The Mikado (1920-1929)

Early colour film using both tinted stock and stencil colour techniques. Gaumont Mirror Number 3 item. Series title has a woman in a ballerina’s outfit swinging in a hammock and smiling broadly. Text at the bottom reads: “Moving thro’ the mirror clear, Shadows of the world appear. - Lady of Shallot.“ Item title reads: “The Mikado - re-dressed in 1720 Period Costumes.“ Mr Charles Ricketts . has designed the costumes for this famous Gilbert and Sullivan Opera. The cast are as follows: Darrell Fancourt, Charles Goulding, Henry Lytton, Leo Sheffield, John Huntington, Elsie Griffin, Aileen Davis, Beatrice Elburn, Bertha Lewis and the D’Oyley Carte Company. Various scenes from a production of the Mikado. Some are tinted pink, some are stencil colour. C/U of the “three little maids“ - their kimonos and hats have coloured sections. They sing and dance. Two men sit with their backs to the audience and watch lots of women singing and dancing. They then turn around and face the audience. L/S of