Covent Garden Ballet 1946

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London.

Various shots of the army of people cleaning boxes and seats at the ballet (Royal Opera House) at Covent Garden and the dancers at rehearsals.

Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
63910
Sort Number:
UN 1340 E
Time in/Out:
01:39:36:00 / 01:42:38:00
Canister:
UN 1340 E
Film ID:
2153.12
Issue Date:

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  • Here we see cuts and/or unused material relating to clip 1374.11.

    See that clip for the finished version, with commentary.

    jamied 20th May 2012

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