Music Hall Artists Compilation

Synopsis
A collection of film material held in the National Film and Television archive. Contents: 1) RECORDS OF FAMOUS MUSIC HALL ARTISTS (4 min): a composite silent film of surviving fragmentary newsreel glimpses of May Moore Duprez, Will Evans, Marie Lloyd, Lorna and Toots Pounds and Vesta Tilley; 2) WILL FYFFE (4 min): part routine and song, ‘I’m 94 today’; 3) ELLA SHIELDS (2 min): sings ‘Burlington Bertie from Bow’; 4) GUS ELEN (3 min): sings ‘It’s a great big shame’ - studio performance; 5) GEORGE ROBEY (3 min): dressing room scene (silent) followed by a sketch and song, ‘Fist time I’ve ever seen that’; 6) ARTHUR LUCAN (7 min): plays ‘Old Mother Riley’ in the sketch ‘Bridget’s night out’; 7) WILSON, KEPPEL AND BETTY (3 min): perform ‘Cleopatra’s Nightmare’ and sand dance routine; 8) THE VICTORIA GIRLS (5 min): two typical routines of the late 1920s.*
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. U-matic. sd/st. b&w. 30 min.
Year of production
1927-40
Availability
Hire
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
archive films; music hall

Credits

Cast
Arthur Lucan 
Ella Shields 
George Robey 
Gus Elen 
Lorna Pounds 
Marie Lloyd 
May Moore Duprez 
Toots Pounds 
Vesta Tilley 
Will Evans 
Will Fyffe 

Distributor

Name

Higher Education Film & Video Library

Email
services@bufvc.ac.uk
Web
http://bufvc.ac. External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7393 1503
Fax
020 7393 1555
Address
c/o British Universities Film & Video Council
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ
Notes
Catalogue available from British Universities Film & Video Council.

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