World of Mary's Wedding Reminiscences of World War One // Vault

In 2008, Pacific Opera Victoria commissioned an opera from the play, Mary's Wedding. The play tells a story of love and remembrance set in the Prairies, the trenches of France, and the Battle of Moreuil Wood in March 1918. Three years later, a new Canadian opera, Mary’s Wedding, made its world premiere in Victoria on November 10, 2011.

A collaboration between Pacific Opera Victoria and the University of Victoria Libraries resulted in an exhibit held at the Maltwood Gallery at the McPherson Library, in the Special Collections and University of Victoria reading room at the McPherson Library, and at the McPherson Playhouse during the production of the opera Mary’s Wedding.

This collection consists of materials drawn from the extensive military history collections in Special Collections and University Archives and used in the exhibit and the accompanying website.

Image: The Thin Red Line by H. Piffard reproduction from Canada in Khaki

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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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Collection Details

: Items 85
: Last Updated 2024-07-31

Parent Collections (1)

Military History Collection

Works (85)

List of items in this collection
Title	Date Created	Date Added	Visibility
Soldiers at Petawawa, Ontario, 1916 [Wills Photograph Album Page 70] This work also belongs to: World War One Photographs and Journals	1916	2022-01-11	Public
The Call to Arms: a descriptive fantasia cover and first page, by Ezra Read	1916	2022-03-25	Public
The Camosun, 1916 service roll	1916	2022-03-25	Public
Ticket for Troop ship "Cameronia" [Wills Photograph Album Page 87] This work also belongs to: World War One Photographs and Journals	1916	2022-01-11	Public
Troop ships heading to the front, 1916 [Wills Photograph Album Page 88] This work also belongs to: World War One Photographs and Journals	1916	2022-01-11	Public
Troops leaving Victoria on board a ship, 1916 [Wills Photograph Album Page 72] This work also belongs to: World War One Photographs and Journals	1916	2022-01-11	Public
Leaving Victoria, May 28, 1916 [Wills Photograph Album Page 70] This work also belongs to: World War One Photographs and Journals	1916-05-28	2022-01-11	Public
Letter from Keith Macgowan to Helen, Vernon Camp, September 02, 1916	1916-09-02	2022-03-25	Public
Letter from Keith Macgowan to his mother, France, December 12, 1916	1916-12-12	2022-03-25	Public
"Canadian Troops Waiting to go into the Firing Line," photograph from Canada in Khaki	1917?	2022-03-25	Public