Glory
"Glory" was the 6th musical to be written and was initially presented at the Mermaid Theatre in London on 7 July 1975. The complete musical was presented during on 12 July 1976 for the British Congress of that year
General Gowans recalls
We seemed to be locked into Army history for a while. The musical Glory! presents the story of how The Salvation Army faced difficulties in its early days at Folkestone. For once we have full details of the opposition and the riots, so that, allowing for the need to reduce the material to a manageable size, all the stories are true. Several songs from Glory! have survived, among them 'There is a message' and If you want it, it's yours!' My favourite, sadly, isn't often heard. It is 'There is a time for tears' and is sung at the funeral of a Salvationist marter killed during a struggle with the Skeleton Army over the right to march the streets.
Extracts from Glory! were first presented at the Mermaid Theatre in July 1975, and then the full musical was performed at the Royal Festival Hall, as part of the 1976 British Congress, with General Clarence Wiseman presiding. The best production I have ever seen was the Glory! presented at Le Theatre des Champs Elysées in Paris at the 1981 celebrations of the centenary of the Armée du Salut in France. The French have a natural flare for the dramatic, a sensitivity to atmosphere and emotion and a gift for timing. The translation into French was delicately done.
SCENE I
Street Near Railway Station
SCENE II
The Army Hall
We're All Seeking The Same Saviour
SCENE 4
Fishbob Household
Cleanliness Is Next To Godliness
SCENE 6
The Quayside
SCENE 7
Mother's Dowell's House
SCENE 8
The Army Hall
Have You Ever Stopped To Think How God Loves You
SCENE 10
The Street
SCENE 12
The Little Household
We're All Seeking The Same Saviour
SCENE 13
The Army Hall
We're All Seeking The Same Saviour
When The Glory Gets Into Your Soul
Above images taken from video of performance of "Glory" recorded in Pasadena during the Southern California Division on June 15 1987
Click on the picture to hear General Larsson's original version of "When The Glory Gets Into Your Soul"
During the opening rally for The Salvation Army's International Millennial Congess held in Atlanta in June 2000, General John Gowans spoke about an illustration included in "Glory". With the written permission of The Salvation Army in Atlanta, I can present a clip of this.
Major John Gowans with a group of characters from the musical which had it's North American Premiere at the Northern California Redwood Glen Camp in Scotts Valley, California.
Cardiff Canton band pictured at a performance of Glory at Stuart Hall, Cardiff c7 July 1975
San Francisco, California. Final Adjustments! Just before going on stage, "Capt Campbell" (Capt Chris Buchanan) & "Mrs Capt Campbell" (Kathy Sue Bills) in the presentation of Glory
The musical is based on the story of "The Old Corps" by Colonel Edward H Joy
The above is a reproduction from an Image which appeared in "Salvationist" a while ago. It is a Korean/Japanese version of "When The Glory Get's Into Your Soul"