Dundee Music Hall programme, June 1883, pages 2-3
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Programme
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.
Object details
- Object type
- Programme
- Production date
- Jun 1883
- Dimensions
- 26.1 x 51.4 cm
- Museum number
- 252(20)
Source collection
Lamb Collection, Dundee Central Library
The object’s story
Transcription
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’