The Soldiers’ “Wonder Show“ (1931)

Full title reads: “Rushmoor Arena. The Soldiers’ ’Wonder Show’. 1931’s Tattoo promises to excel even last year’s.“ Rushmoor Arena, Aldershot, Hampshire. Display of counter marching by massed military bands. Mass display of keep fit / PT with Indian clubs / dumbbells. There is a mock up of an ancient Roman arch in the arena. LS of mock combat - lots of musket smoke as troops recreate a battle from (what looks like) Napoleonic times. N.B. This looks like rehearsals rather than the Tattoo - their is no crowd watching. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and G