Snips Snapped from the Lido Lady
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- NoS Summary - Jack Hulbert, Phyllis Dare, Dave Fitzgibbon and Harry White in ‘The Lido Lady’ Comedy Theatre.
British Pathe synopsis: Scenes from the play "The Lido Lady" at the Gaiety Comedy in London. Jack Hulbert and the Company do a Charleston. We see this from various angles. The male members of the cast are wearing plus fours and stripy socks. Phyllis Dare, Dave Fitzgibbon and Harry White dance together - another fast Charleston. "Sheba and Company" pose for the camera. They wear extremely elaborate costumes with ornate head dresses. L/S of the stage from a high angle as the women show off their outfits, parading around the stage. "Sheba was kind to our camera - " C/U of seated Sheba with large feather and jewels head dress. She turns her head slowly to show off the creation. - Keywords
- Performing arts
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- London; England
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- Kinematograph Weekly 6 January 1927 p62.
Pathe Inventory File Tin No.103
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP103 Used for synopsis
D. Gifford ‘Entertainers in British Films’ (Westport, 1998) p123.
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'Snips Snapped from the Lido Lady', Eve And Everybody’s Film Review Issue No. 291, 28 Dec 1926. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/331556 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)