Performing Sea Lions

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

542

Date Released

13 May 1965

Date recorded

12 Apr 1965

Length of issue (in feet)

703

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Back Stage Artist
2. 2Coal Hole Rubber
3. 3Performing Sea Lions

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: ...James Urquhart, who trains sea lions to balance balls and do their fascinating tricks at the Wales Mountain Zoo at Colwyn Bay. Here there are sea lions that perform far more naturally than circus folk and theatre people could contrive, because they are "at home".

Keywords

Animals; Performing arts

Locations

Wales; Colwyn Bay

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

Richard Norton

Length of story (in feet)

196

Story extras:

Film clip

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