Ringing The Changes (1922)

No title. A Peep at Bert Errol, Female Impersonator (drag act) filmed at London Coliseum. C, U of Bert in his dressing room. He looks into a hand mirror and primps his hair whilst a woman attends to his dressing table. Bert seems very pleased with the way he looks. He wrinkles his nose. L, S of the dressing room. His assistant brings a large ostrich feather fan. Bert gets up and snatches it from her. A young man rushes through the door presumably to fetch Bert for his stage appearance. They both run out of the room. We then see Bert undressing he takes of a man s overcoat and suit to reveal a pair of women s bloomers. C, U of Bert s face heavily madeup. By means of a camera trick (film reversal) we see Bert dressing up as a woman doublequicktime. Items of clothing fly through the air and he catches them. He then walks out of the dressing room in high heels. Bert s wife is his assistant apparently. She stands in the wings and helps him with his quick changes. The man seen earlier h