Dundee Music Hall & Opera House (1866-1888)

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Dundee Music Hall & Opera House (1866-1888)

Originally Exchange Coffee House Building (former Dundee Music Hall & Opera House), 2025

Map coordinates: 530.5, 2517

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Address:
2 Castle Street
Location type:
Music Hall, Theatre, Opera House
Owner / operator(s):
William McFarland
Present status:
Building extant
Opened date:
Aug 1871
Closed date:
Jan 1905
Further resources:
http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Dundee/MusicHallOperaHouseDundee.htm
Music hall stories:

Associated Items

Blue-and-white Dundee Music Hall programme page featuring the lyrics to “A Boy’s Best Friend is His Mother,” sung by Flo Capel, with advertisements for Gilbert and Sullivan’s Princess Ida at the Theatre Royal and a notice for a forthcoming change of performers at Dundee Music Hall.
Dundee Music Hall programme, 1885, page 4
(Dundee Music Hall programme, 1885, page 4)
Open Dundee Music Hall programme from the 1880s showing the evening's running order, featuring singers, comedians, speciality acts, and advertisements for local Dundee businesses. Song lyrics for “O'Donnell” and “Oh! Those Girls” are printed on the right-hand page.
Dundee Music Hall programme, 1885, pages 2-3
(Dundee Music Hall programme, 1885, pages 2-3)
Blue-and-white programme cover for Dundee Music Hall, c. 1885, featuring the venue name, management details, admission prices, and the slogan “Open Every Evening! Change of Artistes Weekly!”, surrounded by a decorative border.
Dundee Music Hall programme, 1885, page 1
(Dundee Music Hall programme, 1885, page 1)
Victorian theatre programme page from The Cluricaune!; or, The Revels of Donnybrook Fair!, featuring song lyrics, performances by Arthur Alexander, the Eight Mathews, and Mr Martin, an Irish jig and fight scene, and a grand finale tableau titled The Rose, Thistle, and Shamrock.
Dundee Music Hall and Opera House programme, undated, page 4
(Dundee Music Hall and Opera House programme, undated, page 4)
Open Dundee Music Hall programme for The Cluricaune!; or, The Revels of Donnybrook Fair!, showing song lyrics, scene descriptions, dances, and cast members including the Alexander family, Martin and Conway, Harry Brown, and a Dundee children’s corps de ballet.
Dundee Music Hall and Opera House programme, undated, pages 2-3
(Dundee Music Hall and Opera House programme, undated, pages 2-3)
Black-and-white Dundee Music Hall and Opera House programme advertising The Cluricaune!; or, The Revels of Donnybrook Fair!, written and produced by J. F. Alexander, with performances by Harry Brown, the Matthews Family troupe, Martin and Conway, and a corps de ballet of Dundee children.
Dundee Music Hall and Opera House programme, undated, page 1
(Dundee Music Hall and Opera House programme, undated, page 1)
Black-and-white theatre advertisement page from an 1884 Dundee Music Hall programme, promoting the Theatre Royal productions Dan'l Bartlett and Fedora, and a benefit performance for the music hall comedians Ferguson and Mack.
Dundee Music Hall programme, June 1883, page 4
(Dundee Music Hall Programme, June 1883, page 4)
Open Dundee Music Hall programme from June 1883 listing performers including Little Mite, the Sisters Rosedale, Chris White, J. & C. Ash, the Fothergill Family, Jenny Jones, and Ferguson & Mack, surrounded by advertisements for Dundee businesses including the Globe Restaurant, Central Haircutting Saloon, and Central Billiard Saloon.
Dundee Music Hall programme, June 1883, pages 2-3
(Dundee Music Hall programme, June 1883, pages 2-3)
Black-and-white Dundee Music Hall programme cover dated June 1883, listing manager W. McFarland, admission prices, and performance times, with the words “DUNDEE MUSIC HALL” printed diagonally across a decorative border.
Dundee Music Hall programme, June 1883, page 1
(Dundee Music Hall programme, June 1883, page 1)
Narrow blue-and-white Dundee Music Hall poster advertising the annual benefit performance for W. McFarland on 7 May 1880, featuring singers, dancers, comedians, trained dogs and monkeys, acrobats, and a prize draw for a lady's gold watch.
Dundee Music Hall poster, 07 May 1887
(Dundee Music Hall poster, 07 May 1887)
Worn black-and-white Dundee Music Hall and Opera House song programme page featuring the lyrics to Sal and Methusalam, Champagne Charley, and When I Am Far Away, performed by Mr Gray, Mr Laroche, and Miss Clayton. The page is torn along the right edge and lower corner.
Dundee Music Hall and Opera House programme 1, page 4
(Dundee Music Hall and Opera House programme 1, page 4)
Open Dundee Music Hall and Opera House programme showing the printed lyrics of four songs: A Motto for Every Man, I'll Ask My Mother, Sweet County Clare, and Treat on the Tail of My Coat. The worn booklet has a torn centre fold and reflects the popular comic and sentimental songs performed in Victorian music halls.
Dundee Music Hall and Opera House programme 1, pages 2-3
(Dundee Music Hall and Opera House programme 1, pages 2-3)
Worn black-and-white programme from Dundee Music Hall and Opera House listing an evening's entertainment, including comic songs, operatic burlesque, sentimental ballads, dance performances, and music by the house band, surrounded by decorative Victorian borders.
Dundee Music Hall and Opera House programme 1, page 1
(Dundee Music Hall and Opera House programme 1, page 1)
Single page from a Dundee Music Hall and Opera House programme, featuring printed song lyrics for “Sal and Methusalam,” “Champagne Charley,” and “When I Am Far Away,” performed by Mr Gray, Mr Laroche, and Miss Clayton. The page is worn and slightly torn at the bottom corner.
Dundee Music Hall and Opera House programme 1, page 2
(Dundee Music Hall and Opera House programme 1, page 2)
Worn black-and-white Dundee Music Hall and Opera House programme listing an evening's entertainment, including comic songs, sentimental ballads, burlesque performances, dancing, and musical acts, with performers' names and the running order printed on the front.
Dundee Music Hall and Opera House programme 1, page 1
(Dundee Music Hall and Opera House programme 1, page 1 )
Worn black-and-white Dundee Music Hall playbill for Insurrection of 1745!, advertising a musical and dramatic spectacle about Prince Charles Edward Stuart, featuring Scottish vocalists, actors, dancers, and more than sixty Dundee youths.
Dundee Music Hall and Opera House playbill, December 1866
(Dundee Music Hall and Opera House playbill, December 1866)
