This film is part of the C.H. Wood collection and captures the performance of a play about Queen Elizabeth I, which was performed outdoors by school children from St. Barnabus' School in Bradford. Title-Elizabeth Regina Title-Given by St. Barnabus' School Coronation Year 1953. Title-Photographed by Fred G. Dewhirst A group of girls with ribbons in their hair come skipping out of a building. They run onto the grass and begin a routine of dance steps. A young boy dressed in a medieval...

This film is part of the C.H. Wood collection and captures the performance of a play about Queen Elizabeth I, which was performed outdoors by school children from St. Barnabus' School in Bradford. Title-Elizabeth Regina Title-Given by St. Barnabus' School Coronation Year 1953. Title-Photographed by Fred G. Dewhirst A group of girls with ribbons in their hair come skipping out of a building. They run onto the grass and begin a routine of dance steps. A young boy dressed in a medieval costume comes out onto the grass carrying ribbons and pieces of the material for the dancers to buy. Two bugle boys blow their horns and then a procession of children dressed up as Queen Elizabeth (?), a Beef Eater and the Queen's court and dignitaries; a jester dances around them all. Some women perform a dance and the following this, the Queen gives parchments to them; one of the maidens reads from it aloud. Some pipers play music and the jester runs around while several couples do some dancing for her; there are shots of the elaborate costumes and props as well as the big field that they are in. There are shots of some of the spectators and members of the Queen's Court standing around on the grass. Title-The End.