1956-02-13

Performance Date(s): 
Monday, February 13, 1956
Tuesday, February 14, 1956
Wednesday, February 15, 1956
Thursday, February 16, 1956
Friday, February 17, 1956
Saturday, February 18, 1956
Known Number of Performances: 
6
Programme Text: 

ABBEY THEATRE DUBLIN
Playing at THE QUEEN’S THEATRE
Pending Rebuilding and Enlargement of the Abbey

Monday, 13th February, 1956, and following nights at 8

VILLAGE WOOING
A Comedettina by Bernard Shaw
[…]

THE SHADOW OF A GUNMAN
A Play in Two Acts by Seán O’ Casey
[…]

There will be an Interval of Twelve Minutes between the Two Plays and an Interval of Ten Minutes between Acts I and II of THE SHADOW OF A GUNMAN
[…]

ORCHESTRA
The Orchestra, under the direction of John Reidy, Mus., Bac., will perform the following selections:
Overture Idomeneo Mozart
Suite Thomas Moore Suite Reidy
Ceol Gaodlach O Gallchobhair
[…]

View the cast and creative personnel for this performance on the Abbey Archive: 

http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/3587
http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/3588

Location of original programme: 

Abbey Theatre Archive: ATA MPG VOL 55/1956

View this programmes' parent collection on the Concert Programmes Database: 

http://www.concertprogrammes.org.uk/html/search/verb/GetRecord/8209

Musical Director(s): 
Ó Riada, Seán (1931-1971)
Composer(s): 
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
O'Gallagher, Eamonn (1906-1982)
Ó Riada, Seán (1931-1971)
Musical Work(s): 
Idomeneo, re di Creta. Overture
Thomas Moore
Playwright(s): 
O'Casey, Sean (1880-1964)
Shaw, Bernard (1856-1950)
Theatrical Work(s): 
Shadow of a gunman, The
Village wooing
Genre(s): 
English drama (Comedy)
English drama -- Irish authors -- 20th century
Folk music -- Ireland
Operas -- Excerpts
Orchestral music
Overtures (Orchestra)
Suites (Orchestra)
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