Tonight In Britain - Reel 2 (1953)

Reel 2. 01:37:58 Usher Hall - poster for National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain - directed by Sir Adrian Boult. High angle shot of the Orchestra playing. C/U of conductor - Sir Adrian. Low angle shots of the orchestra members. Violin section and cellists. Panning shot of the brass section to the percussion. Young teenager plays the cymbals. C/U of very serious young boy playing timpani. M/S of the wind section - flutes and oboes. High angle shot as they finish the piece. C/U of conductor. 01:39:15 The Crazy Gang at the Victoria Palace. Low angle of the boys as they sing a song about ringing bells. C/U of audience smiling and applauding. Various shots of Bud Flanagan singing “Underneath the Arches“- he has actors and actresses from the chorus all around him swaying along to the song. Poster for the Victoria Palace featuring The Crazy Gang, Nervo & Knox, Bud Flanagan and Naughton & Gold. Pan to London Palladium poster featuring Max Bygraves, Tessie O’Shea and ’Monsewer’ Eddie Gray.