SHAKESPEARE'S BIRTHDAY - A ROYAL OCCASION. The King and Queen pay a visit to Straford-on-Avon and meet actors.
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	Catalog #:	24394
	Clip Number:	24394-1
	Orginal Film:	50/33
	Timecode:	01:39:59 - 01:42:10
	Location:	Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England
	Year Shot:	1950 (Actual Year)
	Audio:	Yes
	Color:	No
	Headings:	BUILDINGS: Theater, Live ENTERTAINMENT: Rehersal ENTERTAINMENT/THEATER: Plays LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Warwickshire, Stratford-upon-Avon ROYALTY: British, George VI (Prince Albert, Duke of York) ROYALTY: British, Princess Margaret ROYALTY: British, Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother, Queen Mum)
	Description:	"Stratford-on-Avon. Shakespeare's Birthday - A Royal Occasion." Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. The Royal Family visits Shakespeare's birthplace and meets actors performing in a Shakespearan play. VS of Anne Hathaway's Cottage. CU of plaque reading, "Anne Hathways Cottage, The Home of Shakespeare's Wife." Tourists wander around. VS Royal Car arrives carrying King George VI, Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Mother) and Princess Margaret. Crowds wave. CU of sign reading, "Shakespeare's Birthplace Trust." VS of the royal party visiting Shakespeare's Birthplace museum. SV King and Queen about to walk through garden. LV Royal party walking towards through garden. VS of crowds. SV King and Queen leaving entrance of birthplace followed by Princess Margaret wearing new winged hat. CU Pan Queen waving from car as car drives away. GV Stratford's Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. MV of Anthony Eden, MP, as he arrives through crowds. GV Theatre. MV of royal party arriving. Int. Actors rehearsing scene from 'Julius Caesar'. SV Margaret, King and Queen watching. Side view King talking to actor Anthony Quayle in costume. SV Actress Gwen Davies in costume shaking hands with Queen. SV Margaret and Queen talking to Quayle. SV King talking to Quayle.

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