Program for a concert by the Massachusetts State Prison Orchestra on Sunday, May 21, 1922. Philip W. Thorpe was the Orchestra Leader.
Read about the Orchestra in a 1905 article here.
The prison was located at Charlestown, Massachusetts until 1955. The space is now occupied by Bunker Hill Community College.
The program is comprised of one sheet measuring approximately 9-1/2" by 7", folded once to a final dimension of 4-3/4" by 7".
| Violins | Wood Winds |
| Orchestra Leader Philip W. Thorpe | John Whitefield |
| George Sullivan | Sabatino Fantasia |
| Herman C. Wiles | Domenick Squazzo |
| John L. Collins | |
| Joseph C. Bedell | Cornets |
| Robert B. Taylor | |
| Cello | George E. Kessler |
| William Epps | |
| Trombones | |
| Bass | Charles Sherman |
| Joseph Seaton | William Reid |
| Drums | Piano |
| Herbert Wright | Harry Kimball |
DO you have any more records of the concert reviews in the prison newspaper. I found it butforgot where I saw it. Thanks
ReplyDeleteSorry, no. Hope you can find what you found before!
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