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Performance TitleSt Patrick's Day - Grand Irish Festival
Performance Date17 March 1898
Performance DayThursday
Performance Time20:00
Main PerformersMiss Gwen Davies,
Miss Grace Oakley,
Madame Belle Cole,
Miss Lucie Johnstone,
Miss Lucy Clarke,
Iver McKay,
Douglas Powell,
Edmund Faber - vocals,
Miss Henriette Murkens - violin,
Churchill-Sibley - organ
Orchestra or BandBand of the Scots' Guards
ChoirsMr William Carter's Choir
ConductorsWilliam Carter,
Wilhelm Ganz,
Henry T Dunkerton
Set List29 items including;
'Off to Philadelphia' (Douglas Powell),
'Father O'Flynn' (Douglas Powell),
'Killarney',
'Molly Bawn',
'The Minstrel Boy',
'Kathleen Mavourneen',
'The Dear Little Shamrock',
'Kitty of Coleraine',
'Song of the Neshee' from Shamus O'Brien, Stamford (Lucie Johnstone),
'Battle Hymn', Shamus O'Brien (Lucie Johnstone),
'Fantasie on Irish Airs', Vieuxtemp (Henrietta Murkins)
Performance NotesMadame Alice Gomez and Mr Foli were both indisposed and unable to appear. Mr Douglas Powell replaced Mr Foli.
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Work9138St Patrick's Day - Grand Irish Festival1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/3988Oakley; Grace (fl 1900); British singer
DS/UK/3896Cole; Belle (1853-1905); American contralto
DS/UK/4190Johnstone; Lucie (fl 1890s-1920s); British contralto
DS/UK/4188McKay; Iver (fl 1901); Irish tenor
DS/UK/4358Murkens; Henriette (fl 1894-1911); Violinist
DS/UK/1635Sibley; John Churchill (1858-1938); Archbishop; English organist, religious leader
DS/UK/2392British Army; The Band of HM Scots Guards; 1642-; British Army division
DS/UK/4185Mr William Carter's Choir (fl 1859-1916)
DS/UK/4586Carter; William (fl 1859-1917); British conductor, concert promotor
DS/UK/4246Ganz; Wilhelm (1833-1914); Composer, conductor, pianist
DS/UK/4772Dunkerton; Henry T. (fl 1899-1910s); British military band conductor
DS/UK/5932Powell; Douglas (fl 1895); English tenor
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