Scouts’ Jamboree (1920-1929)

Scouts’ Jamboree. Location of events unknown. Boy Scouts put on a show in a park; depicting history through the ages. Boys of various ages / sizes dressed as Greeks; Romans; medieval knights; monks; unknown spooky figures in black hats; cloaks and masks; etc. There is even a boy dressed in drag in a rather elaborate costume as Queen Elizabeth I. The youthful performers act out some scenes; then there is a procession across the park. A few children in Scout uniforms and some Scoutmasters here and there among the actors. Pageants; historical. 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 Paramo