arranged alphabetically by venue name, then chronologically
Date range
1905 -
Associated People and Organisations
British national Opera Company 1922 - 1929
Covent garden opera company 1929 - 1938
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company 1879 -
London Philharmonic Orchestra -
Metropolitan opera company -
Associated Places
Golders Green Hippodrome
Grafton Theatre
Granada Theatre, Woolwich
Greenwich Theatre
Greenwood Theatre
Group Theatre
Hackney Empire
Haymarket Theatre
Holborn Empire
London [England]
Theatre Royal, Haymarket
Associated Times
20th century - early 1900-1930
20th century - late 1971-1999
20th century - mid 1931-1970
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Royal College Of Music, Library
London SW7 2BS Open Map
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