The Dainty Minuet (1931)

“In these days of Jazz and Syncopation the dainty minuet comes like a fresh breath of romance from the past - “ In the gardens of a large clapboard house a group of men and women in old fashioned dress dance a minuet. A man plays a harp in the foreground. The couple take dainty bows to the sounds of a flute and a harp. M/S of an elderly couple in costume. They smile at each other. C/U of the harp strings being plucked. Children dance a minuet whilst parents watch in approval. The “Tower Bridge“ Pathe Pictorial opening sequence precedes this story on the reel. Footage is for “Dainty Minuet“ without main titles. 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