Item 2: Matinee in aid of the Australian wounded soldiers

Accession Number PUBS002/005/002/001/002
Collection number Souvenirs 2 5/2/1/2
Collection type Published Collection
Record type Item
Item count 1
Measurement Overall: 26.1 x 32cm
Object type Souvenir
Maker Unknown
Place made United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London
Date made 1915
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 concert held during the First World War. This program is for a benefit concert held at Her Majesty's Theatre in London on Friday 19 November 1915. The concert was organised by the Australian War Contingent Association who provided comforts and attended to the needs of members of the Australian Imperial Forces. The concert featured orchestral and vocal performances as well as theatrical productions of 'Hide and seek', 'The fatal typist', 'Rosalind' and 'Mariage a la mode'.