Pageants 3

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  1. Co-operative Century (Manchester)
    The opening night of the Manchester Co-Operative Pageant was one of ‘150 such “first nights” all over the country’,[1] with similar performances of the pageant taking place from Plymouth to Sheffie...

  2. Pageant of Birmingham
    The Birmingham 1938 Civic Pageant was one of the largest pageants ever held in Britain, designed to eclipse civic and national rivals at Runnymede in 1934 (also directed by Gwen Lally) and Manchest...

  3. The Manchester Pageant
    The Manchester Historical Pageant was the ‘chief feature’ of the citywide celebrations in 1938, following on from major pageant in 1926 and 1932. It commemorated the bestowal of a Charter of Incorp...