Theatrical Garden Party

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

204-1

Date Released

21 Jul 1915

Stories in this Issue:

1. *Women’s March Through London
2. *Lloyd George Accepts
3. *Theatrical Garden Party

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "All the ‘Stars’ of the Theatrical profession attend the Garden Party at the Royal Botanic Gardens. The fête is in aid of the Actors’ Orphanage Fund." Woman and man standing by a donkey with a cart full of flowers. Close shot of a group of women in costume and a man playing a trombone (a notice behind them is presumably advertising the presence of Julia James, Mona Mannering, Madge Saunders and Peggy Kurton amongst others). Girl twirls lasso. Panning shot of the general scene at garden party.

Keywords

Music and dance; Fundraising; Fashion and costume; Performing arts

Length of story (in feet)

55

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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