| GARDEN PARTY AT ST. JAMES'S PALACE 'Arabian nights' entertainment watched by Princess Patricia of Connaught. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5120 | |
| Catalog #: | 365999 | |
| Clip Number: | 365999-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 63 B | |
| Timecode: | 01:10:48 - 01:11:50 | |
| Location: | St James's Palace, London | |
| Year Shot: | 1917 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Ethnic / Cultural, Belly Dance FASHION: Ethnic / Cultural LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | Entertainment. Princess Pat and other ladies; CUs; Pat is given flowers. Then they sit in rows of seats outside in the garden of St. James Palace and wait for the entertainment. The entertainers come slowly walking/dancing across the lawn in a procession of flowing fabrics and modern dance. Closer shot of girls in sheets tied round themselves and with arm movements that are supposed to be like harem girls; dance of the 7 veils and all but also sort of bring to mind the Hula. Tall guys with big swords. More women in veils; carrying baskets on their heads or waving long fans. CU a few of the entertainers pose-- a sheik kisses one of the girls. Includes shot looking over heads of the audience at dancers performing ; w/ "Sheik" and his court seated in BG on a dais. (This is like the Arabian Nights come to life. Believe this actually pre-dates the movie "The Sheik" and the whole craze over that in the 20s.) | |
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