1951SOUND COMEDY SHORTS
A 1950'S SHORT ABOUT THE MUSIC CIRCUS. IN 1949 THE ORIGINAL MUSIC CIRCUS BEGAN ITS OPERATIONS IN A VACANT FIELD IN LAMBERTVILLE, NEW JERSEY BY ST. JOHN TERRELL AS A SUMMER STOCK THEATRE HYBRID. MIXING MUSICAL THEATER WITHIN A CIRCUS TENT, THE NEW MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMED IN THE ROUND. THE UNIQUE EXPERIENCE GAINED POPULARITY THROUGH THE 1950'S AND 60'S. THEATRES COPIED THE FORMAT AND NAME,EVENTUALLY SPAWNING SIMILAR MUSIC CIRCUS THEATRES ALONG THE EAST COAST.
LAMBERTVILLE N.J. MEN WAITING AT TRAIN STATION. OLD MAN AT TICKET BOOTH BUYING TICKET. AERIAL VIEW OF NICE TOWN. CAR PULLS UP TO CIRCUS TENT. ST. JOHN TERRELL. PICTURE OF TENT. WOMEN LINING UP AT TICKET BOOTH. OLD HOUSE THAT NEEDS PAINTING. HOUSE PAINTERS. OLD MAN & SON. WOMEN PRACTICE DANCING. STRETCHING. PAINTER WALKS IN. LOOK OF SURPRISE & PLEASURE. PAINTING WALL VERY SLOWLY LOOKING AT WOMEN WITH MOUTHS OPEN. MEN IN AUDIENCE SMILE. LEERING. WALKING AROUND BACKSTAGE. WOMEN'S DRESSING ROOM. MEN THINKING. MEN WHISPER TO EACH OTHER. MEN PAINTING DRESSING ROOM WHILE WATCHING WOMEN UNDRESS. PULLS CURTAIN CLOSED. WOMEN PRACTICE DANCING IN TENT. WOMAN DOES BACKBENDS. BALLET DANCER. MAN FALLS DOWN IN ORCHESTRA PIT. PAINT EVERYWHERE. SINGERS COME IN. PAINTERS ALONE, IN AUDIENCE WATCH REHEARSAL. KICK LINE. WOMAN WHISTLES. MAN & WOMAN SING LOVE SONG. WOMAN SITTING BETWEEN 2 WOMEN. MEN SITTING ON PORCH, BORED. DANCING PERFORMANCE IN TENT. AUDIENCE. COMEDY ACT. PEOPLE LAUGH. WOMEN PRANCING. SPINNING. WOMAN SHAKES HANDS WITH MAN. MAN KISSES WOMAN. SHE LOOKS SURPRISED. MEN PACK UP CAR. WOMAN IN CAR. MAN ANGRY. CAR DRIVES AWAY
LAMBERTVILLE N.J. MEN WAITING AT TRAIN STATION. OLD MAN AT TICKET BOOTH BUYING TICKET. AERIAL VIEW OF NICE TOWN. CAR PULLS UP TO CIRCUS TENT. ST. JOHN TERRELL. PICTURE OF TENT. WOMEN LINING UP AT TICKET BOOTH. OLD HOUSE THAT NEEDS PAINTING. HOUSE PAINTERS. OLD MAN & SON. WOMEN PRACTICE DANCING. STRETCHING. PAINTER WALKS IN. LOOK OF SURPRISE & PLEASURE. PAINTING WALL VERY SLOWLY LOOKING AT WOMEN WITH MOUTHS OPEN. MEN IN AUDIENCE SMILE. LEERING. WALKING AROUND BACKSTAGE. WOMEN'S DRESSING ROOM. MEN THINKING. MEN WHISPER TO EACH OTHER. MEN PAINTING DRESSING ROOM WHILE WATCHING WOMEN UNDRESS. PULLS CURTAIN CLOSED. WOMEN PRACTICE DANCING IN TENT. WOMAN DOES BACKBENDS. BALLET DANCER. MAN FALLS DOWN IN ORCHESTRA PIT. PAINT EVERYWHERE. SINGERS COME IN. PAINTERS ALONE, IN AUDIENCE WATCH REHEARSAL. KICK LINE. WOMAN WHISTLES. MAN & WOMAN SING LOVE SONG. WOMAN SITTING BETWEEN 2 WOMEN. MEN SITTING ON PORCH, BORED. DANCING PERFORMANCE IN TENT. AUDIENCE. COMEDY ACT. PEOPLE LAUGH. WOMEN PRANCING. SPINNING. WOMAN SHAKES HANDS WITH MAN. MAN KISSES WOMAN. SHE LOOKS SURPRISED. MEN PACK UP CAR. WOMAN IN CAR. MAN ANGRY. CAR DRIVES AWAY
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SIGN AT TRAIN STATION, LAMBERTVILLE (NJ).
