Punch Has Birthday Aka Service At St. Paul’s (1962)

Title reads: “Punch has birthday“. Covent Garden, London. L/S St. Paul’s Church. Various shots people arriving at the church for service commemorating arrival of Punch puppet shows in England 400 years ago. C/U Punch puppet. C/U puppeteer operating a puppet. C/U girl with puppet like a fox. L/S as puppeteers go into the church. Panning shot man carrying Punch puppet into the church. C/U walking marionette into church. L/S church, pan down to show crowds in front of the church. Panning shot crowds, pan to puppet show in progress. Crowd. C/U a plaque is unveiled reading “Near this spot Punch’s Puppet Show was first performed in England and witnessed by Samuel Pepys 1662“. C/U lots of Punches waving Union Jacks. A cake with one big candle is placed on the puppet stand. C/U small girl in crowd. L/S candle in the cake explodes and the puppets are jumping behind it. Crowd. Panning shot puppets on the stage jumping around, pan to clown playing accordion while the crowd sing “For he’s a jolly