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Theatre: Dame Sybil Thorndike celebrates her 80th birthday:

Theatre: Dame Sybil Thorndike celebrates her 80th birthday:; ENGLAND: Bristol:MS Dame Sybil Thorndike opens birthday cards, Barker walks up to herCS Dame Sybil Thorndike intvw SOF- (Barker: "Your 80th birthday finds you singing in a play, do you find it very different?") "Well, it is really, I have sung in plays before, but not really sung, not like in a musical. I am enjoying it awfully, I am developing all sorts of notes I didn't know I had."- (Barker: "I was told by someone that you are the only one who hits all the notes all the time.") "Oh, I can't believe that for one single moment, it is being kind to me on my 80th birthday. I don't feel 80, I don't really. If you go on working you don't seem to be able to feel your age."- (Barker: "Seems like an exhausting part - how many costume changes are there?") "The part is not exhausting but the costume changes are the word beginning with 'H'".- (Barker: "How many changes?") "Five or six - it is very tiring. The costumes are heavy, but very beautiful and lovely headpieces."- (Barker: "Do you like looking back?") "I love looking back but I like looking into the future too. I shall probably be in opera when I am 100."NEG 16mm ITN (Brown) 1.20 mins 49.5 ftTX 24.10.62/9pm
Theatre: Dame Sybil Thorndike celebrates her 80th birthday:; ENGLAND: Bristol:MS Dame Sybil Thorndike opens birthday cards, Barker walks up to herCS Dame Sybil Thorndike intvw SOF- (Barker: "Your 80th birthday finds you singing in a play, do you find it very different?") "Well, it is really, I have sung in plays before, but not really sung, not like in a musical. I am enjoying it awfully, I am developing all sorts of notes I didn't know I had."- (Barker: "I was told by someone that you are the only one who hits all the notes all the time.") "Oh, I can't believe that for one single moment, it is being kind to me on my 80th birthday. I don't feel 80, I don't really. If you go on working you don't seem to be able to feel your age."- (Barker: "Seems like an exhausting part - how many costume changes are there?") "The part is not exhausting but the costume changes are the word beginning with 'H'".- (Barker: "How many changes?") "Five or six - it is very tiring. The costumes are heavy, but very beautiful and lovely headpieces."- (Barker: "Do you like looking back?") "I love looking back but I like looking into the future too. I shall probably be in opera when I am 100."NEG 16mm ITN (Brown) 1.20 mins 49.5 ftTX 24.10.62/9pm
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