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A Little from the London Revue at the Lyceum Theatre London

Series

Series Name
Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.
225
Date Released
24 Sep 1925
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1A Little from the London Revue at the Lyceum Theatre London
  2. 2The Adventures of Felix the Cat -
  3. 3Sportlights
  4. 4(Untitled record)

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
NoS Summary - Chorus line dance made up of swimming strokes featuring Minnie Love and George Carney.
British Pathe synopsis: Cartoon title featuring the number 225. London: the "London Revue" at the Lyceum Theatre. A line of chorus girls wearing two tone outfits (black at the front and white at the back) perform a routine based around swimming movements. Moves include breaststroke and front crawl arms, and high kicks. George Carney - dressed as a commissionaire - watches two young dancers perform a comedy routine involving acrobatics.
Researcher Comments
British Pathe - Young dancer may be Minnie Love.
Keywords
Music and dance; Swimming
Written sources
Kinematograph Weekly   15 October 1925, p85.
Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.28
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP028 Used for synopsis
National Film Archive Catalogue
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