Chelsea Fair (1914-1918)

Chelsea, London. Festivals; recreation; entertainment; carnival. Various scenes from the Chelsea Fair; ca. 1914. Men walking on fairgrounds; tent in BG. People climbing onto carousel; an old man in uniform helping - Chelsea Pensioner? Soldier and other man start to push carousel. GV looking over heads of crowd; pan across; lots of hats & parasols; tents in BG and large sign ’Le Palais de Danse’. Shot of woman (with head out of frame) winding steam organ. Nice shot of music in the park: two ladies play violin & bass fiddle;very old veteran holds music on stand for violinist; piano behind him; trees in BG. Next; shot panning across soldiers seated in rows; a few have canes. Shot from audience w/ Army hats in FG; music hall type entertainment on stage; with a woman singing and dancing; amid screens and palms. MS British royalty watching show; including Queen Alexandra; her daughter Duchess of Fife (Princess Louise) & Princess Louise’s daughter. Carousel going around: great shot and good quality; faces of