1936-05-25

Performance Date(s): 
Monday, May 25, 1936
Tuesday, May 26, 1936
Wednesday, May 27, 1936
Thursday, May 28, 1936
Friday, May 29, 1936
Saturday, May 30, 1936
Monday, June 1, 1936
Tuesday, June 2, 1936
Wednesday, June 3, 1936
Thursday, June 4, 1936
Friday, June 5, 1936
Saturday, June 6, 1936
Known Number of Performances: 
14
Programme Text: 

[…]
Monday, 25th May, 1936, and following nights at 8.15 p.m.

THE NEW GOSSOON
A Comedy in Three Acts, by GEORGE SHIELS
[…]
There will be Intervals of Ten Minutes between the Acts
[…]

The Orchestra, under the direction of F. M. MAY, Mus. Bac., will perform the following selections:
Overture The Merry Wives of Windsor Nicolai (1810-1849)
Irish Airs Second Set Larchet
Suite The Virtuous Wife Purcell (1658-1695)

ANNOUNCEMENT
Monday, 1st June, 1936, and following nights at 8.15 p.m.

First Production in Ireland of
HASSAN
A Play in Five Acts by James Elroy Flecker
arranged for production on the stage by BASIL DEAN

Incidental Music by Frederick Delius
published by Universal Ed., Vienna

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

http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/2306
http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/2307

Location of original programme: 

Abbey Theatre Archive: ATA MPG VOL 34/1936

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

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

Musical Director(s): 
May, Frederick (1911-1985)
Composer(s): 
Delius, Frederick (1862-1934)
Larchet, John F. (1884-1967)
Nicolai, Otto (1810-1849)
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)
Musical Work(s): 
Lustigen Weiber von Windsor, Die. Overture
Virtuous wife, or Good luck at last, The. Selections
Playwright(s): 
Flecker, James Elroy, (1884-1915)
Shiels, George (1881-1949)
Theatrical Work(s): 
Hassan
New gossoon, The
Genre(s): 
English drama (Comedy)
English drama -- Irish authors -- 20th century
Folk music -- Ireland
Incidental music
Operas -- Excerpts
Orchestral music
Overtures (Orchestra)
Suites (Orchestra)
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