A Whole Town “En Fete“ (1932)

Full title reads: “Newport. A Whole Town ’en Fete’ - and all records broken in the Royal Gwent Hospital Carnival - in which 3,000 gaily dressed revellers took part, headed by the ’Queen of Sheba’ & her court.“ Newport, Wales. A brass band leads soldiers on horseback down a crowd lined street. A large horse drawn float carries a woman dressed as ’The Queen of Sheba’ and other women in fancy dress. A float comes past decorated as a windmill. The girls on the float are all dressed as Dutch women. Next comes a kazoo band - it is not clear if these men are black or merely blacked up. Sound Track Missing. 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 Gr