Thomas Ryan et al. in North America - at the end of the 1800's

from Recollections of an old musician, pages 257-258:

 

Printers have played some funny tricks with our programmes at times. It is a dangerous thing not to see a “proof" before printing, but often the programme has to be “ rushed,” and there is no opportunity. One of our violinists was to play a solo on the old French air, “ Je suis le petit tambour." When the concert was over, my attention was called to this number on the programme, which read, to my horror, “ Jesus le petit …   more >>

cite as

Thomas Ryan, Recollections of an old musician (New York City, 1899), p. 257. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1450351323826 accessed: 10 November, 2024

location of experience: North America

Listeners

Thomas Ryan
Musician
1827-1903

Listening to

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The Bird in the Tree
written by Miska Hauser
performed by Mendelssohn Quintet Club

Experience Information

Date/Time at the end of the 1800's
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in public

Originally submitted by Jo Reardon on Thu, 17 Dec 2015 11:22:04 +0000
Approved on Tue, 23 Feb 2016 15:28:14 +0000