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  1. Jim Sainsbury, Champion Fruit Basket Carrier, of Covent Garden Market Practises to Defend His Title

    Date released
    14 Aug 1930
    Series name
    Universal News
    Issue no
    10
    NoS ID
    137160
    Story no
    5 / 9
    Extras
    1 commentary sheet

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

    Date released
    23 Mar 1939
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    511A
    NoS ID
    009821
    Story no
    4 / 5

    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...

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  3. Covent Garden Prepares for Ballet

    Date released
    7 Feb 1946
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    46/11
    NoS ID
    100966
    Story no
    4 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Covent Garden gets clean-up in readiness for opening of ballet after seven years. Rehearsal for chorus of movements in "The Sleeping Princess". (Exclusive)

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  4. Covent Garden’s Tragic Fire

    Date released
    26 Dec 1949
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1073
    NoS ID
    016115
    Story no
    2 / 4

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Covent Garden Tragic Fire. DESCRIPTION: The fire at Covent Garden was certainly a very serious affair. Smouldering fruit boxes and other stock continued to burn for days beneath the...

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  5. News in Flashes

    Date released
    14 Jun 1951
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    51/48
    NoS ID
    104173
    Story no
    2 / 7
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Porters Basket Race.

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  6. Royal Opera Gala Visit

    Date released
    11 Jun 1953
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1253A
    NoS ID
    018586
    Story no
    4 / 4

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Opera Gala Visit. DESCRIPTION: Now, another great London crowd - this time at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where the Queen and the Royal Family attended the performance...

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  7. Royal Family See Gala Performance at Covent Garden

    Date released
    11 Jun 1953
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    2325
    NoS ID
    044443
    Story no
    7 / 7
    Extras
    1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

    First performance of Benjamin Britten’s opera "Gloriana" has royal patronage.

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  8. Royal Opera Night

    Date released
    11 Jun 1953
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    53/43
    NoS ID
    105359
    Story no
    4 / 4
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

    The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, other members of the Royal Family, and many Commonwealth visitors attend a gala opera performance at Convent Garden.

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  9. Royal Guests at the Opera

    Date released
    5 Jul 1954
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1309
    NoS ID
    019328
    Story no
    1 / 6

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Guests at Opera. DESCRIPTION: One of the last big events of the Swedish State visit was the visit to the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. HM the Queen accompanied King Gustav and...

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  10. Royal Family and President Attend Opera

    Date released
    31 Oct 1955
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    2574
    NoS ID
    046158
    Story no
    7 / 7

    President of Portugal escorts Her Majesty, the Duke escorts Madame Caraveiro Lopes at Gala Performance in Royal Opera House.

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