Item 1: Khaki benefit concert

Accession Number PUBS002/005/003/003/001
Collection number Souvenirs 2 5/3/3/1
Collection type Published Collection
Record type Item
Item count 1
Measurement Overall: 29.4 x 20.9cm
Object type Souvenir
Maker Unknown
Place made Egypt: Cairo
Date made 1916
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Description

Souvenir program for a concert held during the First World War. This program is for a concert held at Cairo Kursaal at 9pm on Friday 12 May 1916. The concert was organised in aid of Baroness de Ronsart who nursed British soldiers during the Crimean War where she was one of the pioneers of Red Cross work. The concert featured the Royal Welsh Fusiliers Band with vocal performances, recitations and instrumental pieces. A grand piano was lent for the occasion by J Calderon & Co.