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Collection name McCann Collection: United Kingdom (1940-1941)
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Description A collection of one box of programmes from the McCann collection, from 1940 to 1941. 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:
Royal Albert Hall – 23 programmes

National Gallery – 30 programmes; press-cuttings
The programmes are from “National Gallery Concerts”, the war-time concert series organised by Myra Hess. There are also a few press-cuttings, which contain reviews of National Gallery Concerts.

Queen’s Hall – 10 programmes

Other London venues:
St. Augustine’s Church, Honor Oak Park, SE23; Hampstead Concert Studio, Swiss Cottage [Camden]; Stoll Theatre; Mercury Theatre, Notting Hill Gate; Cambridge Theatre (8); Church of St. George, Bloomsbury Way; Dorchester Hotel; Coliseum (4); Central Hall, Islington; Central Hall, Highgate; Wigmore Hall (3); Finsbury Park Empire; Cowdray Hall; Central Hall, Westminster; Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue.

Provincial venues:
Town Hall, Birmingham (4); Albert Hall, Nottingham (4); Ritz, Woking; Town Hall, High Wycombe; Public Hall, Barnsley; R.A.F. Station Hawarden; Corn Exchange, Newbury (2); Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool (2); Pavilion, Torquay (2); Winter Garden, Eastbourne; Olympia, Reading (2); Town Hall, Cheltenham (2); Alington Hall, Shrewsbury School; Tower Ballroom Pavilion, Blackpool (2); Civic Hall, Wolverhampton; Winter Garden, Malvern; Town Hall, Cheltenham; Centenary Hall, Stockport; Pavilion, Bath; Dome, Brighton (2); St. Peter’s Hal, Bournemouth (5); National Gallery of Scotland; Leeds Empire; Pavilion, Bournemouth (2); Pier Pavilion, Llandudno (4); Durant Hall, Newcastle-on-Tyne; Colston Hall, Bristol (8); Royal Hall, Harrogate (3); Liverpool Empire; Borough Hall, Stafford; Town Hall, Dudley; Aldershot Hippodrome; Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl; Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon (2); Rembrandt, Ewell (2); Public Hall, Ipswich; Victoria Hall, Hanley; Corn Exchange, Doncaster; New Theatre, Oxford; Grand Theatre, Derby (3); Central Hall, Derby (2); Northampton Repertory Theatre (2); St. Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh; Corn Exchange, Bedford; Pollock Hall, Edinburgh (2); Music Class Room, Edinburgh; Usher Hall (3); Lounge Hall, Royal Baths, Harrogate (2); Manchester Opera House; County Technical College, Guildford (2).

There is a flier for a Dvorak centenary celebration in September, 1941. This includes concerts in the Royal Albert Hall, Town Hall, Watford, and the National Gallery. There are six programmes from concerts given by the London Symphony Orchestra, which do not specify venues. In addition, there are four programmes which do not specify concert venue.
Date range 1940 - 1941
Associated People and Organisations Hess, Myra - London Symphony Orchestra - National Gallery Wartime concerts -
Associated Places Albert Hall, Nottingham Hippodrome, Aldershot Borough hall, Stafford Cambridge Theatre Centenary Hall, Stockport Central Hall, Derby Central Hall, Highgate Central Hall, Islington Central Hall, Westminster Civic Hall, Wolverhampton Colston Hall Corn Exchange, Doncaster Corn Exchange, Newbury Cowdray Hall Dome, Brighton Dorchester Hotel, The Durant Hall, Newcastle-on-Tyne Finsbury Park Empire Grand Theatre, Derby Guildford County Technical College Hampstead Concert Studio Leeds Empire Liverpool Empire London Coliseum Lounge hall, Harrogate Mercury Theatre Music Class Room, Edinburgh National Gallery National Gallery of Scotland New Theatre, Oxford (Became Apollo, late 1970s; reverted to New Theatre, early 2000s) Olympia, Reading Opera House, Manchester Palace Theatre Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl Pavilion, Bath Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth Pavilion, Torquay Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool Pier Pavilion, Llandudno Public Hall (Harvey Institute), Barnsley Public Hall, Ipswich Queen's Hall, London RAF Station Hawarden Rembrandt, Ewell Ritz, Woking Royal Albert Hall Royal Hall, Harrogate Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon Shrewsbury School: Alington Hall St. Augustine's Church, Honor Oak Park St. George's Church, Bloomsbury Way St. Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh St. Peter's Hall, Bournemouth Stoll Theatre (was London Opera House) Tower Ballroom Pavilion, Blackpool Birmingham Coliseum (afterwards Gaiety) Town Hall, Cheltenham Town Hall, Dudley Town Hall, High Wycombe Town Hall, Watford Usher Hall, Edinburgh Victoria Hall, Hanley Wigmore Hall Winter Gardens, Eastbourne Winter Gardens, Malvern
Associated Times 20th century - mid 1931-1970 World War II 1939-45
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