The Messiah

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Title

The Messiah

Description

"A scene from the play The Messiah put on by the Gun Court Cultural Movement. In this scene a confrontation takes place between the followers of Garvey [on the left] and Backra [in bowler hat] and his allies. The Messiah was staged at the Creative Arts Centre as part of Independence Week celebrations, Director Herbert Brown got the Best Directors award in the National Awards contest for drama."

Subject

Drama; Dramatic works; Dramatic works - Jamaica; Actors; Actors - Jamaica; Actresses - Jamaica

Creator

Cunningham, Ted (Agency for Public Information)

Date

Aug-1979

Source

NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News Collection - Dramatic Productions, Ja.

Identifier

D0012866
Acc. no.: 23205

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Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Citation

Cunningham, Ted (Agency for Public Information), “The Messiah,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed September 9, 2025, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/11902.