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THEATRE SCENES

Theatre Scenes (1940-1949)

Footage of theatre set being built.

HOLIDAYS AT HOME THIS YEAR

Holidays At Home This Year (1941)

A range of activities, including many sports, are offered as an...

HOLIDAYS AT HOME THIS YEAR

Holidays At Home This Year (1941)

A range of activities, including many sports, are offered as an...

RICHMOND YORKSHIRE issue title - TAKE A LOOK

Richmond Yorkshire Issue Title - Take A Look (1943)

A look at the ancient town of Richmond in...

ART'S TRIBUTE TO SOVIETS issue title is FINE AND LARGE

Art's Tribute To Soviets Issue Title Is Fine And Large (1943)

A scrapbook of photos and personal...

DANCERS issue title is ON THE SPOT

Dancers Issue Title Is On The Spot (1943)

Ballet dancers, including Daria Luna, rehearse for Jack...

WINDMILL GIRLS issue title is LET'S JOIN THE LADIES

Windmill Girls Issue Title Is Let's Join The Ladies (1944)

Vivian Van Damm oversees showgirls'...

 

 

MEET PHYLLIS DIXEY

Meet Phyllis Dixey (1944)

A day in the life of the ballet dancer Phyllis Dixey.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Merry Christmas (1945)

Christmas in New York, London and among servicemen in Germany.

PLAYERS AT WORK

Players At Work (1945-1946)

Actors repair bomb damage Embassy Theatre.

THE STAGE REVOLVES

The Stage Revolves (1945)

Behind the scenes look at the revolving stage in the Savoy theatre. London.

GRANDMA AND YOU aka GRANDMAMA AND YOU

Grandma And You AKA Grandmama And You (1945)

Actresses in period costume from Evelyn Laye show +...

BEAUTY IN GLASS

Beauty In Glass (1945)

Actress Celia Lipton and mother visit exhibition "home of future" where...

PETER GRIMES IS BORN

Peter Grimes Is Born (1945)

Preparations to put on the opera "Peter Grimes" take place at Sadler's Wells...

OVERTURE BEGINNERS

Overture Beginners (1945)

Pathe visits Jacqueline Boyer, one of the new up and coming stars.

AERIAL SHOTS OF BERLIN & WAR DAMAGE

Aerial Shots Of Berlin & War Damage (1945)

Material showing badly bombed Berlin. Germany.

THE KING AND THE STARS

The King And The Stars (1946)

Various Hollywood stars are presented to the King and Queen at Royal...

HELTER SHELTER

Helter Shelter (1946)

Footage of exhibition in London for ideas of what to do with old air raid shelters.

STAR'S DRESSER

Star's Dresser (1946)

Beatrice Lillie's dresser goes about her daily chores; brief glimpse of the star...

CLIVE BROOK

Clive Brook (1946)

Pathe visits famous actor Clive Brook.

PERSONALITY MEET HENRY EDWARDS & CHRISSIE WHITE

Personality Meet Henry Edwards & Chrissie White (1946)

Item showing 1920s film stars Henry Edwards...

PERSONALITY MEET - EVELYN DALL

Personality Meet - Evelyn Dall (1946)

Item showing musical star Evelyn Dall swimming, shopping, and in...

AUTOGRAPHS

Autographs (1946)

World champion in collecting autographs shows how to do it.

STAGE FIGHT

Stage Fight (1946)

Planning sword fight for the stage.

GALA PERFORMANCE

Gala Performance (1946)

Expensive jewellery modelled by two girls in a theatre box.

WINDMILL GIRLS

Windmill Girls (1946)

Anita D'Ray and other Windmill Girls at work and rest. London.

EXTERIOR PALACE THEATRE

Exterior Palace Theatre (1946)

An ardent fan buys tickets for While the Sun Rises performed by Mahalah...

WOMAN IN BOAT AND EXT PALACE THEATRE

Woman In Boat And Ext Palace Theatre (1946)

A woman takes a boat trip, landladies gossip, and woman...

THE FLYING BALLET

The Flying Ballet (1946)

John Parsons wears wings and flies across the stage with Douglas Byng and...

THE FLYING BALLET

The Flying Ballet (1946)

John Parsons interviews Douglas Byng, Richard Hearne, Eddie Gray and Arthur...

LONDON TRAFFIC JAMS

London Traffic Jams (1946)

Good footage of London traffic, bus advertisements and jay walkers.

LAST GERMANS LEAVE CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Last Germans Leave Czechoslovakia (1946)

Footage German residents leaving Czechoslovakia.

SHOW GIRL

Show Girl (1946)

Great story shows a day in the life of Windmill Theatre showgirl Anita D'Ray.

BUSKERS

Buskers (1947)

Accordion player accompanies two shabby men doing a turn to entertain theatre queue.

A STAR IN THE MAKING

A Star In The Making (1947)

Actress Joan Dowling seen at work and play, and signing her film contract...

FIG FOUR ATTEND BALLET IN MOSCOW

Fig Four Attend Ballet In Moscow (1947)

Foreign Secretaries of France, Britain, USA & USSR attend...

WINDMILL GIRLS AT SEASIDE issue title PATHE PICTORIAL LOOKS AT THE MODERN WOMAN

Windmill Girls At Seaside Issue Title Pathe Pictorial Looks At The Modern Woman (1947)

Great...

PEOPLE IN CAMERA

People In Camera (1948)

Roundup of the short news around the world.

SAVILE ROW GOES ON TOUR aka SAVILLE ROW GOES ON TOUR

Savile Row Goes On Tour AKA Saville Row Goes On Tour (1948)

'Gentlemen's Relish', a play which...

THE QUEEN MEETS THE STARS

The Queen Meets The Stars (1948)

Queen attends Royal Command Performance at Empire, Leicester Square.

FRANCE

France (1948)

Black dancers perform at Theatre de Paris, France.

SNOW MACHINE

Snow Machine (1948)

A look at new chemical mixture which creates snow on the stage. Stoll theatre,...

NYLONS

Nylons (1948)

Showgirls at Windmill Theatre take part in survey by nylon stockings factory.

NEGRO BALLET

Negro Ballet (1948)

Katherine Durham's Negro Ballet performing on stage of Theatre de Paris.

SIR LAURENCE OLIVIER RECEIVES AWARDS FROM JAPANESE

Sir Laurence Olivier Receives Awards From Japanese (1948)

Footage of Sir Laurence Olivier receives...

MAKING A SUIT

Making A Suit (1948)

Saville Row tailors at work + play about tailoring to tour USA.

HELLZAPOPPIN HITS LONDON

Hellzapoppin Hits London (1948)

American comedians Olsen and Johnson arrive to London's Casino Theatre.

STARS PLAY HOST TO PUBLIC

Stars Play Host To Public (1949)

Film and theatre stars host a charity garden party in Roehampton.

CANDY QUEEN

Candy Queen (1949)

Film stars Stephen Murray and Beatrice Campbell judge confectionary trade beauty...

 AERIAL VIEW OF NAPLES

Aerial View Of Naples (1949)

Aerial views of Naples - Italian newsreel item.