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.
L252(20)
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