Visitors stroll on the Avenue of Flags, in the Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, United States. A statue of man with serpent underfoot. Porters push people in wheel chairs. Large facimile of a French Line ship. A sign reads 'PARIS'. Young man in American soldier's uniform chats, in French, with girl in French rural costume. A sign reads 'A hat from Paris'. Group of persons sing and walk in "Streets of Paris exhibit", led by guitar player.Scenes of Moroccan Village. Girls dressed in dancing costumes perform, accompanied by drummer and horn player. Group of people gathered near them. Fully dressed men compete in barrel rolling contest with their feet, in a swimming pool, filled with water. A huge crowd gathered along the Avenue of Flags.
Views of rides and entertainment on the Midway at the Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, United States. An amusement ride called 'The Funnies'. African American jazz musicians and dancers perform a minstrel show in costume and blackface on stage at the "Old Plantation." A covered ride called "Bozo" spins around a track. Fire eater performs. Moving robotic animatronic models of a dinosaur and a bear at the Sinclair Dinosaur Exhibit. Children stand near them. Night views of the Exposition and fireworks show. Fireworks at night.
Several people seated in a nightclub in Paris France. Bottles of alcoholic beverages are kept on the tables. American fan dancer, Joan Warner, appears to run from the room, naked. Joan Warner, sitting in her dressing room, receives a summons from French authorities. She sorts through a number of newspaper clippings about herself. She comes down the steps of Court Building accompanied by her lawyer and reporters. Judges of French 10th Correctional Chamber. Joan Warner emerges from offices of the Commissariat de Police, holding a slip of paper. Joan Warner and another woman enter a taxicab at a French train station, and drive away.
Excerpts from concert performed by Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who lost his right hand in World War I. He plays Maurice Ravel's Concerto For The Left Hand, in Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, January 17, 1933. Wittgenstein is dressed formally, in white tie, for the occasion, with right sleeve hanging loose. He wears glasses and plays on a Baldwin grand piano. Camera views mostly from above keyboard and performer. Wittgenstein bows for camera, while seated, at end of performance.
Excerpts from concert by Paul Wittgenstein, pianist, who lost his right arm during World War I. He plays Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, at Salle Pleyel, Paris, France. Wittgenstein is dressed formally, in white tie, and wears glasses. Camera focuses exclusively upon his hand while playing. View of Baldwin piano.
Billboard announces program of free outdoor concerts by New York Philharmonic, including Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 (Eroica), and Stravinsky's Le Sacre Du Printemps (The Rite of Spring), conducted by Leonard Bernstein, in Prospect Park, New York. . Crowd gathered for the free outdoor concert. Families sit in the park. Several people carry chairs and carpets to sit. The orchestra plays on a stage. Microphones on the stage. The crowd cheers and applauds.
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