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[Magic lantern entertainment] (lantern entertainment, Redhill, Surrey, England, 30 December 1879)

Type of event
lantern entertainment
Full title
Magic lantern entertainment
Date
30 December 1879
Time of day
18:00
Audience
at the the parents' annual tea
People linked to event

STENT, Reverend W.H.  (fl. 1870s) – lecturer

Organisations linked to event
Reference
‘untitled’ in Sunday School Chronicle

“Redhill Congregational School - On Tuesday, December 30th, the parents' annual tea was held in the [Text nicht lesbar] winter treat took place Friday previous. The treat commenced with a five o'clock tea, and from six to half-past seven the children were amused by a magic lantern, illustrating, with many slides, the Travels of Gulliver; the Rev. W. H. Stent explained each picture as it appeared. Certificates, and some sixty prizes, were then awarded, followed by the distribution of toys to the infants.”

Lucerna ID 7001715

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 19 February 2011

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