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1950'S MEN WAITING AT RAILROAD STATION.
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OLD MAN AT TICKET BOOTH BUYING TICKET.
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AERIAL VIEW OF TOWN ALONG RIVER.
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VINTAGE CAR PULLS UP TO A CIRCUS TENT.
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SIGN FOR ST. JOHN TERRELL'S MUSIC CIRCUS.
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PHOTO OF MUSIC TENT.
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WOMEN ARE LINED UP AT TICKET BOOTH. PAN OF MUSIC CIRCUS TENT.
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OLD HOUSE IN TOWN, PAINTERS OUT FRONT ON SIDEWALK GETTING READY TO PAINT. FATHER AND SON PUTTING ON PAINTERS HATS AND GOING UP PORCH STAIRS INTO HOME WITH PAINT SUPPLIES.
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YOUNG WOMEN IN LEOTARDS PRACTICE DANCING. STRETCHING AT THE BARR.
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PAINTERS WALK IN. CU'S ON THEIR VERY SURPRISED, EYES WIDE-OPEN FACES.
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MEN ON LADDERS PAINTING WALL VERY SLOWLY LOOKING AT WOMEN DANCERS WITH MOUTHS OPEN
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PEOPLE IN AUDIENCE, FOCUS ON TWO MEN (PAINTERS) ENJOYING WHAT THEY ARE WATCHING, SMILING.
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MEN (PAINTERS) SNEAKING DOWN HALLWAY BACKSTAGE. WOMEN'S DRESSING ROOM, GIRL CHANGING. NEN ARE THINKING AND WHISPER TO EACH OTHER.
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PAINTERS TALKING WITH MR. TERRELL ABOUT DRESSING ROOM. ITS' IN BAD SHAPE, THEY WILL PAINT IT FOR NOTHING.
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CU MAN IN HAT WITH BOW TIE.
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TWO TALL SKINNY MEN IN OVERALLS SLOWLY PAINTING DRESSING ROOM AS THEY WATCH WOMEN UNDRESS.
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WOMAN UNDRESSING SUDDENLY PULLS CURTAIN CLOSED.
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WOMEN IN TENT PRACTICE DANCING. DANCER DOES FORWARD AND BACKWARD BENDS. PAINTERS ENTER TENT AND ARE WATCHING WOMEN FROM BLEACHERS.
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BALLET DANCER PRACTISING HOLDING ONTO POLE.
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PAINTER MAN FALLS DOWN IN ORCHESTRA PIT. PAINT IS SPILLED EVERYWHERE.
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PAINTER MEN SITTING IN BLEACHERS AGAIN. SINGERS ENTER TENT. DANCERS PRACTICING LIKE ROCKETTES KICK LINE. PAINTERS WATCH REHEARSALS.
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POV - DANCERS PRACTICE IN A KICK LINE AS PAINTERS WATCH.
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COMEDIANS REHEARSE. PAINTERS LAUGHING.
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ACTRESS PRACTISES WHISTLE.
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MAN AND WOMAN SING A LOVE SONG. WOMAN SITTING BETWEEN TWO PAINTERS IN OVERALLS.
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WS MEN SITTING ON PORCH, LOOKING BORED. SIGN ON PORCH FENCE READS "ULYSSES OUFFUT PAINTING AND DECORATING"
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WS INT CIRCUS TENT, BIG AUDIENCE, PERFORMERS CAN BE SEEN DANCING AND SPINNING AS TWO MEN LOOK ON.
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COUPLE IN COSTUMES SINGING LOVE SONG
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VAR PERFORMERS SINGING, COUPLE SINGING LOVE SONG. DANCERS SPINNING, BIG SKIRTS WHIRLING AROUND.
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WOMAN SHAKES HANDS WITH MAN. MAN GRABS AND KISSES WOMAN, SHE LOOKS SURPRISED AND RUNS OFF.
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MEN PACKING UP VINTAGE PAINT TRUCK. THEY PLACE THE SIGN IN THE BACK OF TRUCK. WOMAN IN FRONT SEAT, MAN LOOKING ANGRY GETS IN. TRUCK DRIVES OFF.
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