| WHIRLS AND TAPS FROM THE SONG OF THE DRUM Scenes from the play "The Song of the Drum". | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6763 |
| Catalog #: | 434174 | |
| Clip Number: | 434174-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 205 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | London, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1931 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Theatrical | |
| Description: | WHIRLS AND TAPS FROM THE SONG OF THE DRUM Scenes from the play "The Song of the Drum". Show at Drury Lane Theatre "Whirling dancers, swarthy figures - the medley and motley of the East" London WS a bunch of people in odd costumes dancing and leaping about on a stage set with balconies at sides and large arch upstage. MLS man picks up woman, flips her over sideways & sets her down again. WS dancers pirouetting. MLS woman sitting on man's shoulder, waving her arms as he turns around. WS stage again. MS 4 "musicians" sit on the ground. Back to the general scene again. Tilt down WS, with men & women in formalwear standing around edgegs of elegant ballroom while group of dancers in flared skirts do a dance holding huge feathered fans. Closer shot of dancers mixed w/ tilt down WS. The feathers give the impression of huge birds spinning around the stage. Dance ends w/ the dancers crumpled in a line on the floor and completely covered by the fans. | |
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