"Bacchanale" - a Dance of the East - by Courtesy of Mr C.B. Cochran

Series

Series Name
Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.
112
Date Released
25 Jul 1923
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Summary
NoS Summary - oriental dancing by June and Robert Quinault.
British Pathe synopsis: "Introducing "June" and Robert Quinault" C/U of June in an incredibly ornate head-dress. She smiles. Dissolve into C/U of Robert Quinault wearing an equally ornate breastplate. He wears a turban and earrings. He wears dark make up to give him that "Eastern" look. He smiles in a sneering way then pouts. "And their famous Oriental Dance from "Fun of the Fayre". L/S of June stepping through a large frame on a stage set (possibly in the Pathe Studio). Quinalt kneels on the ground beside the frame. He takes off her head-dress and throws it to the ground. He then takes her hands and they begin their dance. It is a passionate dance with much bending over backwards, flailing arms, embraces, lifts, throws etc.
Researcher Comments
British Pathe - the Fun of the Fayre was a revue show staged by C.B. Cochran at the London Pavilion.
Keywords
Music and dance
Written sources
Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.27
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP288 Used for synopsis
National Film Archive Catalogue
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How to cite this record

'"Bacchanale" - a Dance of the East - by Courtesy of Mr C.B. Cochran', Eve And Everybody’s Film Review Issue No. 112, 25 Jul 1923. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/330940 (Accessed 22 Jun 2025)