West End Theatres - British Pathé

West End Theatres

A comprehensive expose of London's notorious West End. Footage that features an array of stars, from Ginger Rogers to Alan Bennett. There are Royal clips of various members of the Royal Family, including the King and Queen at Drury Lane. Footage of the Queen laying the foundation stone at the National Theatre, old footage of the NT. Footage of Southbank chorus girls, old preview reels, a 1931 play where a car is driven onto thr stage. Noel Coward's 70th birthday party on video, which he celebrated with Laurence Olivier and Frankie Howard. Prima ballerinas at "His Majesty's Theatre". Some of the notable figures are: Richard Burton, Dorothy Tutin, Ruth Shepley, Catherine Calvert. There are very early silent movies of Shaftesbury Theatre, glamourous premieres at The Savoy Theatre. Some videos are demonstrations on make-up or set design, for example the operating of a revolving stage. Archive footage of theatres in this collection include: Adelphi Theatre, Apollo Theatre, Arts Theatre, Cambridge Theatre, Coliseum Theatre, Comedy Theatre, Criterion Theatre, Dominion Theatre, Theatre Royal - Drury Lane, Duchess Theatre, Duke of York's Theatre, Her Majesty's Theatre, London Coliseum, London Palladium, Lyceum Theatre, Lyric Theatre, Mermaid Theatre, Palace Theatre, Players' Theatre, Prince Edward Theatre, Prince of Wales Theatre, Queen's Theatre, The Savoy Theatre, Shaftesbury Theatre, Vaudeville Theatre, Victoria Palace Theatre, Whitehall Theatre, Windmill Theatre

: Dancing - Stately And Droll By Miss Grace Cristie; Unusual dancing style demonstrated by Miss Grace Cristie who is appearing at the London Coliseum.

: Exterior Palace Theatre; An ardent fan buys tickets for While the Sun Rises performed by Mahalah Haggard and Co.

: Special ! Noel Coward's 70th Birthday (1969); The stars turn out for the 70th Birthday of Noel Coward, London.

: The Players' Theatre (1938); Good footage of The Players' Theatre in Covent Garden, London.

: The Players' Theatre - Covent Garden (1938); Old-time music hall acts at The Players' Theatre - dupe of PT 414.

: Nippy (1931); Good footage of a clip from a play at the Prince Edward Theatre, London.

: Masseur (1954); Male physiotherapist who massages showgirls backstage at Prince of Wales Theatre.

: Frivolities De France (1938); A glimpse of acts in the revue show 'Frivolities de France' at the Prince of Wales Theatre.

: Ca C'est Paris (1933); Excerpts from what looks like a fantastic review show at the Prince of Wales' Theatre.

: Beaute De Femmes (1936); A sneak preview of the new revue at the Prince of Wales Theatre - chorus girls, magicians and tap dancing.

: A Beam From The Co-Optimists At The Prince Of Wales Theatre; Short comedy dance routine performed by a couple in pierrot costumes.

: King Queen; Etc. Arrive At Theatre AKA Lady Paget's Blinded Soldiers Fund (1914); King George V and Queen Mary attend Drury Lane Theatre.

: 2000 Children Entertained (1923); Mr P.L. Smyth and other artists from Queen's Theatre entertain a crowd of 2000 children.

: Woman In Boat And Ext Palace Theatre (1946); A woman takes a boat trip, landladies gossip, and woman buys tickets for show.

: Theatre Takes Day Off (1940); Stars of stage and screen visit Roehampton Garden Party.

: Dance Of The Dying Swan (1922); Danish Prima Ballerina Mme Karina dances the Dying Swan at the London Coliseum.

: Siftings From Cinderella - The Palladium Pantomime, London (1926); Scenes from the 1926 pantomime Cinderella starring Clarice Mayne, Lennie Deane and Charles Austin.

: Royal Command Performance (1948); Danny Kaye performing at the London Palladium attended by George VI & family.

: Palladium And Coliseum (1957); Exterior shots of Palladium and Coliseum theatres in London.

: London Palladium Material (1966); Footage of the London's Palladium theatre.

: Danny Kaye (1949); Footage of Danny Kaye at the London Palladium.

: A Leaf From "Life" The New Palladium Revue London (1926); Dance routines from "Life" including one featuring Clarice Mayne.

: Documentary Colour Cuts (1961); Motor car engine, billboard of Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh advertising 'The Matchmaker'.

: A Little From The London Revue At The Lyceum Theatre London; Extract from the show "London Revue" featuring George Carney and Minnie Low.

