Pageants View By Anthony Parker
Title | : | Pageants |
Author | : | Anthony Parker |
Format | : | Hardcover |
Page | : | 160 pages |
ISBN | : |
PRE ISBN.Jacket design by S.H Sadgrove.From the front inside dustjacket Even in those days of mechanical entertainment, historical pageants are immensely popular throughout the country The spectacles, whether with thousands of performers, hundreds of horses, orchestra and choirs, or on a much modest scale, offer a fascinating and unrivalled form of entertainment.In PRE ISBN.Jacket design by S.H Sadgrove.From the front inside dustjacket Even in those days of mechanical entertainment, historical pageants are immensely popular throughout the country The spectacles, whether with thousands of performers, hundreds of horses, orchestra and choirs, or on a much modest scale, offer a fascinating and unrivalled form of entertainment.In this book, the author, himself a pageant master and producer, describes how the pageant as we know it today was invented nearly fifty years ago by his grandfather, Louis N Parker, and how it is created, from its very inception to the final performance.Illustrated with many photographs and drawings, and telling of some of the author s amusing experiences whilst pageanting, the book explains every facet of pageant production, from writing the book of words and raising the finance, to the installation of lighting and sound amplifying systems, making the costumes, rehersing the actors, and running the performances Nothing is omitted.It should prove an invaluable guide and reference book to all who are interested in pageant production, whether on a large or a small scale, while for those who have never seen a pageant it will provide an insight into this delightful and most rewarding entertainment

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Published :2016-01-06T19:53+01:00
PRE ISBN.Jacket design by S.H Sadgrove.From the front inside dustjacket Even in those days of mechanical entertainment, historical pageants are immens
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