| EMPIRE PAGEANT May Day/Empire Day Children's Pageant, Parade, Maypole 1919 | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5142 | |
| Catalog #: | 366697 | |
| Clip Number: | 366697-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 131 A | |
| Timecode: | 01:24:10 - 01:28:25 | |
| Location: | London; England | |
| Year Shot: | 1919 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | AGE GROUP/CHILDREN: School-age child CONTESTS: Festival Queen ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Folk Dance FESTIVALS: Childrens' FESTIVALS: Seasonal HOLIDAYS: Empire Day HOLIDAYS: May Day LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | Children; holidays; Empire Day celebration/ also pagan May Day; 1919; London; Opens with CU little girl with crown; scepter; flowers; Queen of Empire Day or something. Procession-- other kids in court costumes; carrying "Queen"'s train; slowly; 2 little angels behind are goose-stepping! ; crowd of other kids watch. Parade. Many people in costumes;; some to do with war -- nurses;wounded soldier in wheelchair; Allies symbols. Kids lined up by church for parade. Children's parade: Tiny girls carrying rings of white flowers. Kids dressed in costumes of foreign countries - Japanese parasols; etc boy - military dress. Girls dancing. Ponies pull cart with kids. Etc. Men pull float. Costumed fife & drum group. Girls with rings of flowers again. Festival continues at park. Row of kids in blackface; fuzzy wigs and "pickaninny" costumes sit on bench; bouncing up & down playing tambourines in a racist stereotype. "Queen" & train-bearers walk past tent; then past crowd behind fence; 2 girls with shorter trains follow. Maypole dance! Cool shot; GV of tall pole with ribbons hanging from it; girls dance round pole with the streamers; weaving in & out. Closer shot same. The small girls with flower hoops and white dresses walk round in circle on platform. Girls about age 10 dance w/ high kicks; holding up skirts like can-can. Pan over kids sitting. CU Queen & court. GV Maypole. | |
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