Laying the Foundation of the Lyric Theatre

Laying the Foundation of the Lyric Theatre

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Location

Belfast

Year

1965

Date

Production 14/06/1965

Length

05min 33sec

Audio

mute

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

The laying of the foundation stone of the new Lyric Theatre on Ridgeway Street in Belfast. Irish poet Austin Clarke lays the stone and in the crowd we see a young Seamus Heaney. Also in attendance is the founder of the theatre, Mary O’Malley and Hubert Wilmot of the Arts Theatre. A time capsule is placed into the stone. 

Notes

The Lyric Theatre was first established as The Lyric Players in 1951 at the home of its founders Mary O'Malley and her husband Pearse in Derryvolgie Avenue, off the Malone Road. 

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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