Speech given by Eileen Joyce at the Arts Theatre Club, Soho, London, May 1959 [manuscript]. 1959 May.

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Speech given by Eileen Joyce at the Arts Theatre Club, Soho, London, May 1959 [manuscript]. 1959 May.

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Typewritten speech, assumed written by Joyce, about a concert pianist's life. Pencilled at top of first page: "Arts Theatre Club, May 1959". Speech commences: "Mr Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen. I am having a wonderful time here and it was so kind of you to ask me ..." The Arts Theatre Club was founded in 1927, originally located on Great Newport Street. The Club is a professional club with annual membership subscription, once a month holding a Club supper.

4 p. (5 leaves) ; 33 cm.

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Joyce, Eileen, 1908-1991

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Eileen Joyce (1908-1991) was a renowned Australian concert pianist, resident in England for most of her life. Born in Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia, Eileen and her family had moved to Boulder City on the Eastern Goldfields by 1909, where she commenced her piano education at her local convent school. With local support and encouragement by visiting pianists such as Wilhelm Backhaus and Percy Grainger, she completed her education in Perth in 1926, studied in Germany (1927-1930), and settled in Engla...

Arts Theatre Club (London, England)

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