Opera - Chinese Fashion

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1505
Date Released
7 Apr 1958
Date submitted
20 Mar 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Opera Chinese Fashion. DESCRIPTION: Showing a leg or two, strolling players, visiting the capital of Formosa, certainly promised attractive entertainment. They are members of a travelling Chinese Opera company. And it was not long, before they were preparing for their first performance. SHOTLIST: Chinese alight from trucks. MS same. MS crowd. MS girls putting make up on faces. CU same. GV opera being performed. MS same. CU crowd watching. CU girl dancing. CU girls’ faces. CU crowd. CU girl dancing. CU girl’s face.
Keywords
Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Women
Locations
Formosa
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
73212
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
74
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Opera - Chinese Fashion', British Movietone News Issue No. 1505, 7 Apr 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22312 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)