Document ID ET-D492

Archive Location ET PROGS ET-D418a-551;561a-589, 1915 (BL) Loan 125/23A/5
Document description programme
Date 7 May 1915
Document form D - Programme
Document attributes Annotated
Corporate Body Seamen's Charities
Production Date(s) Friday May 7th 1915
Venue Dining Saloon, US Mail Steamship New York
Venue address at sea [between Liverpool and New York]
Time of performance 8.45pm
General notes Concert and entertainment in aid of Seamen's Charities. Annotations by Ellen Terry.
Language English

Works Cited

Title Romeo and Juliet
Original author William Shakespeare
Title Much Ado About Nothing
Original author William Shakespeare
Title As You Like It
Original author William Shakespeare
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UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMSHIP "NEW YORK" (Captain W. J. Roberts.) PROGRAMME OF CONCERT AND ENTERTAINMENT In Aid of the SEAMEN'S CHARITIES

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PROGRAMME OF CONCERT Given by Cabin Passengers in the DINING SALOON, Friday, May the 7th. at 8.45 p.m. CHAIRMAN HOWARD S. HARRINGTON, Esq. Suppliants-Mrs Magley, Mrs A. W. Robinson, Miss D. Hunt. Programmes-Miss J. Parke, Miss M. Stair. --- Part I. Overture "Caliph of Bagdad" - Boieldieu The Orchestra Stories Mr Chas. B. Stilwell Song "The Songs of Araby" - Clay Mr Kappel Patterson Song "My Ain Folk" Mrs Callander Recital from "Pickwick" Mr Frank Speaight Violin Solo "Meditation" from "Thais" Mr Lawrence AND Scene from 'ROMEO and JULIET" Lady Capulet - MISS ELLEN TERRY Chairman's Remarks Part II. Pianoforte Solo "Oberon" - Leybach Miss Jean Parke Song "Glorious Devon" Mr Clifton Song "The Green Grass" Mr Percy Donald Violin Solo "Souvenir de Printemps" - Bousquet Mr Jack C. Giles Song "Dear Home" Mr Garside Song "Loves Old Sweet Song" Miss BEatrice M. Lester AND MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Beatrice - MISS ELLEN TERRY Benedict - Mr Chas. B. Stilwell Short Scenes from 'AS YOU LIKE IT' Celia - MIS ELLEN TERRY Rosalind-Mrs Leslie Faber The Duke-Mr S. R. Lippincott, Jr. America. My country 'tis of Thee Sweet Land of Liberty, Of Thee I sing. Land where our fathers died, Land of the Pilgrims pride, From every mountain side Let Freedom ring. England. God save our gracious King- Long live our noble King, God save the King. Send him victorious, Happy and Glorious, Long to reign over us, God Save the King Collection will he taken on behalf of the Seamen's Charities at New York and Liverpool during Interval

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Document ID: ET-D492 Archive location: ET PROGS ET-D418a-551;561a-589, 1915 (BL) Loan 125/23A/5