Donald Sinden At Home Actor Donald Sinden Is Seen At Home With His Family And Collection Of Theatre Memorabilia Footage

DONALD SINDEN AT HOME Actor Donald Sinden is seen at home with his family and collection of theatre memorabilia.
This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA.	Tape Master:	6023
	Catalog #:	36590
	Clip Number:	36590-1
	Orginal Film:	CP 258
	Timecode:	01:23:59 - 01:26:20
	Location:	Golders Green, London.
	Year Shot:	1959 (Actual Year)
	Audio:	Yes
	Color:	Yes
	Headings:	ENTERTAINMENT/THEATER: Misc HOBBIES: Collecting LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London
	Description:	DONALD SINDEN AT HOME (aka DONALD SINDEN'S THEATRICAL COLLECTION) Actor Donald Sinden is seen at home with his family and collection of theatre memorabilia. Golders Green, London. CU Literature of Henry Irving on lawn pan to show more of the literature pan to see Donald Sinden sitting in his chair reading a book on the life of Henry Irving. CU Book pan off the book to show Donald Sinden reading. MS Donald Sinden sitting in garden he climbs out of chair and walks into house followed by dog. MS Int. House Donald Sinden comes into picture he places book to one side he picks up rag and begins to polish his 18th century sideboard that Fred Terry died against. CU Polishing sideboard pan showing Donald Sinden. CU Edmund Keen portrait. CU Donald Sinden polishing. CU Mrs Sarah Siddons picture. MS Donald Sinden sitting at table cleaning amulets that belonged to Keen's son, Charles and an ornate chain that Henry Irving wore as Louis XI around 1870. CU Amulets as they are cleaned he puts these on one side. CU Donald Sinden brushing. C/Us of framed antique theatre playbills on the wall. CU Posters on wall advertising the play The Winter's Tale among others pan slowly to show another playbill showing the Princess Theatre. Among the plays on the bill are Louis XI and Bluebeard. Another poster appears advertising Henry VIII. CU Various pieces above mantlepiece including books portraits photographs and a poster saying Fairwell Henry Irving. CU Silver statuette, an award presented to Donald from the Variety Club in 1954. MS Donald Sinden Jeremy and his wife Diana Sinden isbrushing the hat Sir John Martin-Harvey wore in 'The Only Way', (original dramatisation of 'A Tale of Two Cities'). His wife is looking at a slipper and Jeremy is looking at some boots places the hat on Jeremy's head. CU Jeremy with hat pan off him and Sinden shows Jeremy Fred Terry's wig block and points out various features. CU Donald Sinden explaining. CU Diana holds up one of Henry Irving's sandals from 'Macbeth'. MS Family, son Marcus enters carrying a walking stick that belonged to comedian JL Poole; Donald shows it to his sons, who examine it closely as he talks.