Town Fete (1918 1929)
Town Fete somewhere in Britain. Date unknown 1918 1920s Many different events. 1st shots from parade men ride horses down street. 1 holds a flag; followed by marching band. Then Children s Royal Coronation Pageant: kids in costumes on balcony little girl being crowned. Woman curtsies to the kid as she hands her scepter. Other little girls in lace flowers on sides. CU boy in Elizabethanstyle dress reads a proclamation. Ritual; pomp; cute kids. Pan over crowd on street side. CU man in cape hands flag to rider. 2 men go down steps. Little Queen; 4 boys in period costumes go down steps. Parade; w, band; float approaching. Then CU crowd in street; pan past. CU crowd in park; people pushing through. Race in progress; runners approaching across park. Nice shots panning along spectators. Ladies w, toddler in pram. Couples dance in park (lovely footage SL); in roped off section; pan left. Same; w, some sitting at tables. Very brief shot kid on pony; cut to kids on balcony again. Pan on a
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