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Collection name McCann Collection: United Kingdom (1929-1930)
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Description A collection of one box of programmes from the McCann collection, from 1929 to 1930. 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 – 29 programmes; 4 prospectuses
The collection includes two programmes and one prospectus from the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts.

Royal Albert Hall – 7 programmes
The collection includes four programmes from the concert series "Special Sunday Concerts".

Other London venues:
Victoria and Albert Museum; Chelsea Town Hall; Rye Lane Baptist Church, Peckham; Northern Polytechnic Institute, Holloway Road; London Coliseum (3); North End Hall, Croydon (2); Kent House, Knightsbridge; Kingsway Hall; Southwark Cathedral; Church of St. Michael, Cornhill (2); Royal College of Music; Grotrian Hall (3); Central Hall, Bromley (4); Wigmore Hall (7); Palace Hotel, Lancaster Gate; Conway Hall, Red Lion Square; Alexandra Palace; St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster; 25 Park Lane; Jewish Institute, Mulberry Street; Palladium; New Cross Empire; Aeolian Hall.

Provincial programmes:
Cathedral, Worcester; Town Hall, Birmingham; Town Hall, Leeds (3); Canterbury Cathedral; Liverpool Cathedral; Public Hall, Worcester; Theatre Royal, Bradford; Wellington Pier Gardens, Pavilion and Winter Gardens, Great Yarmouth (2); Birmingham Central Hall; Philharmonic Hall [Liverpool]; Haslemere Hall; Usher Hall (2); Palace Theatre, Newark; Music Hall, Edinburgh; Nun Appleton Hall, York; St. George’s Chapel, Windsor; Colston Hall, Bristol; Jordan Hall; Dome, Brighton; Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford; Town Hall, Oxford (2); Free Trade Hall, Manchester; Carfax Assembly Rooms, Oxford.

There are also programmes from the Oxford Symphony Orchestra and the Newbury Choral Society, where the venues are unknown. There are five programmes from the Scottish Orchestra, where the venue of the concert has not been specified.

There is a band programme from Royal Tunbridge Wells, which represents multiple venues. There are two programmes from "Round Singers' Concerts": one programme the concert took place in St. Goar, and the other, Trier. However, the venue of the concerts is unknown. There are two programmes from "Village, Country Town, and School Concerts". Though the programmes indicate "Kent tour" and "Herts. Tour" respectively, the concert venues are not known. There are four other programmes where the venue is either unspecified, or the name of the venue is given without geographic qualification.
Date range 1929 - 1930
Associated People and Organisations Newbury Choral Society - Oxford Symphony Orchestra - Promenade concerts - Scottish orchestra - Special Sunday Concerts (Royal Albert Hall and Queen's Hall) - Village Country Town and School Concerts -
Associated Places 25 Park Lane Aeolian Hall, London Alexandra Palace Canterbury Cathedral Carfax Assembly Rooms, Oxford Central Hall, Birmingham Central Hall, Bromley Colston Hall Conway Hall Conway Hall Dome, Brighton Empire Theatre, New Cross Free Trade Hall Grotrian Hall (was Steinway Hall until 1924) Haslemere Hall Jewish Institute, Mulberry Street Kent House, Knightsbridge Kingsway Hall Liverpool Cathedral London Coliseum Music Hall, George Street, Edinburgh North End Hall, Croydon Northern Polytechnic Institute, Holloway Road Nun Appleton Hall, York Palace Hotel, Lancaster Gate Palace Theatre, Newark-on-Trent Palladium Theatre (became London Palladium 1934) Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool Public Hall, Worcester Queen's Hall, London Royal Albert Hall Royal College of Music Rye Lane Baptist Church, Peckham Sheldonian Theatre Southwark Cathedral St. George's Chapel, Windsor St. Margaret's Church, Westminster St. Michael's Church, Cornhill Theatre Royal, Bradford Birmingham Coliseum (afterwards Gaiety) Town Hall, Chelsea Town Hall, Leeds Town Hall, Oxford Usher Hall, Edinburgh Victoria and Albert Museum Wellington Pier Gardens, Great Yarmouth: Pavilion Wellington Pier Gardens, Great Yarmouth: Winter Gardens Wigmore Hall Worcester Cathedral
Associated Times 20th century - early 1900-1930
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