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Collection name McCann Collection: United Kingdom (1921)
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Description One box of programmes from the McCann collection, from 1921. 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:
Queen's Hall – 12 programmes; 1 prospectus
The collection includes three programmes and one prospectus from the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts.

Royal Albert Hall – 15 programmes
The collection includes six programmes from the concert series "Special Sunday Concerts". The collection includes seven programmes from the series "London Ballad Concerts".

Other London venues:
St. Angela's Preparatory School, Forest Gate; Alhambra; Camberwell Palace (2); Church of St. Michael, Cornhill; Aeolian Hall (4 programmes, plus press cuttings; 1 prospectus); Morley College (2); City Temple, Holborn; Old Vic Theatre; "Vocal Academy", 90 Maida Vale; Wigmore Hall (5); Central Hall, Bromley; St. John's Church, Hammersmith; Holy Innocents' Parish Hall, Paddenswick Road; Waverley Park Methodist Hall, Ivydale Road, Nunhead; Kingsway Hall; Kensington Town Hall; Fulham Town Hall; Wesleyan Central Hall, Westminster; Central (Small) Hall, Westminster (1 programme, plus press cutting).

Provincial venues:
Grand Theatre, Birmingham; Philharmonic Hall [Liverpool]; Queen's Hall, Wigan; Union Church, Queen Square, Brighton; Free Trade Hall; Royal Pavilion, Brighton; Palace Pier, St. Leonards; Town Hall, Birmingham (2); Colston Hall, Bristol; Premier Skating Rink, Chesterfield; Freemasons' Hall, George Street, Edinburgh; West Pier Brighton (4); Devonshire Park, Eastbourne; Usher Hall, Edinburgh; Llandudno Pier (2).

In addition, there is a festival programme for the Bath Festival: concerts took place in the Pump Room and the Assembly Rooms.

There is a programme which has "Northwood War Memorial Hospital" on the cover. However, it is not certain whether the concert took place here or in the Northwood Men's Club, as the club is thanked for use of their hall on the back cover of the programme. There are two programmes from multi-venue tours.
Date range 1921 - 1921
Associated People and Organisations Bath Festival - London Ballad Concerts - Promenade concerts - Special Sunday Concerts (Royal Albert Hall and Queen's Hall) -
Associated Places Aeolian Hall, London Alhambra Theatre Assembly Rooms, Bath Camberwell Palace Central Hall, Bromley Central Hall, Westminster: Small Hall City Temple, Holborn Viaduct Colston Hall Devonshire Park, Eastbourne Free Trade Hall Freemasons' hall, Edinburgh Grand Theatre, Birmingham Holy Innocents' Parish Hall, Paddenswick Road Kingsway Hall Llandudno Pier Morley College Old Vic Theatre Palace Pier, St. Leonards Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool Premier Skating Rink, Chesterfield Pump Room, Bath Queen's Hall, London Queen's Hall, Wigan Royal Albert Hall Royal Pavilion, Brighton St. Angela's Preparatory School, Forest Gate St. John's Church, Hammersmith St. Michael's Church, Cornhill Birmingham Coliseum (afterwards Gaiety) Town Hall, Fulham Town Hall, Kensington Union Church, Brighton Usher Hall, Edinburgh Vocal Academy, 90 Maida Vale Waverley Park Methodist Hall, Ivydale Road, Nunhead Central Hall, Westminster West Pier, Brighton Wigmore Hall
Associated Times 20th century - early 1900-1930
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