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Collection name McCann Collection: United Kingdom (1850-1858)
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Description A collection of 19 programmes from the McCann collection, from 1850 to 1858. The collection contains programmes from concerts given in the United Kingdom. The programmes were collected by the concert agent Norman McCann (1920-1999).

The contents of the collection are as follows:

London:
Exeter Hall (8 programmes, 1850-1858 – Sacred Harmonic Society)
London Tavern (5 programmes, duplicates – 23/05/1857, concert for anniversary of St. Mary's Hospital)
Queen's Concert Rooms, Hanover Square (18/12/1856)
George and Blue Boar Tavern, Holborn (03/07/1858)
St. Martin's Hall, Long Acre (07/05/1856)
Myddelton Hall, Upper Street, Islington (29/04/1856)
Gray and Davison [Organ builders], Fitzroy Square [London] (05/03/1856)

There is a programme for a concert that took place in a City hall on 17/03/1855. The geographic location of the hall is unknown. There is a programme from a concert that took place at an unspecified location on 16/12/1856. The concert was entitled "Programme of Miss Dolby's third soiree musicale".
Date range 1850 - 1858
Associated People and Organisations Sacred Harmonic Society -
Associated Places City Hall (town unspecified) Exeter Hall George and Blue Boar Tavern, Holborn Gray and Davison, Fitzroy Square Hanover Square Rooms London Tavern, Bishopsgate street Myddleton Hall, Islington St. Martin's Hall
Associated Times 19th century - early Victorian 1837-1850 19th century - mid Victorian 1851-1875
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