"Bacchanale" - a Dance of the East - by Courtesy of Mr C.B. Cochran
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- Eve And Everybody’s Film Review
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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
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- Pathe Inventory File Tin No.27
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP288 Used for synopsis
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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)