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Bruce Sex-Centenary Pageant: Masque of Edinburgh
When plans were discussed by Edinburgh's city council for celebration of the six-hundredth anniversary of the granting of Edinburgh's royal charter, there was every intention to make sure that a la... -
Scottish Historical Pageant
In July 1927, the Scottish Historical Pageant was held in the grounds of Craigmillar Castle in Edinburgh. With nearly 4000 performers, 200 horses and a grandstand capacity of 10,000— and a total au... -
The Masque of Ancient Learning and Its Many Meanings
Despite the publicity which attended this pageant and the high profile of its chief proponent— Patrick Geddes—there is a great deal about it which remains stubbornly opaque. For example, although i... -
Historical Pageant at Drum Castle
Drum Castle was described as being 'the Glydebourne of the North' when a pageant was staged there in August 1951.52 With only two performances—a matinee and a repeat showing in the evening—the page... -
Sir Walter Scott Centenary
There were so many events taking place in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the death of Sir Walter Scott that it is not surprising that most passed without much fanfare. However, this part... -
Stracathro House Fete and Pageant
The pageant was organised by a committee, which was set up to raise funds for a parish hall at Stracathro. It is presumed that the hall was attached to the Stracathro parish church and that the chu... -
The Story of the West: A Pageant of the Britons, the Vikings, the Traders and the Clans
‘For two and a half crowded hours ghostly figures from Scottish pageantry, wild, staid, pompous, and romantic, live a brief while again as they slowly cross the stage, linger, and disappear back in... -
The Selkirk Pageant
This pageant was described as being for the townsfolk of Selkirk, 'a gesture of articulation' about 'the spirit and achievement of their ancestors'.36 In common with other Border pageants, the Selk... -
Historical Pageant of Newcastle and the North
One of the fundamental tenets of historical pageantry was, and is, that it brought people together in a common purpose. The Pageant of Newcastle and the North took this notion of communal involveme... -
Ury House Empire Pageant
The pageant master for this event—Harry Douglas—was in charge of an empire pageant at Stracathro two years earlier in July 1930. The production held at Ury House was almost identical in terms of it...