The Voice of the Nightingale. And how it came to Earth.
Series
- Series Name
- Eve And Everybody’s Film Review
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 5
- Summary
- Pathe Intertitles - "Down in a secluded part of Surrey we found Miss Beatrice Harrison, who so happily suggested broadcasting the glorious notes that enthralled the poets of old."
"No more appropriate place could be desired than the beautiful grounds surrounding the home of the famous cellist."
"Not even a nightingale would wish for a charming spot,"
"Into this peaceful haunt of the songsters one day there stole the Broadcasting invaders, Mr. Rex Palmer and Captain West, with their wonderful microphone -"
"And everything tested and ready, only remained the wait until nightfall, when low-spoken words and the haunting melody of the calls announced the great experiment -" - Researcher Comments
- A short handwritten shot list is present in the Pathé boxfile.
- Keywords
- Music and dance; Birds
- Written sources
- J. Hammerton ‘For Ladies Only?' (Hastings, 2001) p129.
Pathe Eve 131-169 Boxfile Commentary script
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- British Pathe Ltd.
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How to cite this record
'The Voice of the Nightingale. And how it came to Earth.', Eve And Everybody’s Film Review Issue No. 162, 10 Jul 1924. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/331086 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)