Red-and-blue Dundee Music Hall poster advertising Insurrection of 1745!, a military, musical and dance spectacle about Prince Charles Edward Stuart, featuring a large cast of Scottish vocalists, dancers, and more than 60 Dundee youths.
Dundee Music Hall poster, December 1866
(Dundee Music Hall poster, December 1866)
Purple Dundee Music Hall poster advertising a programme from 11 September, featuring Jones' Comic Ballet Company, comedians Chas. Fox and Laura Sedgwick, strongman Tula, performers Mr and Mrs James Willison, vocalist Harry Ward, and singer Annie Travell, with admission prices listed at the bottom.
Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 11 September 1875
(Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 11 September 1875)
Yellow Dundee Music Hall poster advertising a programme from 18 November, featuring ventriloquist Heaton Duval, violinist Charlotte Ries, concertina player John Carson, American comedians Conners and Kelly, vocalist Florence Milton, and Irish comic performer Pat Cashan. Admission prices are listed at the bottom.
Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 18 November 1878
(Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 18 November 1878)
Large nineteenth-century Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster advertising performances in October 1874, featuring bold decorative lettering and a variety bill including acrobats, singers, dancers, a ventriloquist, and novelty acts, with admission prices listed at the bottom.
Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 26 October 1874
(Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 26 October 1874)
Colour illustrated Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster advertising The Thistle and Rampant Lion (March 1872), featuring large images of a Scottish thistle and a red lion, alongside a programme of singers, comedians, acrobats, and variety performers.
Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 11 March 1872
(Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 11 March 1872)
Brown-and-white Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster advertising a programme from 21 November 1870, featuring Metz, Redman, Metz and Young Napoleon, Atherton's performing dog gymnasts, French acrobats Nathalie, Leontine and Blanche, the Sisters Byron, and other variety acts. Admission prices are listed at the bottom.
Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 21 November 1870
(Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 21 November 1870)
Blue Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster advertising a programme from 14 November 1870, featuring the Parisian female gymnasts Nathalie, Leontine and Blanche, alongside singers, comedians, dancers, and variety acts including Clifford & Banks and the Sisters Byron. Admission prices are listed at the bottom.
Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 14 November 1870
(Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 14 November 1870)
Victorian Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster advertising a programme from 7 November 1870, featuring The Gathering of the Clans, comedians Clifford and Banks, singers Fred Allford and Eliza Ward, and acrobatic performances by Nathalie and Sisters. Admission prices are listed at the bottom.
Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 07 November 1870
(Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 07 November 1870)
Victorian theatre poster for Dundee Music Hall advertising a week of variety entertainment in October 1870, featuring a stage spectacle based on the Franco–Prussian War, performers including Saphrini, acrobatic acts, singers, and comedians, printed in large red and black lettering.
Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 03 October 1870
(Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 03 October 1870)
Black-and-white Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster for a new programme beginning 26 September 1870, featuring James Wallace, Nelly Bradley, Sophia Hilton, Emma Bicknell, Madam Ramarez and the Spanish Minstrels, with ticket prices and performance details listed below.
Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 26 September 1870
(Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 26 September 1870)
Blue Dundee Music Hall and Opera House benefit-performance poster for Joanna Blake and Mr A. Alexander, dated 23 September 1870, advertising Rob Roy, the Spanish Minstrels, comic songs, and variety entertainment, with performers listed throughout the bill.
Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 23 September 1870
(Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 23 September 1870)
Green-and-white Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster advertising a week of variety entertainment from 12 September, featuring Joanna Blake, Mr A. Alexander, Lizzie Lizette, James Orr Leslie, Will Blanche, Jolly Little Lewis, and Mr T. O'Rorke. Admission prices are listed at the bottom.
Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 12 September 1870
(Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 12 September 1870)
Victorian Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster advertising a week's entertainment from 5 September, featuring Jolly Little Lewis, Louisa Cotterill, Professor Hilton, Hyram Travers, and other comedy, singing, dancing, and acrobatic acts. Admission prices are listed at the bottom.
Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 05 September 1870
(Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 05 September 1870)
Blue-and-white Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster advertising a week of entertainment in September, headlined by comedian James Wallace, with performances by the Ramirez troupe, Emma Bicknell, Joanna Blake, and other variety acts. Admission prices are listed at the bottom.
Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 19 September 1870
(Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 19 September 1870)
Dark-toned oil portrait of a bearded sitter (William McFarland) in a black jacket and white shirt, shown from the chest up against a shadowy background, facing slightly to the left.
William McFarland (1836–1898)
(William McFarland (1836–1898))
1871 Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster announcing its reopening on 26 August, featuring performers Ernestine, Mr. and Mrs. Barney, Little Shamrock, Lilly Edwards, Harry Linn, and Harry Walker, with admission prices listed at the bottom.
Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 26 August 1871
(Dundee Music Hall and Opera House poster, 26 August 1871)
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