Shakespeare’s Birthday (1938)

Stratford-on-Avon (Stratford-upon-Avon), Warwickshire. Various shots of the traditional ceremony to celebrate the birthday of “the immortal Bard“ William Shakespeare in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon. A large crowd is gathered in the town to hear a fanfare and see flags of all nations unfurled on masts along the street. Mayors and officials are seen standing in the street; brief shots of the crowd and people carrying flowers walking along in a procession. Commentator notes that the flag of Austria has gone from the masthead, but the flag of Ethiopia proudly flies, saying, “Great art knows no political frontiers“. 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 G