Peeps into the Panto

Series

Series Name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

32

Date Released

12 Jan 1922

Length of issue (in feet)

1000

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Kiss Autograph
2. 2Peeps into the Panto
3. 3(Untitled record)
4. 4(Untitled record)
5. 5(Untitled record)

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

NoS Summary - Jack and the Beanstalk starring Clarice Mayne, George Robey, Madge Saunders and Jay Laurier at the London Hippodrome.
British Pathe synopsis: Shot at the London Hippodrome - the pantomime "Jack & the Beanstalk".
Chorus line on stage cheering Jack (Miss Clarice Mayne) on stage. Jack kneels down in front of an angel type character. Girls dancing on stage. Pender Giants (troupe of stilt walking actors) on stage set as castle. They do a dance and exit left to right. People on stage, scenery is of giant books piled up. Princess (Miss Madge Saunders) and others on stage. The dame (George Robey) on stage with a cow, they do a dance together. Dame tries to get cow to stand up. Character called Muffins (Jay Laurier) on stage as little boy runs backwards and forwards trying to get in front of him.

Researcher Comments

British Pathe - All costumes designed by Dolly Tree. Produced by Julian Wylie. (item4)

Keywords

Performing arts

Written sources

Kinematograph Weekly   26 January 1922, p54.
Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.7
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP007 Used for synopsis
D. Gifford ‘Entertainers in British Films’ (Westport, 1998)   p149.
National Film Archive Catalogue

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