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 non-stop; 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