| Main Performers | Mr George Lansbury,
James Connolly,
R B Cunninghame Graham,
Will Dyson,
James Larkin,
Ben Tillett,
William (Bill) D Haywood,
Robert Williams,
T E Naylor,
C Lapworth - speakers |
| Orchestra or Band | Irish War Pipers,
Lughaidh Mac an Uasail |
| Conductors | W Brotherton (United Choir) |
| Set List | Organ Recital (Ernest Dale),
'The Heraldite' (Choir),
Selection (The Irish War Pipers)
'Comrades' Song of Hope' (Choir),
Organ Recital (Ernest Dale),
'England Arise' (Choir),
Speech (George Lansbury),
Speech (R B Cunninghame Graham),
Speech (Will Dyson),
Speech (James Larkin),
Collection - Big Collection,
INTERVAL
Speech (Ben Tillett),
Speech (William D Haywood),
Speehch (George Lansbury),
Three Cheers for Industrial Solidarity |
| Performance Notes | Cover of souvenir programme, 'Indomitable Courage of Dublin Masters', was drawn by political cartoonist Will Dyson (who also spoke at the rally).
It was reported in the Daily Herald, 21 November 1913, that two students were taken to Westminster magistrates court following the event because they were ringleaders of an attempt to stop this event from taking place. During the event they led approxiamately 80 other students in attacking the Knightsbridge Electric Light Company's work to the rear of the Albert Hall in an attempt to extinguish the lights in the Hall and ruin the packed meeting inside. The two students were charged with damaging telephones, electric lamps, switch gears and fittings.
"LARKIN AT THE ALBERT HALL.
RIOTOUS SCENES.
STUDENTS' ATTEMPT TO BREAK UP THE MEETING.
A PANIC AVERTED.
Riotous scenes, that at one stage threatened to result in panic, marked the great meeting at the Albert Hall last night, addressed by Larkin. When the porceedings were in progress a raid was made on the building by a body of students, a considerable number of whom actually obtained admission, and the efforts to exclude whom provoked scenes of disorder."
(The Daily Telegraph, 20 November 1913)
"RAID ON THE HALL.
CONFLICTS WITH POLICE.
There were lively scenes outside the Albert Hall whilst the meeting was in porgress. They were due to an attempt,or, rather, spasmodic attempts, to enter the hall by a body of young men, said to be medical students, but, at any rate, unprovided with the necessary authoirty to attend the meeting.
These youths, to the number of about 500, gathered, soon after eight o'clock, the hour of the meeting, near the main entrance, where were also assembled, as at other parts of the encircling space, a considerable force of police. At first the 'students,' breaking up into small parties, endeavoured to get through one of other of the numerous doors, but were repulsed by the stewards guarding them.
Finding themselves foiled, they rtried to reassemble as a body. This the police set themselves to prevent, with results partly comic and partly tragic. The construction of the Albert Hall enabled the 'students' to rob the efforts of th epolice to move them on effectually, because they 'moved on,' not in a straight line but in a circle, and so, consequently, always within dangerous proximity to the hall.
BLOWS STRUCK.
Mtters came to a crisis at a point to the west of the hall, where there was something in the nature of a concerted move on the part of the 'students' against the police. There ensued a conflict between the forces lasting several minutes, during which many blows were struck. In their endeavours to break up the assembly, now of considerable proportions, constables, agmented by several mounted police met with much resistance. They were outnumbered, and, finding the ordinary 'thrusting' methods ineffectual, had to use their rolled-up mackintosh capes as improvised weapons.
In the running fight that was going on several of the distrubers were knocked or fell to the ground. In Exhibition-road, as also in Prince Consort-road, other parties of youths turned out street lamps, and in a few cases broke the glass.
Squibs and othe rmissiles - not, however, of a very harmful character - were thrown at the police as they were engaged in charging the crowd. During these proceedings the excitement was intensified by the arrival of a fire brigade and engine - summoned by the ringing of a street signal by one of the students.
Meanwhile fifty of the students sicceeded in surprising the guardians of one of the doors giving admittance to the hall. This they 'rushed', and then attempted to invade the meeting itself."
(The Daily Telegraph, 20 November 1913) |
| Related Archival Material | Programme (RAHE/1/1913/13) |