| BILLY MERSON Billy Merson performs sketch in Roman Villa set and sings comic songs about Cleopatra and 'Desdemonia'. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7230 |
| Catalog #: | 193028 | |
| Clip Number: | 193028-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 385 | |
| Timecode: | 01:18:25 - 01:22:58 | |
| Location: | London. | |
| Year Shot: | 1937 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT: Comedy ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC: Novelty FASHION: Historical (Pre 1900) HISTORICAL RECREATIONS: Ancient Rome LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | BILLY MERSON Billy Merson performs sketch in Roman Villa set and sings comic songs about Cleopatra and 'Desdemonia'. London. Set dressed to look like Roman villa. Merson enters dressed as Roman Caesar. A pretty girl in a toga reclines on a chaise longue. Various shots of comedian, Merson, singing comic song about Cleopatra. The girl asks him where his been and Merson enters into monologue in Shakespearean style about an ill-fated date with Cleo where he ended up in gaol. Merson then takes a pretends lyre and sings another comic song - "Desdemonia" which finishes with immortal line "If you won't be my Desdemonia, I'm not standing here to catch pneumonia, I'm going to put my trousers on and go back to Wigan where the tripe comes from!" | |
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