[Dixielandjazz] Fw: God Save the King/Queen

[Pat Ladd]

God Save the King was always played at the end of a film and there was a 
rush to get out before it started. Once it started however as a rule 
everyone stood to attention. I only remember The King being played BEFORE a 
performance at the theatre.

Pat
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dingo" <roadie at btinternet.com>
To: "Pat Ladd" <pj.ladd at btinternet.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 1:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] God Save the King/Queen


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Haesler"
>
>> Glen Page wrote (in part):
>>> ...it was traditional, in fact mandatory almost, to preface any
>>> performance, including a moving picture show with the playing of "God
>>> Save
>>> The King" during which the respectful audience stood smartly to 
>>> attention
>>> and
>>> stopped chewing their gum.
>>
>> Dear Glen,
>> In Australia (and I thought England) the 'anthem' was played at the end 
>> of
>> a performance.
>> The cinemas were usually empty by the time the film credits had rolled.
>
> <snip>
>
> Aye, Bill, I can vouch for that ;~) In my Whoopee Band days, as part of 
> the
> 'rock routine' towards the end of a performance, the band would start
> playing our national anthem quite straight. It amused us poms that German
> audiences would often stand up in respect of it. Well, it was one of their
> tunes originally. What the audiences didn't know as they were standing 
> there
> all solemn and respectful was that it was used as the intro to "Lady
> Madonna" with Bob Kerr leading often on a very hot soprano. Realising 
> they'd
> been 'had' the audiences sat down again usually with a great deal of
> laughter, albeit some of it being of the embarrassed type.
>
> While on a cultural note (?) I recall advising our drummer not to wear his
> Hitler mask on stage in Germany when doing the Marlene Dietrich routine. 
> He
> took no notice and wore it. We never, IIRC, had one complaint about this
> ........... in Germany. In Sweden tho' it was a different story and after
> complaints at a couple of gigs, the Hitler mask stayed in the props box.
> Given that Sweden was neutral during WW2 I never sussed that one out.
> ~~
> John D
> Suffolk, England.
>
>
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