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OBERAMMERGAU PASSION PLAY

Oberammergau Passion Play (1950)

Footage of the Oberammergau Passion play play being performed....

IRISH PAGEANT

Irish Pageant (1921)

Members of Dublin University act out a play as part of a pageant of early Irish...

THE SCENE CHANGETH

The Scene Changeth (1932)

A novel revolving stage is demonstrated at a theatre.

MADAME SARAH BERNHARDT

Madame Sarah Bernhardt (1920-1939)

The Divine Sarah Bernhardt acts a scene from "Daniel" in her own...

 SMALL BOY AND GIRL PLAYING

Small Boy And Girl Playing (1920-1929)

Footage small boy and girl playing in room.

STAGE SCENES

Stage Scenes (1910-1930)

Excerpts from film about a factory and its workers.

CLACTON BEACH

Clacton Beach (1920-1929)

Nice footage of crowds at Clacton-on-Sea on a cold day.

 

 

HAPPY HOURS BY THE SEA aka CHILDREN PLAYING IN WATER AT SEASIDE

Happy Hours By The Sea AKA Children Playing In Water At Seaside (1919)

Young people splashing...

THE PLAY OF TRADITION OBERAMMERGAU

The Play Of Tradition Oberammergau (1934)

Reconstruction of events leading to the first Oberammergau...

PICTURE FROCKS IN STAGELAND - FROM THE REVUE

Picture Frocks In Stageland - From The Revue "Put & Take" (1921)

Elaborate costumes are...

JACK BUCHANAN AND JUNE

Jack Buchanan And June (1925)

Short dance sequence from "Boodle" (I think) featuring Jack Buchanan and...

THEATRICAL MINIATURES

Theatrical Miniatures (1933)

A model theatre with revolving stage is presented.

QUEER CARDS

Queer Cards (1932)

Nice item giving a brief history of the playing card.

TOY MUSEUM aka DOLLS' MUSEUM

Toy Museum AKA Dolls' Museum (1953)

Two girls look at a collection of toys and dolls at a museum in...

AUSTRALIAN WOUNDED

Australian Wounded (1914-1918)

Wounded Australian and British soldiers eating and playing cricket.

SOLDIERS PLAY IN SNOW aka WOUNDED ENJOY SNOW

Soldiers Play In Snow AKA Wounded Enjoy Snow (1916)

Recuperating wounded soldiers play in the snow.

HAPPY HOURS BY THE SEA

Happy Hours By The Sea (1914-1918)

Nice shot of children standing in the sea in a circle, jumping up and...

FAMILY WITH PET DOGS

Family With Pet Dogs (1914-1918)

Women and boys playing with pet dogs on a lawn.

TWO CHILDREN AND MOTHER

Two Children And Mother (1910-1919)

Nice footage of a girl and boy playing in a garden while their mother...

GIRL PLAYING WITH BALL

Girl Playing With Ball (1920-1930)

A little girl plays catch with a ball.

TWO TONE HAIRSTYLES aka RAYMOND

Two Tone Hairstyles AKA Raymond (1956)

Crimper extraordinaire Raymond really excels himself with his...

A PEEP AT

A Peep At "Patricia" - The Musical Comedy At His Majesty's Theatre London (1924)

Extracts...

1950?

1950? (1933)

Men in drag perform a high kick routine.

JUST BABIES

Just Babies (1932)

Ishbel Macdonald visits the Clinic Hospital Kensington, London.

MAISON

Maison (1923)

Extracts from a stage show - probably "Hassan" starring Henry Mainly and Cathleen Nest.

F-A-S-H-I-O-N AND HOW EVE SPELLS IT - AN 'IDARE' PHANTASY

F-A-S-H-I-O-N And How Eve Spells It - An 'idare' Phantasy (1922)

Lovely film showing elaborate...

MADAME SARAH BERNHARDT IN

Madame Sarah Bernhardt In "Daniel" (1920)

The Divine Sarah Bernhardt acts a scene from "Daniel" in...

CAMERA INTERVIEWS - TOM WALLS & RALPH LYNN

Camera Interviews - Tom Walls & Ralph Lynn (1930)

Scenes from a play starring Tom Walls and Ralph...

STEPS IN CONTRAST

Steps In Contrast (1930)

Dance routines from the stage show Little Tommy Tucker.

WHIRLS AND TAPS FROM THE SONG OF THE DRUM

Whirls And Taps From The Song Of The Drum (1931)

Scenes from the play "The Song of the Drum".

A CHUCKLE FROM CHUCKLES OF 1922

A Chuckle From Chuckles Of 1922 (1922)

Extract from the show "Chuckles of 1922" starring Charles Mac.

LIVING PAINTINGS ROMEO AND JULIET

Living Paintings Romeo And Juliet (1924)

Early film of Sir John Gielgud starring in Romeo and Juliet.

THOSE AWKWARD MOMENTS!

Those Awkward Moments! (1925)

Scenes from a play starring Gene Gerrard and Ivy Tresmand - possibly...

IRISH PAGEANT PLAY

Irish Pageant Play (1921)

People who are deaf and mute act out scenes from the life of St. Patrick in...

SCHOOLBOY ACTORS

Schoolboy Actors (1922)

Children from Synge Street Schools act out scenes from "Eagle of the North". ...

LITTLE FROM

Little From "The Little Revue" - Little Theatre London (1923)

Short extract showing Jack Hulbert...

MODERN MADEMOISELLES

Modern Mademoiselles (1934)

Nice story showing French girls exercising.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 45 - HEADS WE GO!

Feminine Pictorialities No. 45 - Heads We Go! (1935)

Great shots of the latest millinery fashions -...

TELL YOUR FORTUNE, LADY?

Tell Your Fortune, Lady? (1936)

Item showing us how to tell fortunes with playing cards.

Selected Originals - IVANHOE PREMIERE

Selected Originals - Ivanhoe Premiere (1952)

Material relating to the newsreel story "Ivanhoe...

GATE THEATRE

Gate Theatre (1940)

A look at one of the world's smallest stages in the Gate Theatre, London.

DIAMONDS

Diamonds (1941)

A look at diamonds and other precious and semiprecious stones.

MODEL EDUCATION

Model Education (1946)

Children at school in Bletchley make papier mache puppets and put on a play with...

FILM FANFARE - NO 26 - SECTION 3

Film Fanfare - No 26 - Section 3 (1956)

Topical film show - celebrity quiz with Kim Parker, Denholm...

OBERAMMERGAU PLAY

Oberammergau Play (1960)

Shots of actors having their portraits painted before the Passion Play in...

WATERING HORSES ON THE WAY TO CAMP aka HORSE GUARDS EN ROUTE TO CAMP

Watering Horses On The Way To Camp AKA Horse Guards En Route To Camp (1916)

The Horse Guards...

WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN PARK aka WOMEN CARE FOR SOLDIERS

Women And Children In Park AKA Women Care For Soldiers (1914-1918)

Women and children picnic and...

 SWIMMING POOL

Swimming Pool (1934)

Good shots men, women and children at Lido.

THEATRICAL SCENES 'WOTAN' LIGHT

Theatrical Scenes 'wotan' Light (1914-1918)

Excerpt from stage play.

PASSION PLAY - OBERAMMERGAU

Passion Play - Oberammergau (1920-1930)

Footage from performance of Oberammergau Passion Play in Bavaria.