| FAMOUS LONDON CABARETS - PLAYTIME AT THE PICCADILLY HOTEL Good footage of cabaret entertainment at the Piccadilly Hotel in London. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7282 |
| Catalog #: | 192321 | |
| Clip Number: | 192321-2 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 106 | |
| Timecode: | 01:30:29 - 01:32:44 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1932 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Social ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC: Popular ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC: Vocal ENTERTAINMENT/RECORDING INDUSTRY: Record Production LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London OCCUPATIONS: Entertainer, Musician / Singer RECREATION: Nightlife, Nightclubs | |
| Description: | Dancing time in the heart of the West End to the music of Sydney Kyte and his Merry men. L/S of men and women dressed in evening wear dancing arm in arm to the band. "And meet Christopher Stone introducing another topical novelty - recording the dancing for gramophone discs which will be rushed to the factory and copies pressed and rushed back again - ready for the dancers before they leave." L/S of Christopher Stone informing the audience that the music played by the band during the course of the evening is to be recorded live on gramophone record. M/S's of man standing next to gramophone recording equipment. Several good shots of men and women on the dance floor of the club. "And now for the Cabaret. - Mary Homer a dainty dancer." L/S's of Mary Homer wearing a ballet dress and a glittering top-hat. She performs several twists and turns on the dance floor to some uplifting jazz music. | |
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