Bell Street Hall playbill, November 1845

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Bell Street Hall playbill, November 1845

Damaged nineteenth-century playbill for an evening entertainment at Bell Street Hall, Dundee. Printed in bold black text on yellowed paper, it lists songs, recitations, comic acts, and performances including The Auld Kirk-Yard and Burns & Highland Mary. The sheet is torn and incomplete, with handwritten notes and missing sections along the edges.
Bell Street Hall playbill, November 1845.. Local History Centre Poster Collection, Dundee Central Library.
Object name: Bell Street Hall playbill, November 1845

This playbill advertises an evening of songs, recitations, comic performances, and dancing at Bell Street Hall. Highlights include a performance of The Auld Kirk-Yard and a programme celebrating the life and loves of Robert Burns and Highland Mary.

Production date: Nov 1845
Museum number: MH/BSH/05
Source collection: Local History Centre Poster Collection, Dundee Central Library
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Associated location: Bell Street Hall / Springthorpe’s Music Hall (1846-1865)