


Collection Description
Collection Title
McCann Collection: United Kingdom (1948)
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.
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.
Format
Date range of collection
1948 - 1948
Accumulation Dates
-
Suggested Audience
Not Specific
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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
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