News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Visit to the Opera

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
511A
Date Released
23 Mar 1939
Date submitted
23 Mar 1939
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: The French President’s State Visit
  2. 2News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: At Victoria Station
  3. 3News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: M Lebrun Welcomed by City of London
  4. 4News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Visit to the Opera
  5. 5News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: The Lincolnshire

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Section Title
News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lebrun Visits the Opera. DESCRIPTION: Their Majesties host a Gala evening for the President at Covent Garden Opera. SHOTLIST: Their Majesties await the President and his wife, in the foyer. They greet them affectionately, and then proceed upstairs to the ballet. General views of the show and of the audience rising to sing "La Marseillaise". Afterwards the royal family bid President Lebrun and Madame Lebrun goodbye. The performance is "The Sleeping Princess" by Tchaikovsky.
Keywords
Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure
Locations
Royal Opera House; Covent Garden
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
35920
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
105
Story extras:

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