Those Rehearsals!

Series

Series Name: Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

515

Date Released

16 Apr 1931

Length of issue (in feet)

840

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

NoS synopsis: ‘A back-stage "Belle of New York" cameo at Dalys Theatre, London.' ‘The stage would be a nice place to work in if we could all join in this sort of rehearsal -'. C/U of a passionate embrace. Lorna Hubbard leans back whilst Patrick Waddington plants a smacker on her lips. They look lovingly at each other then kiss again. Dissolve into a M/S of the scene, it is a theatre set and Frederick Lloyd sits in the foreground. Dorothy Ward rushes over to the embracing couple and Lorna runs behind Patrick. Dorothy could be the affronted wife. Lorna wears very short shorts exposing a lot of leg. Various other actors stand around. The two women tug at Patirck’s arms. ‘But sometimes the Producer thinks otherwise -!' C/U of Frederick Lloyd tearing his hair out and shouting - throwing a tantrum. One of the actors puts his fingers in his ears. The director rants and raves. M/S of two actresses powdering their noses. C/U of actor with fingers in his ears and C/U of director having a tantrum. "Every dance has to be explained in detail and practised until those shapely limbs have just the right amount of pep and snappiness." The director (or perhaps the choreographer) jumps up and down showing a group of chorus girls the steps he wants them to do. Various high angle shots of the girls rehearsing a number. It is quite a comical routine, they wag their fingers and walk around crouched down. Low angle shot of their legs as they dance. We then see them do a high kick routine. High angle shot of another dance routine. Scenery is moved around the stage as they dance. Shot from down in the orchestra pit. A rather large man is giving an interview - possibly the show’s producer. "With a little light relief from Molly Fisher and Johnny Schofield." Molly and Johnny do a comedy dance routine. He swings her around and then drops her on the floor, she continues spinning on her bottom, showing off her knickers. She attempts to run and jump onto his back, she knocks him over, they both sprawl on the ground.

Researcher Comments

British Pathe - Film features Lorna Hubbard, Patrick Waddington, Dorothy Ward, Molly Fisher, Johnny Schofield, and Frederick Lloyds.
Handwritten notes and shot list are available in the Pathe boxfile.

Keywords

Performing arts

Locations

London; England

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File Tin No.210
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No. EP210
D. Gifford ‘Entertainers in British Films’ (Westport, 1998) p268.
Pathe Eve 494-515 Boxfile Commentary script

Credits:

Production Co.: British Pathe Ltd.

Length of story (in feet)

180

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