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Film, VideoImperial Japanese dance
Title in Maguire & Gammon catalogue: Japanese dance "A charming representation of The Mikado dance by three beautiful Japanese ladies in full costume. Very effective when colored. 45 feet"--Edison films catalog.- Contributor: Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Sarashe Sisters - Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie) - Afi/Holt (H.L.) Collection (Library of Congress) - Heise, William
- Date: 1894
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Film, VideoCupid and Psyche
Variant title from Edison motion pictures, 1890-1900: Cupid and Psyche dance "An original dance by the Leander Sisters, performed at the Sutro Baths, San Francisco, Cal. One is dressed as Cupid, with the accompanying wings, bow and arrow; the other represents Psyche. The dance is full of grace and action and the figures show life size and very clear. The costumes are white and show up in beautiful contrast to the dark background, which is...- Contributor: White, James H. (James Henry) - Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Blechynden, Frederick - Leander Sisters - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Afi/Holt (H.L.) Collection (Library of Congress)
- Date: 1897
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Film, Video[Dickson experimental sound film]
Title on donor inventory: Dickson violin | Variant title: Dancing men in the Black Maria Experimental sound film made for Edison's kinetophone -- a combination of the kinetoscope and phonograph -- but apparently never distributed. This LC copy is silent. Features two men dancing to a violinist. Shows W. K. L. Dickson playing the violin before a large phonograph horn connected with an off-screen reader while two men dance together. Part of Dickson's sound-synchronization experiments.- Contributor: Edison Collection (Library of Congress) - D'almaine, Charles - Heise, William - Dunston (Gatewood) Collection (Library of Congress) - Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie) - Thomas A. Edison, Inc
- Date: 1895