| A PEEP AT PALLADIUM PLEASURES Extracts from the revue "Palladium Pleasures" starring Toots Pounds, Billy Merson and George Clarke. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6727 |
| Catalog #: | 373904 | |
| Clip Number: | 373904-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 88 | |
| Timecode: | 01:31:57 - 01:34:44 | |
| Location: | London, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1926 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT: Comedy, Physical Comedy (Slapstick) ENTERTAINMENT: Vaudeville/Music Hall ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Theatrical, Chorus Line LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | A PEEP AT "PALLADIUM PLEASURES" Variety show at the Palladium in London. London Lines of chorus girls in sparkly leotards and crowns, march around the stage carrying spears, both wide shots and LS from foot of stage. Next, comedian George Clark trying to carry masses of packages into an elevator. He shoves the boxes in, elevator starts going up with his foot stuck in it. but it stops at about shoulder height. He pulls his foot loose then tries to climb up into the elevator but fails. He presses the down button, and the elevator comes down on top of his foot. He pushes Up, gets his foot out, pushes Down and climbs in. Then come more difficulties, as he tries to ascend in the elevator, first one of the suitcases is sticking out the door & stops it from rising. Then his rear end is sticking out. Finally he falls backward out of the elevator w/ his boxes crashing around him. Next, wide shot panning on stage where woman in a huge gown and headdress is descending staircase. She is accompanied by 8 women in short costumes each carrying one of 8 long trains attached to her gown. Scene is supposed to be Valencia, Spain. Next, comedy duo Billy Merson and George Clarke, playing 2 pushcart vendors, one selling ice cream and one selling umbrellas, on a stage set of a city street. They perform a silly dance and fall over each other. | |
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