Produced under the direction of Frank E. Fillis, the famous South African showman and organiser of Savage South Africa in Greater Britain Exhibition Earls Court London, Etc., Etc.
[23] pages, portrait of Fillis on the title page, illustrations and portraits, worn original pictorial paper wrappers which have been reinforced from the inside with tape, there is a small piece missing on the front cover, good copy.
Cover title: Official program Anglo Boer War Historical Libretto. World’s Fair St Louis 1904.
A South African Bibliography vol 4 page 300: Only 2 copies listed.
Extracted from page 4: Captain A.W. Lewis is the originator of the present spectacle and himself conceived the idea of reproducing several of the largest battles of the Anglo Boer War for the World’s Fair. Includes details of the tableaux, brief biographies of Generals Ben Viljoen and Cornje, historical notes on the battled of Colenso and Paardeberg, and a description of the South African Exhibit at the World’s Fair.
Frank Fillis was South Africa's greatest and best-known circus proprietor of the late 19th and early 20th century. He was a highly talented horseman, animal trainer and choreographer of epic spectacles, like the Savage South Africa show in London (1899) and the Boer War Spectacle in St. Louis (1904). https://esat.sun.ac.za/index.php/Frank_Fillis
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