| Accession Number | PUBS002/006/001/001 |
|---|---|
| Collection number | Souvenirs 2 6/1/1 |
| Collection type | Published Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 17 |
| Measurement | 17 items |
| Object type | Souvenir |
| Maker |
Various |
| Date made | c.1915-1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
File 1: Concerts for serviceman
Souvenirs 2, Concert and Theatre Programs Collection - First World War 1914-1918
- Sub-series 1: Concerts held in the United Kingdom
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Description
This file contains programs for entertainment provided to serviceman by organisations and societies during the First World War. The majority of the programs are from concerts held in London. These concerts were held between 1915 and 1918 with some of the organisations being the Huddersfield Glee & Madrigal Society and the Jewish Girls Club. The majority of the programs in this file have been professionally produced although some have been hand-drawn.
- Item 1: Concert given by Australian artistes in London to the Australian troops in England.
- Item 18: Every one at Brazil Straker's wishes 'The Boys' the very best of good luck
- Item 2: Mendelssohn's Elijah sung to the overseas forces by the Huddersfield Glee and Madrigal Society
- Item 3: Mendelssohn's Elijah sung to the overseas forces by the Huddersfield Glee and Madrigal Society
- Item 4: A grand miscellaneous concert will commence at 2.15pm, Saturday November 25 1916, for soldiers of overseas forces.
- Item 5: The Lord Mayor, Lady Mayoress, the Sheriff and Mrs J B Butler and the citizens of Bristol send you their hearty good wishes.
- Item 6: Programme of music
- Item 7: Elijah: Mendelssohn
- Item 8: A potty programme
- Item 9: Huddersfield Glee and Madrigal Society performances to members of the overseas forces, to our wounded, to the members of St. Dunstan's Hostel, Regent's Park, and to the children of the Foundling Hospital, London.
- [Concert program] Item 10: Programme of music
- Item 11: Programme
- Item 12: Special entertainment to wounded soldiers and sailors given by Lady Butt.
- Item 13: Programme of an Anglo-Saxon fellowship meeting held in Central Hall, Westminster on the fourth of July, 1918.
- Item 14: Royal Colonial Institute entertainment by the Council to wounded soldiers from overseas at the Savoy Hotel on Monday 30 September 1918.
- [Concert program] Item 15: Entertainment given by 'The Bluebells' under the direction of Miss Grace Harris
- Item 16: Programme
- Item 17: Entertainment to members of the Australian Military and Naval Forces.