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Collection name McCann Collection: United Kingdom (1948)
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Description A collection of two boxes of programmes from the McCann collection, from 1948. 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 – 71 programmes; 3 prospectuses
The collection includes ten programmes and two prospectuses from the Henry Wood Promenade concerts.

Other London venues:
People’s Palace; Chelsea Town Hall; Kensal Rise Methodist Church; St. Paul’s Cathedral; Theatre Royal, Drury Lane; St. Pancras Town Hall; Town Hall, Acton; Caxton Hall, Westminster (2); Mercury Theatre, Notting Hill Gate; Harringay Arena (8 programmes; 1 prospectus – all from London Music Festival); Kensington Town Hall; Civic Hall, Croydon (2); R.B.A. Galleries, Pall Mall; St. Mary’s Hospital Library; Royal Opera House (3); 70 Grosvenor Street (2); Central Hall, Westminster (4); St. John’s, East Dulwich; Town Hall, Wembley; Assembly Hall, Walthamstow (3); Kingsway Hall; Davis Theatre, Croydon; Wigmore Hall (2); Friends’ Meeting House, Purley.

Edinburgh:

Usher Hall – 16 programmes
The majority (12) of these programmes are from concerts given by the Scottish Orchestra, under the auspices of the Edinburgh Concert Society.

Edinburgh International Festival of Music and Drama – 2 prospectuses; 10 programmes.
One prospectus contains press cuttings.

Other provincial venues:
Civic Hall, Orpington (5); Town Hall, Watford; Pier Pavilion, Felixstowe; Central Hall, Newport (3); Bournemouth Pavilion (20 programmes); Empire Theatre, Cardiff; Assembly Hall, Worthing; Municipal Hall, Epsom; Dome, Brighton; High Church Hall, Elgin; Cheltenham Ladies’ College; Princess Hall, Cheltenham Ladies' College; Large Theatre, Birmingham and Midland Institute; St. Mark’s, Woodcote; Guildhall, Cambridge (3); Royal Hall, Harrogate (2); Tabernacle, Ffairfach [Llandilo]; Eastbrook Hall, Bradford; Town Hall, West Bromwich; Town Hall, Cheltenham (2); Workmen’s Hall, Blaenavon; Civic Hall, Wolverhampton; Botleys Concert Hall, Chertsey; City Hall, Newcastle; Central Hall, Edmonton; Guildhall, Swansea; Methodist Hall, Swanage; Empire Theatre, York; Town Hall, Birmingham (2); St. Andrew’s Hall, Glasgow; Social Centre, Witney; City Hall, Sheffield; Odeon Theatre, Southend-on-Sea; Albert Hall, Nottingham (2); King’s Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester; Public Hall, Barrow-in-Furness; Playhouse, Wakefield; Rialto Cinema, York; Taylor Institute, Oxford; Cheam Baths Hall; Brangwyn Hall, Swansea (3).

There are also prospectuses from the following provincial festivals: Aldeburgh Festival; Cheltenham Festival; Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod.

There are two programmes from tours by soloists; there are 13 programmes from concerts that took place in unspecified venues. These include four programmes from lunch-time concerts organised by EDAC.
Date range 1948 - 1948
Associated People and Organisations Aldeburgh Festival - Cheltenham festival 1945 - EDAC - Edinburgh Concert Society - Edinburgh International Festival - Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod - London Musical Festival - Promenade concerts - Scottish orchestra -
Associated Places 70 Grosvenor Street Albert Hall, Nottingham Assembly Hall, Walthamstow Assembly Hall, Worthing Birmingham and Midland Institute: Large Theatre Botley's Concert Hall, Chertsey Brangwyn hall, Swansea Caxton Hall, Westminster Central Hall, Edmonton Central Hall, Newport Central Hall, Westminster Cheam Baths Hall Cheltenham Ladies' College Cheltenham Ladies' College: Princess Hall City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Hall, Sheffield Civic Hall, Croydon Civic hall, Orpington Civic Hall, Wolverhampton Davis Theatre, Croydon Dome, Brighton Eastbrook Hall, Bradford Empire Theatre, Cardiff Friends' Meeting House, Purley Guildhall, Cambridge Guildhall, Swansea Harringay Arena High Church hall, Elgin Kings Hall, Belle Vue Gardens Kingsway Hall Mercury Theatre Methodist Church, Kensal Rise Methodist Hall, Swanage Municipal Hall, Epsom Odeon Theatre, Southend-on-Sea Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth People's Palace, Mile End Road Pier pavilion, Felixstowe Playhouse, Wakefield Public Hall, Barrow-in-Furness RBA Galleries Rialto, York Royal Albert Hall Royal Hall, Harrogate Royal Opera House Social Centre, Witney St. Andrew's Hall, Glasgow St. John's Church, East Dulwich St. Mary's Hospital: Library St. Paul's Cathedral Tabernacle, Ffairfach University of Oxford: Taylorian Institute Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Town Hall, Acton Birmingham Coliseum (afterwards Gaiety) Town Hall, Chelsea Town Hall, Cheltenham Town Hall, Kensington Town Hall, St. Pancras Town Hall, Watford Town Hall, Wembley (became Town Hall, Brent) Town Hall, West Bromwich Usher Hall, Edinburgh Wigmore Hall Workmen's Hall, Blaenavon
Associated Times 20th century - mid 1931-1970
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