Cavalcade (play)
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Cavalcade is a play by Noël Coward with songs by Coward and others. It focuses on three decades in the life of the Marryots, an upper-middle-class British family, and their servants, beginning in 1900
Playbill for original production
Siege of Mafeking
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The siege of Mafeking was a 217-day siege battle for the town of Mafeking in South Africa during the Second Boer War from October 1899 to May 1900. The siege received considerable attention as Lord Ed
Cavalcade (play)
…their servants, beginning in 1900 and ending in 1930, a year before the premiere. It is set against major historical events of the period, including the Relief of Mafeking; the death of Queen Victoria; the sinking of the RMS Titanic; and World War I. The popular songs at the time of each event were interwoven into the…
British Troops repelling a Boer attack at Mafeking
Mafeking Cadets during the siege
10 shillings siege money currency, issued by Baden-Powell at Mafeking
Picture from The Graphic of Boers firing from their trenches at the siege