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[Magic lantern exhibition] (lantern entertainment, Addlestone, Surrey, England, 1903)

Type of event
lantern entertainment
Full title
Magic lantern exhibition
Date
1903
Time of day
evening
Audience
about 70
Slide set shown at this event

The torn Bible (generic set title – 3 different versions are known)

Reference
‘On the Lookout’ in Church Army gazette

“'The Largest House in the Neighborhood': On Tuesday evening we had the pleasure of going into the largest house in the neighborhood, viz. Workhouse, to entertain the old people. There were about seventy present, and it was a sight to see them singing and recitations by the choir of children. When singing was over, we had the lantern story, 'The Torn Bible', which recalled scenes, long past, to their memories, of wayward sons and daughters, and which filled their eyes with tears. (...)”

Lucerna ID 7001057

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 6 October 2016

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