1942-12-26

Performance Date(s): 
Saturday, December 26, 1942
Monday, December 28, 1942
Wednesday, December 30, 1942
Thursday, December 31, 1942
Friday, January 1, 1943
Saturday, January 2, 1943
Known Number of Performances: 
7
Programme Text: 

[…]
Saturday 26th December, 1942, and following nights at 7.30

THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD
A Play in Three Acts, by J. M SYNGE [sic]
[…]
There will be Intervals of Ten Minutes between the Acts
[…]

ORCHESTRA
F. M. MAY, Mus. Bac., Director Piano
ALICE McCARTHY Violin
DOROTHY CLIFTON ‘Cello

The Orchestra will perform the following selections:
Overture Oberon Weber (1786-1826)
Irish Airs She moved thro’ the Fair arr. Hughes Suite of Airs arr. O’Gallachobhair
Ballet Suite Petite Suite Debussy (1862-1918)

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

http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/archives/production_detail/1788

Location of original programme: 

Abbey Theatre Archive: ATA MPG VOL 41/1942

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): 
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Hughes, Herbert (1882-1937)
O'Gallagher, Eamonn (1906-1982)
Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826)
Musical Work(s): 
Oberon. Overture
Petite suite. Selections
She moved through the fair
Performer(s): 
Clifton, Dorothy
MacCarthy, Alice
May, Frederick (1911-1985)
Playwright(s): 
Synge, J. M. (John Millington) (1871-1909)
Theatrical Work(s): 
Playboy of the western world, The
Genre(s): 
Ballets
English drama -- Irish authors -- 20th century
Folk music -- Ireland
Folk songs, Irish -- Ireland -- Instrumental settings
Operas -- Excerpts
Overtures (Piano trio)
Piano trios
Suites (Piano trio)
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