Soldiers of the Cross

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Event Soldiers of the Cross
Venue Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW
First Date 22 April 1901
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description "A complex display of inter-related films, slides, music and the spoken word ... the culmination of a series of illustrated lectures prepared and presented by the Salvation Army in the late 1890's" (Pike and Cooper) Featured 13 films, 200 slides and an elaborate music score designed to convey the suffering and the sorrow, the gladness and the triumph of the early Christian martyrs.
Description Source Article
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Film
Religious
Lecture
Subjects Christianity
Religion
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Joseph Perry Cinematographer
Herbert Booth Producer
Resources
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book Pike and Cooper, Australian Film 1900-1977 (1)
Newspaper A SALVATION ARMY LECTURE. (1901, April 23). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 6. Retrieved November 26, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14381286
Event Identifier 127118