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Crewe Hospital Procession and Pageant (1907) (Original title)Mitchell and Kenyon 484 Crewe Hospital Procession (Archive title)Mitchell and Kenyon 484 Crewe Hospital Procession and Pageant (1907) (Alternative title)
Date: 1907 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom



Synopsis: Procession of mainly blacked-up characters.Shotlist: Replacement title (0.07). Crowds of people outside two-storey terraced houses in a curve of the road (0.31). The beginning of the procession led by men in straw boaters and followed by carriages and people in costumes on horseback including a Chinese man and a cowboy (1.45). A marching band, followed by the fire brigade (2.07); another band (2.17); and a dancing troupe of blacked-up characters (2.35); historical figures and a Vikings; Banner with "7&8 erecting shop" and marching band (2.50) Blank film (2.51).The 7&8 Erecting Shop banner with band followed by minstrels in striped suits performing a dance another troupe of minstrels (3.23); another troupe of blacked-up characters (3.42); an Arab army (3.53); a band dressed as clowns (4.10) ; a sword fencing display (4.44); fifteen men on stilts and waving flags (5.32). Blank film (5.36); Golliwog parade and dance (6.22); morris dancing display (6.54); marching band and parade of men and women in historical costumes - 18th century (7.16); floats led by St John Ambulance Brigade (7.39); costumed characters including Indians, John Bull and Russians, etc. and another marching band (7.53). Blank film (7.56). Band continues followed by blacked-up dancers doing the cake walk? (8.50); dancing bears and their handlers (9.03); Dutch dancers (9.55); band dressed as tramps (10.15). Blank film (10.18). Keep fit exercises display (10.54); Sign for "The Jesters Stone Yard Sambo's christening" and further blacked-up characters. Banner for Suffragists held aloft by two women and followed by a small number of women (11.09mins)

Genre:
Actuality film

Subjects:
Crewe, Racial stereotyping, Minstrels (variety act), Cake Walk, Parades and marches,

Series title:

Releases
Date: 1907Country: EnglandRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SilentRuntime: 11 mins Length: 485 Feet
Date: October 2013Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SilentRuntime: 10 mins 55 secs - Distributor: BFIPlayer

Credits (1)
Production Company: Mitchell and Kenyon