Difference between revisions of "Historical Sketch and Description of the Pageant Held at Cape Town on the Occasion of the Opening of the First Parliament of the Union of South Africa"

From ESAT
Jump to navigation Jump to search
 
 
(5 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
The ''[[Historical Sketch and Description of the Pageant Held at Cape Town on the Occasion of the Opening of the First Parliament of the Union of South Africa]]'' was a souvenir booklet describing published published on 1910 by the [[Pageant Committee]]. The book includes more than 100 pages of text and illustrations,  plus over 40 pages of advertisements.  
+
The ''[[Historical Sketch and Description of the Pageant Held at Cape Town on the Occasion of the Opening of the First Parliament of the Union of South Africa]]'' was a souvenir booklet describing the 1910 '''''[[The Pageant of Union]]''''', published on 1910 by the Pageant Committee. The book includes more than 100 pages of text and illustrations,  plus over 40 pages of advertisements.  
  
−
[[Frank Lascelles]], an Englishman, born Frank Stevens, was appointed Master of the Pageant
+
The cover of the booklet has the title as the ''[[Souvenir of the Pageant in Commemoration of the Union of South Africa]]''
−
The original schedule was a six day event, Saturday to Saturday, excluding a Sunday & Tuesday from 29 October to 5 November 1910
 
−
This elaborate plan was rescheduled to two days, each with eight Episodes including a Finale on the last day
 
  
  
 +
==Sources==
  
−
 
+
The ''Collect Southern Africa'' website[http://www.southafricacollector.com/11_Collect_Southern_Africa/03_1910_Cape_Town_Pageant.htm]
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
http://www.southafricacollector.com/11_Collect_Southern_Africa/03_1910_Cape_Town_Pageant.htm
 
  
 
Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 H|H]]
 
Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 H|H]]

Latest revision as of 11:45, 30 January 2020

The Historical Sketch and Description of the Pageant Held at Cape Town on the Occasion of the Opening of the First Parliament of the Union of South Africa was a souvenir booklet describing the 1910 The Pageant of Union, published on 1910 by the Pageant Committee. The book includes more than 100 pages of text and illustrations, plus over 40 pages of advertisements.

The cover of the booklet has the title as the Souvenir of the Pageant in Commemoration of the Union of South Africa


Sources

The Collect Southern Africa website[1]

Return to H

Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays

Return to Main Page

Retrieved from "https://esat.sun.ac.za/index.php?title=Historical_Sketch_and_Description_of_the_Pageant_Held_at_Cape_Town_on_the_Occasion_of_the_Opening_of_the_First_Parliament_of_the_Union_of_South_Africa&oldid=182669"