Dundee Music Hall programme, June 1883, page 1

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Dundee Music Hall programme, June 1883, page 1

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. Lamb Collection, Dundee Central Library.
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. Lamb Collection, Dundee Central Library.
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. Lamb Collection, Dundee Central Library.
Object name: Dundee Music Hall programme, June 1883, page 1

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.

Dimensions: 26.1 x 25.7 cm
Production date: Jun 1883
Museum number: 252(20)
Source collection: Lamb Collection, Dundee Central Library
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Associated location: Dundee Music Hall & Opera House (1866-1888)
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Notes:

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.)