Item 2: Schubert Abend

Accession Number PUBS002/007/002/001/002
Collection number Souvenirs 2 Collection (Concert and Theatre Programs, First World War, 1914-1919) 7/2/1, Souvenirs 2 7/2/1/2
Collection type Published Collection
Record type Item
Item count 1
Measurement Overall: 15.6 x 9.8cm
Object type Souvenir
Maker Unknown
Place made Australia: New South Wales, Trial Bay
Date made 1916
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required., Digital format and content protected by copyright.
Description

Souvenir playbill produced during the First World War. This photographic copy of a playbill, written in German, is for 'Schubert Abend [an evening of Schubert]' at the theatre within the Trial Bay internment camp during 1916. The performance included Schubert's liedercyclus 'Die Schöne Müllerin [The Beautiful Millers Daughter]' sung by H. Plücker with words by W. Müller. The playbill is illustrated with a portrait of Schubert in the middle with detailed drawings of people and countryside around the edges.

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