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Dundee Music Hall Poster
May 1880

The Dundee Music Hall was situated in a fine square stone building at the foot of Castle Street with a beautifully sprung wooden floor. It later became the City Assembly Rooms and then a Masonic Temple. This poster illustrates the attractions of the time.

The date on the poster is May 7th 1880 and it states that it is the annual benefit of a Mr.W.McFarland. The artistes include Mr William McGonagall (spelled wrongly), Little Levite and Jessie Nina, Joe Colvero, and performing dogs and monkeys. The prices were from four pence to one shilling for a box.

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