| 1 Nov 1957 - SABRINA SETS THEM ALIGHT
Thanks to Google Translate for trying to decode the German caption:
The Olympic torch similar to that of the Blackheath Harriers runners from the National Gallery, London, for stirring up a 15m high halloween-fire contributed to the Crystal Palace. Not only the runners were in a hurry, but Sabrina in her pretty tight-fitting equipment that returned by the fastest means of the torches to the Prince of Wales theatre, where Pleasures of Paris is playing.
Halloween night goes back to the time of the Druids, when the evil souls of Saman, the lord of death were summoned. Throughout the centuries, the custom has survived to end on this night (31 October) made a bonfire in which one could supposedly drive away ghosts and witches. The tradition is most strongly preserved in Scotland and Wales.
More news added 18 July 2014 - From this source we find more information...
SABRINA LIGHTS TORCHES IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE - RUNNERS ARRIVE CRYSTAL PALACE AFTER BONFIRE HAS BEEN LIGHTED
A bonfire was set up in Trafalgar Square to recreate the good old Crystal Palace Firework days. The local Teddy Boys were accused of burning the bonfire down before the big event. However, one teddyboy assures us he was "at the pictures" another was "workin' late last night" and a third was at Norwood. The interviewer asks, "Who do you think could have done it then?" and the shot cuts to a log, slow, ride from Sabrina's feet to her dazzling smile as she lights some Olympic torches for the runners. I don't think this was meant to imply that Teddy-girl Sabrina did the awful deed.
The bonfi re seems to have been re-built for Sabrina to light the torches that ignited it.
And, thanks to the advanced Technology™, we have the video of the aborted bonfire olympic hallowe'en event!
Click the stillframe below to see it (6MB, FLV)! [Upgraded 14 Nov 2014]
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