Garden Party (1914 1918)

Garden Party. Location of events unknown. Entertainment at a garden party a festival held outdoors in a park. Opens CU pan on a silly band; men dressed up in tuxedos; top hats; and playing what looks like some crazy sounding music: man clanging cymbals together nonstop; 2 drummers banging away; a man switching between a bugle or cornet and some long skinny horn. A dancing camel 2 people inside a camel costume; the front person doing high kicks like a chorus line but messier. People standing about in park. Several soldiers and entertainers pose for picture woman in little ruffled dress; another woman in harlequin pants; etc. . These people start throwing something soldiers really getting into it. CU 2 little girls about age 3 or 4 sitting on back of pony or donkey (animal s head not in frame) the back one w, arm round the front kid very cute. Then shot of some ladies and men on a platform; the women all in white suits w, wide brimmed hats are standing around bass drum and cymbal