CONCERT PROGRAM - ARMADALE DISTRICT GLEE CLUB 1922

1922
Overview

Green card with black printing, folded in half length-wise to form a booklet.

Text on the front cover reads: [Armadale District Glee Club / (underline) / Fourth Concert / in / Armadale Hall / on / Saturday, May 29th, 1922, / at 8 p.m. / (underline) / PRICES : / Reserved Seats 2/- Unreserved Seats 1/- / Children Half-prices / Proceeds in Aid of R.S.L. Memorial Hall / Block / (underline) / Hon. Conductor N. L. SKEWES / Hon. Sec. and Treas. J. A. RICHARDS / At the Piano Mrs. T. E. RAINE]

Text on first inside page reads: [PROGRAMME / PART ONE / OVERTURE 'Sonata Pathetique' Beethoven / MRS. T. E. RAINE / GLEE 'Song of the Vikings' Fanning / THE GLEE CLUB / SOLO: 'By the Waters of Minatonka' Laurence / Miss A. Richards / (Flute-N.L. SKEWES) / GLEE 'There is Music by the River' Pinsuti / THE GLEE CLUB / RECITATION 'European Guides' Mark Twain / Mr J. A. RICHARDS / SOLO 'My Ain Folk' Lemon / Miss K. MILLARD / GLEE 'Weary Wind of the West' Elgar / THE GLEE CLUB / INTERVAL].

Text on second inside page reads: [PART TWO / PIANO 'Polish Dance' Sarakowski / Mrs. T. E. RAINE / PRESENTATION OF VICTORY MEDALS TO RETURNED SOLDIERS / ANTHEM 'By Babylon's Waves' Gounod /THE GLEE CLUB / SOLO 'When the Heart is Young' Buck Miss M. PARKER / SOLO 'Young Tom o'Devon Russell / Mr. H. RICHARDS / GLEE 'O Hush Thee, my Baby' Sullivan / THE GLEE CLUB / SOLO 'King of the Deep' Jude / Mr. N. S. SKEWES / GLEE 'Vagabonds' Fanning / THE GLEE CLUB / ''GOD SAVE THE KING''].

Historical information

Concert held by the Armadale District Glee Club to help raise money for the RSL Memorial Hall. The concert was held at the Armadale Mechanics Institute on Jull Street. Two of the solo performers were Mr Hartland Richards and Mr Norman Skewes who were both WWI veterans and would have also been presented with their Victory Medals at the event.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-33-COA2013.41
Item type
Material
Width
221 mm
Height or length
176 mm
Inscriptions and markings

[HAWLEY & CO. / PRINTERS, / WILLIAM ST. / PERTH]

Year
Statement of significance

HIGH
1922 - Armadale District Glee Club
Social: Local amateur performance groups were a common form of entertainment in the local district. It was an important chance for the small community to come together and often raise money for a local cause.
Provenance: Concert by the Armadale district Glee Club, a local group of amateur singers.

Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Well provenanced
City of Armadale - History House

City of Armadale - History House

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