Petals from "Wildflower" The Musical Play at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London.

Series

Series Name
Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.
251
Date Released
25 Mar 1926
Length of issue (in feet)
980
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
NoS Summary - dance scenes with Lolita and Cortez at the Shaftesbury Theatre.
NoS synopsis: "Where the catchy lilt of "Bambolina" entices the feet to stray -". Men and women dance. They are dressed in peasant costumes. "In the "Romany Tango" - Lolita and Cortez give us an unusual dance reminiscent of the Argentine and Apache varieties - (Assisted by our slow-camera.)". The dance is shown in slow motion and incorporates lifts, throws and lots of rough and tumble including a spectacular throwing down of Lolita onto a sofa.
Researcher Comments
A short handwritten shot list is present in the Pathe boxfile.
Keywords
Music and dance
Written sources
Kinematograph Weekly   1 April 1926 p32.
Pathe Inventory File   Tin No.31
British Pathe Database 1997   Reference No.EP031
D. Gifford ‘Entertainers in British Films’ (Westport, 1998)   p155.
Pathe Eve 246-280 Boxfile   Issue sheet
National Film Archive Catalogue
Credits:
Production Co.
British Pathe Ltd.
Length of story (in feet)
180

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How to cite this record

'Petals from "Wildflower" The Musical Play at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London.', Eve And Everybody’s Film Review Issue No. 251, 25 Mar 1926. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/331390 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)