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

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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.

Frank Lascelles, an Englishman, born Frank Stevens, was appointed Master of the Pageant 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




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