: More Whirls From "Whirled Into Happiness" Lyric Theatre, London (1922); Slapstick routines and some dance numbers from the stage musical "Whirled Into Happiness."

: A Peep At "The Street Singer" - The New Lyric Theatre Musical Play (1924); Scenes from the musical "The Street Singer" starring Phyllis Dare and Harry Welchman.

: Lambeth Conference (1968); 300 bishops attend special performance of 'Hadrian VII' at Mermaid Theatre. London.

: Queen Lays Foundation Stone At National Theatre (1951); Queen Mother lays foundation stone of National Theatre on Southbank.

: The Stage Revolves (1945); Behind the scenes look at the revolving stage in the Savoy theatre. London.

: Living Paintings Romeo And Juliet; Early film of Sir John Gielgud starring in Romeo and Juliet.

: Ernie Lotinga (1931); Ernie Lotinga stars in a comedy stage called 'My Wife's Family' at the Garrick Theatre, London.

: King And Queen At Drury Lane Theatre (1910); People waiting on steps of theatre, carriages / coaches are parked nearby.

: Albertina Rasch Dancers (1932); The Albertina Rasch Dancers from 'Wild Violets' in Drury Lane perform in leotards.

: Panto Peep (1932); Filmed excerpt of a Dick Whittington pantomime at the Garrick Theatre, starring Dorothy Dickson.

: U.S. Army Show In London (1943); American Army stages a show in London's theatre.

: Shakespeare - In Opera! At The Duke Of York's Theatre; Sequences from an operatic version of The Merchant of Venice plus a shot of the composer.

: Silver Wings (1930); Stars of the stage perform amusing routines at the Dominion Theatre, London.

: Katherine Dunham (1952); The Katherine Dunham company perform a West Indian Ballet at the Cambridge Theatre.

: Marionette Magic (1935); Preparations for a performance by Paul Brun's Munich Marionettes at the Arts Theatre Club in London.

: Trilby At Apollo Theatre AKA Moments From "Trilby" (1922); The cast of the play "Trilby" are seen in action.

: Beams From "The Island King" At The Adelphi Theatre (1922); Short extract showing the actor W.H. Berry in the play "The Island King" at the Adelphi Theatre.

: A Peep At "Patricia" - The Musical Comedy At His Majesty's Theatre London (1924); Extracts from "Patricia" starring Dorothy Dickson and Max Rivers - a "treat-'em-rough dance.

: Theatre (1950); Great stock shots of London's theatre land. Illuminated signs and people going into seats.

: Moments From "Lawful Larceny" At The Savoy Theatre (1922); Extracts from "Lawful Larceny" starring Ruth Shepley and Catherine Calvert.

: Beatrice Lillie And Lupino Lane (1934); Lupino Lane as Napoleon and Beatrice Lillie as Josephine in a funny sketch from the Savoy Theatre revue 'Please'.

: Tit Bits From Toni - The Shaftesbury Theatre Musical Comedy (1924); Extracts from the show "Toni" starring Jack Buchanan and June.

: Flashes From "Dear Little Billie" The Shaftesbury Theatre Musical Comedy; Scenes from "Dear Little Billie" featuring Laddie Cliff, Phyllis Monkman and Robert Michaelis.

: London Theatreland (1970); Various shots of signs outside lots of London theatres.

: 'this Was Yesterday' Title (1955); The illuminated West End of London - along Shaftesbury Avenue showing Theatre signs.

: Snippets From "Snap!" - The New Vaudeville Review (1922); Extracts from a comedy review show featuring Clarice Mayne, A.W. Baskcombe and Roy Royston.

: Nibbles From "Rats" At The Vaudeville Theatre, London; Extracts from a revue show staring Gertrude Lawrence, Herbert Mundin and Alfred Lester.

: Billy Bunter Audition (1960); Large men audition for 'Billy Bunter's Swiss Roll' at the Victoria Palace Theatre, London.

: Whitehall And Changing The Guard (1970); Scenes of Whitehall - from plays about Pyjamas to Margaret Thatcher.

: Dart Blower AKA Showbiz Performers From Windmill Theatre Relaxing - Cp 002 Int'l (1955); Quirky story showing "Rondart" firing darts from his mouth at dolly birds at the Windmill Theatre.

: Audition - Revudeville (1932); Unusual footage of auditions for a revue show at the Windmill Theatre in 1932.

: Pantomime Rehearsals; Actors and dancers in rehearsals for pantomime "Aladdin" at Adelphi Theatre.