Dundee Music Hall programme, June 1883, page 1
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Programme
This programme cover dates from June 1883, during the management of W. McFarland. It reflects the professional organisation of Dundee Music Hall, listing key staff, admission prices, and performance times, while promoting the venue’s promise of being open every evening with a weekly change of artistes. Such programmes served as both practical guides and souvenirs for Victorian theatre-goers.
Object details
- Object type
- Programme
- Production date
- Jun 1883
- Dimensions
- 26.1 x 25.7 cm
- Museum number
- 252(20)
Source collection
Lamb Collection, Dundee Central Library
The object’s story
Transcription
PROGRAMME
Sole Lessee, ………. Mr W. McFarland.
Acting Manager, ………. Mr J. M. Emmett.
Treasurer, ………. Mr John Webster.
☛ The Number on Proscenium indicates name and Entertainment of Artiste on Programme.
DUNDEE MUSIC HALL
OPEN EVERY EVENING!
Change of Artistes Weekly!
PRICES OF ADMISSION:-
Boxes, 1/-; Balcony, 9d; Body of Hall, 6d; Back Seats, 3d.
Boxes and Balcony at a Quarter to Nine o’clock, 6d.
Doors open at 7, Overture at 7.30; Saturdays Half-an-hour earlier.
PROGRAMME, ONE PENNY.
Motto beneath crest:
PRUDENTIA ET CANDORE
(The Dundee coat of arms appears above the motto.)