James Airlie et al. in Gartnavel Asylum (now Gartnavel Royal Hospital), Glasgow - between in the middle of the 1880's and the 1890's

from W.F. Frame Tells His Own Story, page 77:

Mr. Airlie […] conducted monthly entertainments during the winter at the Gartnavel Asylum.  We, “the pros.,” assisted him.  Those were grand nights, and I must say it was a cheerful house on those occasions.  We usually arrived there at six o’clock in the evening, …   more >>

cite as

W.F. Frame, W.F. Frame Tells His Own Story (Glasgow), p. 77. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1666816035272 accessed: 14 December, 2024

location of experience: Gartnavel Asylum (now Gartnavel Royal Hospital), Glasgow

Listeners

James Airlie
pattern drawer, secretary of Glasgow Abstainer's Union (1860s-1905), social reformer
1829-1913
William ('Wullie') Flint Frame
apprentice engineer, boot polisher, entertainer of troops during WW1, milkman's helper […]
1849-

Listening to

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unspecified flute music performed by an old gentleman resident of Gartnavel Asylum

Experience Information

Date/Time between in the middle of the 1880's and the 1890's
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by lcc5 on Wed, 26 Oct 2022 21:27:15 +0100
Approved on Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:28:32 +0000