The Tiger and the Deer; an Historical Pageant for the Borough of Hillingdon
Pageant type
Performances
Place: Hayes Sports Stadium (Hillingdon) (Hillingdon, Middlesex, England)
Year: 1966
Indoors/outdoors: Outdoors
Number of performances: 3
Notes
15–17 September 1966
Name of pageant master and other named staff
- Director [Pageant Master]: Low, Andrew
- Assistant Director: Susan Beavan
- Musical Director: Michael Rose
- Chief Wardrobe Mistress: Mrs K. Mather
- Sound Director: Ted Emblow
- Art Director: Leslie Nind
- Lighting Director: E. Marshall
- Stage Manager and Properties Master:
Arthur Hinks
Names of executive committee or equivalent
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Names of script-writer(s) and other credited author(s)
- Barnett, Tony
- Goodwin, Jessica M.
- Holdsworth, A. Bryan
- Wakely, Richard
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Prices of admission and seats: highest–lowest
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Pageant outline
Part One
The River Dwellers (late Neolithic)
The Eagles, AD 407
The Dark Ages, AD 400-700
The Abbey of Bec, AD 1095
Anselm and William Rufus, AD 1095
The Uxbridge Martyrs, AD 1555
Madrigals at Harlington, AD 1588
Part Two
A Game of Football, AD 1576
Elizabeth at Drayton, AD 1602
A Mishap for Sir Robert Vyner, AD 1678
The Nonconformist, AD 1750
Steam and Navigation (Early 19th Century)
The Tiger and the Deer (the formation of the Borough)
Key historical figures mentioned
- Anselm [St Anselm] (c.1033–1109) abbot
of Bec and archbishop of Canterbury
- William II [known as William Rufus]
(c.1060–1100) king of England
- Elizabeth I (1533–1603) queen of
England and Ireland
- Vyner [Viner], Sir Robert, baronet
(1631–1688) goldsmith and banker
- Byrd, William (1539x43–1623) composer
- Wesley [Westley], John (1703–1791) Church
of England clergyman and a founder of Methodism
Musical production
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Newspaper coverage of pageant
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Book of words
- The Tiger and the Deer; an Historical Pageant for the Borough of Hillingdon: Souvenir Edition of Text and Production. Uxbridge, 1966.
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Archival holdings connected to pageant
- Copy of Book of Words in the British Library
Sources used in preparation of pageant
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Summary
A number of pageants were held in the post-war years at Stanmore (1950) Streatham (1951), Wealdstone (1956), Finsbury (1960) and Croydon (1960), emphasizing the distinct histories of the particular areas from the metropolis, at a time when urban sprawl was threatening to overwhelm the unique character of the area. The episode featuring the Tudor football match was a reference to the World Cup being held in London at that time.
Footnotes
How to cite this entry
Angela Bartie, Linda Fleming, Mark Freeman, Tom Hulme, Alex Hutton, Paul Readman, ‘The Tiger and the Deer; an Historical Pageant for the Borough of Hillingdon’, The Redress of the Past, http://www.historicalpageants.ac.uk/pageants/1488/