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HomeSearchGetRecordGlasgow: Playbills and Programmes Kings Theatre (1904-66)

Collection Description

Collection Title

Glasgow: Playbills and Programmes Kings Theatre (1904-66)

Unique Identifier

Mus.Box.250

Description

Collection of ca. 75 miscellaneous programmes from the Glasgow King's Theatre (1904-1966). Performances of ballet, opera, musicals, musical reviews, plays with music, music hall. Companies and societies represented:
Imperial Russian Ballet
Glasgow Light Opera Club
Minerva Club
Scottish Opera
Sadler's Wells Opera
Ballet Rambert
D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Australian Ballet, as part of the Commonwealth Arts Festival, 1965
Trinidad Theatre Company, as part of the Commonwealth Arts Festival, 1965
Daniel Mayer Company
Pantheon Club
Lyric Club
Orpheus Club
Boy Scouts of Glasgow
Glasgow Grand Opera Society
Theatre Guild
Royal Ballet

Format

Date range of collection

1904 - 1966

Accumulation Dates

-

Suggested Audience

Not Specific

Associated People or Organisations

• Royal Ballet -
• D'Oyly Carte Opera Company 1879 -
• Ballet Rambert -
• Imperial Russian Ballet -
• Glasgow Light Opera Club -
• Minerva Club -
• Scottish Opera -
• Sadlers' Wells Opera -
• Australian Ballet -
• Commonwealth Arts Festival -
• Trinidad Theatre Company -
• Daniel Mayer Company -
• Pantheon Club -
• Lyric Club -
• Orpheus Club -
• Boy Scouts of Glasgow -
• Glasgow Grand Opera Society -
• Theatre Guild -

Associated Places

• King's Theatre, Glasgow
• Glasgow

Associated Times

• 20th century - early 1900-1930
• 20th century - mid 1931-1970

This collection is about

• Playbills
• Ballet
• Opera

Location Details

National Library of Scotland, Music Collections

George IV Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1EW United Kingdom

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Website

http://www.nls.uk/collections/music/

Email

[email protected]

Telephone

+44 (0)131 623 3700

Fax

+44 (0)131 623 3701 

Visiting Information

Photocopying

Collections Overview

Large reference collection of printed, manuscript and audio-visual music material, including books, scores, periodicals, audio, video and multi-media formats. Legal deposit library.

For details of other collections held at the same location: See the location record

Additional Collection Information

Accrual Status

Closed

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