Norman Allin (1931)

Full titles read: “Over 50 years ago, Moussorgsky, the famous Russian Composer, played a joke on the musical world. He composed a song about a flea! It became so popular, that every great Bass singer has echoed this jest through the ages!“ (may be incorrect; title obscured by timecode.) (new title) “Today, we present England's premier Bass - Norman Allin - in Moussorgsky's celebrated song. (By courtesy Columbia —--)“. (title obscured by timecode.) London, (probably Pathe Studio). Various shots of bass singer Norman Allin in tailcoat singing 'Song of the Flea', accompanied by a man on the piano. The song concerns a king who kept a very fine flea. (Followed by Pathetone end 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 collecti