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Concert programme: Leith Hospital
1917, Paper
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Concert programme: Leith Hospital
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Concert programme: Leith Hospital. Folded paper with typewritten text. Includes information about a variety of musical performances and recitations, including the performers and composers/ writers. Decorated by hand with red ink.
Date
1917
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Paper
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Museum of Edinburgh
Accession number
SH.2012.161
The front cover of the programme states: 'Concert/ To the Wounded Soldiers/ at/ Leith Hospital/ on/ Wednesday 28th February, 1917'.
The programme includes a list of popular songs to be performed by a quartet or singers, together with notice that choruses will be sung by everybody.
Concerts and other entertainments were arranged in hospitals to boost morale and ease the boredom of convalescance. the performers were often amateur volunteers.
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