This Was Yesterday - Reel 6 (1955)

c 1955 This is a duplicate copy of documentary also found on tape PM1863 and PM1864 - this version has been transferred from neg so is better copy. Footage is in slightly different order in this version. Pathe retrospective. This reel shows stars who made an early appearance in the Pathe Pictorial and artists. Library material used should be found in more complete versions elsewhere. Reel 6. “Trilby“ is announced to have been one of the first “star vehicles“ at the theatre. Phyllis Neilson Terry was Trilby and Lyn Harding her Svengali. We see scenes from the show - very dramatic acting style. Trilby sings her famous song “Sweet Alice Ben Bolt“. Billy Merson is seen in extracts from “The Whirl of the World“ at The Palladium in London. Billy with a false moustache preening his hairdo, posing and flexing his muscles. We then see Nellie Wallace in C/U. Shots of the entire troupe. Narrator states that Nervo and Knox were also part of the troupe. They do lots of silly falling over acroba