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
- 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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