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Posted By: Valmai Goodyear
15-Nov-10 - 11:15 AM
Thread Name: Magic Lantern show + music 19 Nov Sussex
Subject: Magic Lantern show + music 19 Nov Sussex
FROM THE FIELD TO THE FOUNDRY
A Journey with Magic Lantern & Concertinas
Friday 19th. November 8.00 p.m. Doors open 7.30 p.m. Licensed bar
Michelham Priory Great Barn, Arlington, E. Sussex BN27 3QS UK
Tickets £6 on the door or from 01323 844224 (Chris Tuckett)
Images, traditional songs and readings about life on the land in Sussex at the time the Lewes Phoenix Foundry opened in 1832 and the changes it brought to working people's lives. Images from Allan and Rene Marriott's Magic Lantern, the Victorian ancestor of the slide projector. Music from Spare Parts Concertina Band.
The magic lantern, the foundry and the concertina were all at their peak at about the same time. To add to the atmosphere, the performers dress appropriately. The Great Barn provides a wonderful setting for the show.
In aid of the Sussex Archaeological Soiety .