Track 1: Growing up in Cork city in the 1930s and 40s, their school days and their introduction to the performing arts. Track 2: A discussion on the first ‘Mikado’, which Dick Healy stage managed and which was staged in Cork Opera House in 1951. Track 3: Charlie discusses his time in the ballet company, which he joined in 1947. Track 4: Sheila recalls her memories of the Gilbert and Sullivan shows, in which she was involved from 1954, and also the burning of the Cork Opera House. Track 5: Learning the craft and their mentors who were involved with them. Track 6: A discussion on the satirical shows performed in the early sixties. Track 7: Memories of the enormous interest in the performing arts and the local element in the material used. Track 8: A discussion on The Southern Theatre Group. Track 9: Dick discusses his career in the Gilbert and Sullivan company and his service in the Local Defence Force (LDF) during the Emergency period. Track 10: Charlie’s working career in Dunlop’s. Track 11: Sheila’s passion for costume design and dress-making. A discussion on the James N. Healy archive, now deposited in Cork County Library.

Dick and Sheila Healy and Charlie Ginnane (Part 1)


Dick and Sheila Healy and Charlie Ginnane (Part 1)
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Additional information
Type: | Disk, MP3 |
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Audio series: | Cork Theatrical Collection |
Bitrate: | 128 kbps |
Download time limit: | 48 hours |
File size(s): | 19.61 MB, 8.69 MB, 4.82 MB, 14.57 MB, 5.78 MB, 9.82 MB |
Number of files: | 6 |
Product ID: | CDCKCY02-07 |
Subject: | A legacy of theatrical memories |
Recorded by: | Tom Rigney |