Picture No | 11040740 |
Date | 1924 |
Description | Roman Revels in Nice - gala at Hotel Ruhl, Nice, 1924 |
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The Proconsular Banquet - Roman Revels in Nice. Bacchanalian antics in Nice in 1924 at an extravagant gala organised at the Hotel Ruhl. Directed by M. Paul Tissier, the event included wrestling with a live bear, the waiters dressed in togas, a bacchanale, a dance by Greek maidens, wrestling by gladiators and the sacrifice of a sheep!
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Source | Page from The Sketch, 13 February 1924 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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