[Concert program] Item 3: Winter Gardens Blackpool

Accession Number PUBS002/002/001/007/003
Collection number Souvenirs 2 Collection (Concert and Theatre Programs, First World War, 1914-1919) 2/1/7/3
Collection type Published Collection
Record type Item
Item count 1
Measurement Overall: 25.2 x 31.2cm
Object type Souvenir
Maker Unknown
Place made United Kingdom: England, Blackpool
Date made 1917
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Description

Souvenir program for a theatrical performance during the First World War. This program is for a ballet and revue performance titled '1917', at the Grand Pavilion of the Winter Gardens complex in Blackpool on Friday 17 August 1917. The program features details of the performance including a synopsis and a list of the cast members surrounded by a variety of advertisements. The cover of the program is illustrated with a photograph of the Winter Gardens complex that incorporates Her Majesty's Opera House and the Grand Pavilion. The back cover advertises performances of the revue 'For Freedom', and evening dances held during the week commencing Monday 13 August 1917.