Dundee Music Hall programme, June 1883, pages 2-3

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Dundee Music Hall programme, June 1883, pages 2-3

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 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.
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, pages 2-3
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This programme records a typical evening of variety entertainment at Dundee Music Hall, featuring singers, dancers, comedians, and speciality performers including Little Mite, the Sisters Rosedale, Chris White, and Ferguson & Mack. Surrounded by advertisements for local businesses, it illustrates the close relationship between popular entertainment and commercial life in late Victorian Dundee.

Dimensions: 26.1 x 51.4 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)
Associated stories:
Notes:

Programme includes

SELECTION — “Cambria,” Bonnisseau.
BAND
Musical Director, THOS. JUKES.

2. LITTLE MITE,
Song and Dance Artist

3. SISTERS ROSEDALE,
Duettists and Dancers

4. Mr CHRIS WHITE,
Topical Vocalist

5. J & C. ASH,
Negro Comedians, &c.

6. FOTHERGILL FAMILY,
Sketch Artistes

7. MISS JENNY JONES,
Characteristic Serio-Comic

8. FERGUSON & MACK,
Greatest Irish Comedians & Champion Double Jig Dancers

THIS PROGRAMME IS SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

N.B. The Number in Orchestra indicates Name and Entertainment of Artistes on Programme.

Song lyrics to:

‘Mamma Says No!’

‘Mary Ann Was Handsome’