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The revenge: a ballad of the fleet. Alfred Lord Tennyson; music by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford. (University Musical Society). Allen Hall, Dunedin, Aug. 25-26, 1916.

Case 8 contains programmes for a variety of wartime entertainments: some aim to raise morale and cultivate support for New Zealand’s military participation; others are patriotic-themed celebrations expressing solidarity with Britain and performed shortly after wartime.

The revenge: a ballad of the fleet. Alfred Lord Tennyson; music by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford. (University Musical Society). Allen Hall, Dunedin, Aug. 25-26, 1916.
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Merrie England. (Otago University Musical Society). His Majesty’s Theatre, Dunedin July 18, 1919.

Merrie England. (Otago University Musical Society). His Majesty’s Theatre, Dunedin July 18, 1919.
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Farewell patriotic concert. (Castalian Singers). Town Hall Concert Chamber, Sept. 23, 1942.

Farewell patriotic concert. (Castalian Singers). Town Hall Concert Chamber, Sept. 23, 1942.
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Cathedral steps. Clemence Dane. His Majesty's Theatre, Dunedin, Oct. 30-Nov. 3, 1945.

Cathedral steps. Clemence Dane. His Majesty's Theatre, Dunedin, Oct. 30-Nov. 3, 1945.
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