THE LYE CARNIVAL OF 1928
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Thanks to the kindness of Alan Crowe I have finally had the opportunity
to see the film of this event which was made for the
Temp
Cinema. It's a fascinating ten minutes for anyone who knows the Lye.
What fun they all seem to have had! And it gave me a very odd feeling to
see my parents in the procession, as young people (mum would just have turned
twenty at this time) and having a whale of a time, waving to their friends
in the crowd. Moving images give you a feel for people that still photos
never can. |
Bill with Nora on his motorcycle front right |
The little details are always worth watching for. The anger on the faces of the two children who came second in the three-legged race. The two boys sidling up to the cinema queue at the end of the film, and about-facing when everyone's attention was distracted to make it look as though they had always been there. Some of the costumes in the fancy-dress, especially the Lola Montez look-alike (who wouldn't actually have been out of place in the Haight in '66).
And what on earth was going on in that leaping-about competition for
men in suits?