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Collection name McCann Collection: United Kingdom (1945)
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Description A collection of one box of programmes from the McCann collection, from 1945. The collection contains programmes from concerts given in the United Kingdom. The programmes were collected by the concert agent Norman McCann (1920-1999).

A number of programmes are in a noticeably smaller format. These still frequently include programme notes, however. The contents of the collection are as follows:

London:
Royal Albert Hall – 63 programmes; 3 prospectuses
The collection includes three prospectuses (two annotated) and 14 programmes from Henry Wood Promenade Concerts.

Coliseum – 25 programmes
The majority of the programmes are from concerts given by the London Philharmonic Orchestra; these concerts were given during April.

National Gallery – 41 programmes; 1 press cutting
The programmes are from “National Gallery Concerts”, the war-time concert series organised by Myra Hess.

Other London venues:
Stoll Theatre; 12, Wederburn Road, Belsize Park; Wigmore Hall (3); Archway Central Hall; Cambridge Theatre (4); Embassy Theatre, Swiss Cottage; Cowdray Hall; Town Hall, Acton; Town Hall, Chelsea (2); Civic Hall, Croydon; Central Hall, Westminster; County School for Boys, Bromley; Fyvie Hall.

Birmingham:
Town Hall, Birmingham – 30 programmes
The majority of these programmes are from concerts given by the City of Birmingham Orchestra. The concerts were part of two series; a Thursday night and Saturday night series of concerts.

Other Birmingham venues:
Central Hall, Birmingham.

Edinburgh:
Usher Hall – 19 programmes
The majority of programmes are from concerts given by the Reid Symphony Orchestra or Reid Orchestra.

Other provincial venues:
Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich; Town Hall, High Wycombe (3); Rialto Cinema, York; Devonshire Street Congregational Church, Keighley (3); Ashington Central Hall; Market Square Church, Merthyr Tydfil; St. John Street Methodist Church, Chester; Sir John Wilson Town Hall [Airdrie] (2); Workmen’s Hall, Tredegar; Opera House, Manchester; Central Hall, Swindon; Pavilion, Bath; City Hall, Sheffield (2); Empire Theatre, Burnley; Victoria Hall, Hanley (2); Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford; Town Hall, Cheltenham Spa; Gaumont Cinema, Chester; Concert Hall, Huntley; Chester Cathedral; Buxton Pavilion Gardens; Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool (7 programmes – of which two are from the Liverpool Philharmonic Society, but do not explicitly describe the venue of the concerts as Philharmonic Hall); Central Hall, Bristol; Club Concert Hall, Ardeer; Town Hall, Cheltenham; Civic Hall, Exeter; Methodist Church [Mansfield]; Empire Theatre, Morecambe; Concert Hall, Orpington; King’s Hall, Barrow; King’s Theatre, Portsmouth; St. Peter’s Hall, Bournemouth; Town Hall, Watford (4); New Theatre, Oxford (4); Younger Graduation Hall, St. Andrew’s; Volunteer Hall, Galashiels; Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester; Town Hall, Leeds; Central Hall, Bristol; Town Hall, Ashby-de-la-Zouch; Empire, Cardiff (2); Shirehall, Hereford; Central Hall [Grimsby]; Pier Pavilion, Llandudno (5); Hippodrome, Aldershot; New Theatre, Oxford; Town Hall, Middlesbrough; Odeon, Luton; Ritz, Southend; Queen Street Central Hall [Scarborough]; Gaumont Palace, Chester; Eastbrook Hall, Bradford; Albert Hall, Nottingham; Guild hall, Preston.

There are five programmes from concerts where the venue is not specified on the programme. These include two programmes from concerts likely to have taken place in Bodmin.
Date range 1945 - 1945
Associated People and Organisations City of Birmingham Orchestra - Hess, Myra - London Philharmonic Orchestra - National Gallery Wartime concerts - Promenade concerts - Reid Orchestra - Reid Symphony Orchestra -
Associated Places 12 Wedderburn Road, Belsize Park Albert Hall, Nottingham Central Hall, Archway Bromley County School for Boys Cambridge Theatre Central Hall, Ashington Central Hall, Birmingham Central Hall, Bristol Central Hall, Grimsby Central hall, Scarborough Central hall, Swindon Central Hall, Westminster Chester Cathedral City Hall, Sheffield Civic Hall, Croydon Civic Hall, Exeter Club Concert Hall, Ardeer Concert Hall, Orpington Cowdray Hall Devonshire park, Eastbourne: Winter garden Eastbrook Hall, Bradford Embassy Theatre Empire theatre, Burnley Empire Theatre, Cardiff Empire Theatre, Morecambe Fyvie Hall, University of Westminster Gaumont Cinema, Chester Gaumont Theatre, Chester Guild Hall, Preston Hippodrome, Aldershot Huntley (county unspecified) King's Hall, Barrow King's Theatre, Portsmouth London Coliseum Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich Market Square Church, Merthyr Tydfil Methodist Church, Mansfield Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester National Gallery New Theatre, Oxford (Became Apollo, late 1970s; reverted to New Theatre, early 2000s) Odeon Theatre, Luton Opera House, Manchester Pavilion gardens, Buxton Pavilion, Bath Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool Pier Pavilion, Llandudno Rialto, York Ritz, Southend Royal Albert Hall Sheldonian Theatre Shirehall, Hereford Sir John Wilson Town Hall, Airdrie St. John Street Methodist Church, Chester St. Peter's Hall, Bournemouth Stoll Theatre (was London Opera House) Town Hall, Acton Town Hall, Ashby-de-la-Zouch Birmingham Coliseum (afterwards Gaiety) Town Hall, Chelsea Town Hall, Cheltenham Town Hall, High Wycombe Town Hall, Leeds Town Hall, Middlesbrough Town Hall, Watford University of St. Andrews: Younger graduation hall Victoria Hall, Hanley Volunteer Hall, Galashiels Wigmore Hall Workmen's Hall, Tredegar
Associated Times 20th century - mid 1931-1970
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