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EPS
Exhibition
Entertainment
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
provided a good opportunity for EPS to attract a wider audience.
Exhibition entertainment was provided, often including musical
entertainment, particularly from 1890 members of the public to make
contact with EPS. For many
years, from 1890
Exhibition
Lectures
From
1890, for almost 50 years, EPS staged lectures for the benefit of
exhibition visitors.
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In
1890, the year of a major EPS photographic exhibition, lecture topics
covered a range of photographic subjects.
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A more usual theme was illustrated travel lectures
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In the later years, there were a few natural history lectures.
See
the lists of lecture titles
for further details.
Other
forms of Exhibition Entertainment
From
1890 onwards, other entertainment included:
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Exhibition
Opening and Smoking Concert
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Musical
Arrangements
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Lantern
Entertainment
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Conversazione
including Presentation of Awards
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Concert
including Presentation of Awards
In
1901, the
Smoking Concert and Musical Evening were cancelled, due to the
death of Queen Victoria.
From
1905 the Exhibition entertainment also regularly included:
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Distribution
of Medals
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Exhibitions
of Lantern Slides
From
1916 to 1928,
Whist Drives for Members and
friends were held on the evening before the Official Opening of the Exhibition.
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