All Change (1927)

“It’s one thing changing in a dressing room - but quite another when you have to make a lightening transformation in the wings“ said Lilian Low the “White Birds“ star.“ L/S of Miss Low, assisted by a maid, prepares to go on stage. She leaves the dressing room then suddenly returns and begins her “quick change“ Miss Low stands centre frame and pulls her dress over her head. She coyly pulls a shawl around her shoulders as if she has just realised that she is being overlooked. A stage hand moves a piece of stage set in front of her to hide her from our eyes. But, luckily for the audience, a Pathe cameraman is situated high above Miss Low and we see a top shot of her getting undressed behind the screen. When the screen is moved away Miss Low has almost finished changing, her maid helps her to fasten the back of her costume. She puts on a head dress - it is a Red Indian influenced outfit with big feathers on the head dress and skirt. She runs out of the dressing room. She runs back in and performs an