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1 digital surrogate of a printed sheet (two pages, front and back)
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Collection donated by Mr Gruppetta's niece, Sylvana
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An extract from a publication, possibly written by Gruppetta. The extract includes several paragraphs with different titles, including ‘I- Innu tal- Banda Sliema’, It- Tejatrin tan Każin’, ‘Storbju sħiħ’, ‘L- Assedju l- Kbir’ and’ Zmien il- Karnival u l- Festa’. In the paragraphs the author is reminiscing his childhood while growing up in Sliema in the 1930s, prior to World War Two.
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12 of 17 publication scans, some in recto and verso, and containing various pages, organized per page number.
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Size of the digital surrogate: PDF: 2.17 MB.
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The extracts are possibly written by Karmenu Gruppetta. Several plays are mentioned which took place at the theater in the Sliema Band Club before World War two, including ‘L’ Imgħallaq Bla Ħtija’ and ‘Il- Madame Butterfly‘. Several Theater Companies are
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Date of cataloging: 13/08/2024
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Cataloged by: Raisa Zammit