The front cover of a programme for an event organised to raise funds for workers from Broadford Works, a textile factory in Aberdeen. These workers had been made unemployed due to the financial difficulties of the owners of the works, Richards & Co.
The event took place in the Music Hall on 21st December 1898, under the patronage of the directors and managers of the works. It featured the following acts: an organ recital by Mr John Allan; grand national fantasia, Scotland's pride by 1st Aberdeen Artillery Volunteer Band; Chairman's remarks by Lord Provost Fleming; songs from Miss Nellie Donaldson; a dramatic recital called Touch me gin ye daur by Mr Dove Paterson; a song called By the Fountain performed by Mr J. A. Goodlad; dancing by the Alexandra Trio; musical (instrumental) entertainment by Mr Will Pender; songs by Miss Jessie G. Roberton; Von German Girl, a comic song by Mr R. F. Davidson; dancing by Roberts and Masson Trio; Quartette, Thuringian Volkslied, by Messrs. Goodlad, Watt, Arthur, and Emslie; the world-famed cinematographists Messrs Walker & Company; another quartette, Soldiers' Chorus from Gounod's Faust by Messrs Goodlad, Watt, Arthur, and Emslie; recital of the William Cadenhead poem Broadford Mill by Mr Dove Paterson; Bedouin Love Song by Mr William Arthur; selections of bagpipe music by Mr Angus Gibson; dancing by Miss Duncan's Quartette, highland and national; descriptive fantasia by 1st Aberdeen Artillery Volunteer Band, A Hunting Scene; God save the Queen by 1st Aberdeen Artillery Volunteer Band. A dance assembly followed the concert.
Tickets for the event could be bought from the Lodge, Maberly Street, members of the committee and from various city centre businesses.
The back page of the item, also available to view on this website, features an illustration of the Hutcheon Street/Maberly Street site and some historical detail.
The programme was printed by the Rosemount Press.
