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Adam, Eve and Angels before the Fall
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The Entry into Jerusalem
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Christ's Entry into Jerusalem
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Cast Photograph
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Scene with Angels
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Christ and Lucifer
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Christ and His Disciples
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Cast Photograph
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Crowd scene with Christ, the Entry into Jerusalem
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Christ carrying his Cross
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Wagon Play, the announcement of the play
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Museum Gardens, Christ and his Disciples
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Cast photograph of angels
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Museum Gardens, Crowd Scene
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Wagon Play, Noah's Ark, the construction of the Ark
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Wagon Play, Noah's Ark, the Animals enter the Ark
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Wagon Play, a scene from Noah's Ark
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Christ on the Cross
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Wagon Play: a scene from Noah's Ark
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Joseph O'Connor as Jesus with guitar (signed).
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Entry to Jerusalem
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John Van Eyssen (signed)
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Speaker addresses the crowd, image taken from the side of the stage.
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Photographs : 1954 Plays Photos
Item type: PhotographsArchive reference: YMP/A/2/3
Date/year: 1954
Description: Archive list of photos from the 1954 Mystery Plays production, labelled 'Pam Olsen collection'.
1. Joseph O'Conor as Jesus with guitar (signed) - NB One N in his name, not two!
2. Jesus is approached by a man from the crowd
3. John Van Eyssen as Lucifer (signed)
4. Speaker addresses the crowd, stage side
5. Yorkshire Evening Press: Appearance of the rainbow to Noah and his family (wagon play in King's Square)
6. Crucifixion scene (Joseph O'Conor, with perhaps Jean Buckle, Anthony Reed and Ronald Drake)
7. Noah and the dove (wagon play in King's Square)
8. Noah's family collect animals for the Ark (images on a ?tapestry) (wagon play in King's Square)
9. Noah and his family build the Ark (wagon play in King's Square)
10. Man (?to be healed) and Jesus before a crowd (Entry to Jerusalem? ) (similar to photograph nos. 15 and 20 in this collection)
11. John Westbrook (Archangel Michael) posing with angels (including Judi Dench third from left, and perhaps Marjorie Daly, Eileen Dobson, Isobel Lane, Philippa Leppington, Mary Mitchell, Barbara Redhead, Christine Rhodes, Tessa Robson, Kathryn Rowntree, Janet Taylor, Juliet Turtle)
12. Jesus leads a procession of male characters (?disciples)
13. Herald makes an announcement seated on a horse (wagon play in King's Square)
14. Yorkshire Evening Press: Jesus (Joseph O'Conor) carries the Cross, followed by soldiers
15. Man approaches Jesus (?to be healed ?Entry to Jerusalem) (similar to photograph nos.10 and 20 in this collection)
16. Thirteen characters pose together for a photograph
17. Jesus leads a procession of male characters (?disciples) (similar to photograph no.12 in this collection)
18. Lucifer (John Van Eyssen) addresses Jesus (Joseph O'Conor) (photograph bears the name K. Giblin on the reverse, probably Kathleen Giblin who played one of the citizens and countryfolk in this production)
19. Angels surround one or more characters (?immaculate conception)
20. Nine characters pose for a photograph
21. Jesus and a man before the crowd (Entry to Jerusalem?) (similar to photograph nos.10 and 15 in this collection)
22. The crowd, perhaps at the Entry to Jerusalem
23. Five angels (including Judi Dench) dance round Adam (Kenneth Parsons) and Eve (Jane Southern)
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