Concert in aid of The Social Institutes' Union, at 8, Chesterfield Gardens, W. (By kind permission of Lord and Lady Islington), Tuesday, April 4th, 1916. "Under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Alexandra." [Programme]
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| In collection: | W. B. Yeats Library |
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| Language: | English |
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[1916]
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| Notes: | Programme includes music conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham. Item no. 5 on programme: "The hawk's well, or the Water of immortality by W. B. Yeats. (Given for the first time). Characters represented by Mr. Henry Ainley, Mr. Allen Wade ... Masks and dresses designed and painted by Mr. Edmund Dulac." Inscribed in pencil on back cover: "You must stop as the Queen has a bad throat & can't stay long" [Queen Alexandra in fact attended the program and was forced to leave early because of hoarseness]. Physical description: 4 pages ; 19 cm. Citations/References: A descriptive catalog of W. B. Yeats's library, Edward O'Shea. - New York ; London : Garland, 1985, page 310. more |
