Youthful dancers prepare for the pantomine . A great future is promised for these three trick dancers , whose clever footwork on the stage , and their acrobatic tricks are admired by experts in the art . They are Vera Polton aged 12 , Mauzie Rogers aged 12 and Dolly Bond aged 13 and are rehearsing under the direction for Harry Dennis at a London dancing academy for a pantomine show . Vera Polton , Mazie Rogers , and Dolly Bond rehearsing for a Christmas pantomine at a London academy . 9 November 1932