| PEEPS AT THE PANTO JACK AND THE BEANSTALK Scenes from the pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk starring Clarice Mayne and George Robey. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6703 | |
| Catalog #: | 369836 | |
| Clip Number: | 369836-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 7 | |
| Timecode: | 01:18:05 - 01:22:26 | |
| Location: | London, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1922 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Ballet ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Theatrical ENTERTAINMENT/THEATER: Plays LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | PEEPS AT THE PANTO JACK AND THE BEANSTALK Scenes from the pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk starring Clarice Mayne and George Robey. London Hippodrome Jack, played by Clarice Mayne, emerges through backdrop of vines onto stage where (s)he is greeted by a sort of angel character and a crowd of mostly children in tights & tattered tunics.Jack makes rather dangerous gestures w/ sword, then kneels, crowd treats him as hero. Next: ballerina dances w/ chorus of young girls on set with hanging vines etc. Also closer shots of dance. "The bold, bad Pender Giants." A line of scary characters in weird masks, stomping around on stilts. Next scene: The Library. Wonderful set design, stacks of giant books. The Princess (Madge Saunders) stands downstage; a few small groups of children, representing characters from stories, pose in BG, on top of books, etc. Another book opens & 2 more run out. Closer shot Madge & kids, in costumes of various countries & stories; kids start dancing. Back to the wide shot, dance continues. George Robey playing "The Dame" has trouble trying to milk a cow which is of course 2 guys in costume; dances w/ cow, cow falls on him, etc. Closer shot, Robey spanking cow. Next, Miffins (Jay Laurier) w/ a bunch of kids playing cricket. They all wear costumes stuffed to make them seem fat. Kid whacks Laurier on butt w/ cricket bat, then runs back & forth. All others run off & L.& the kid dance back & forth, L. trying to hit the kid. Comedy, Slapstick, theatre, stagecraft, silly, fairy tales. | |
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