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Description: | Colonel McCalmont (holding a cane) points off-camera to the performers. Standing with him are another officer and two civilians, Wembley Stadium can be seen in the background. The Grand Military Tatto was the most successful event held at Wembley Stadium during the Exhibition. A military tattoo is a show performed by military bands, often conducted by floodlight or searchlight. The name dates from the 17th Century and the closing-time phrase "Doe den tap toe" or "turn off the taps", used tp persuade inn-keepers in the Low Countries to turn off the taps and send the British Army soldiers back to the barracks for the night. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Publisher: | Brent Museum | Rights holder: | Copyright unknown; Digital Image: Brent Archive | Subjects: | Leisure | Temporal: | 1924 - 1925 | Source: | Brent Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Go to resource |
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