Dundee Music Hall and Opera House programme 1, pages 2-3
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Programme
This programme page contains the lyrics of popular songs performed at Dundee Music Hall and Opera House, including comic pieces such as A Motto for Every Man and I’ll Ask My Mother, alongside Sweet County Clare and Treat on the Tail of My Coat. Printing song lyrics in programmes allowed audiences to follow performances and take home a souvenir of an evening’s entertainment.
Object details
- Object type
- Programme
- Production date
- - 1866
- Dimensions
- 24.8 x 31.8 cm
- Museum number
- MH/DMH/17
Source collection
Local History Centre Poster Collection, Dundee Central Library
The object’s story
Transcription
‘Words of Songs’
Song, performed by Mr Layfield
‘A motto for every man’
‘I’ll ask my mother’
‘Sweet County Clare’, performed by T. Coyne
‘Tread on the tail of my coat’ performed by T. Coyne