What A Life (1927)

Item title reads: What a life. Christening Youth Marriage Old Age theme of University Students great Charity Exeter, Devon M, S of students mocking the ages of man, a group of young men appear to bash horrible doll figures. L, S of a street parade, with students dressed as babies, some wheeled through the streets in prams and pushchairs. A banner is paraded with marriage on it, and a very tall man dressed as a bride can be seen. A figure is wheeled by in a bathchair to illustrate old age. M, S of a group of cheering young women students pose for the camera waving white collection boxes. This is followed by a sequence bannered as the official opening of Exeter broadcasting, showing the unveiling of a strange machine with dials, to represent a radio station. This is all made of cardboard and odd bits and bob. An engineer listens with a headset and the mock mayor tunes in. Note: These were early days for radio let alone making fun of it but students certainly knew how t