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Film, Video The enchanted drawing

Digital viewing copy

About this Item

Title

  • The enchanted drawing

Summary

  • "Upon a large sheet of white paper a cartoonist is seen at work rapidly sketching the portrait of an elderly gentleman of most comical feature and expression. After completing the likeness the artist rapidly draws on the paper a clever sketch of a bottle of wine and a goblet, and then, to the surprise of all, actually removes them from the paper on which they were drawn and pours actual wine out of the bottle into a real glass. Surprising effects quickly follow after this; and the numerous changes of expression which flit over the face in the sketch cause a vast amount of amusement and at the same time give a splendid illustration of the caricaturist's art. 100 feet"--Edison films catalog.

Names

  • Blackton, James Stuart, 1875-1941, production, performer
  • Smith, Albert E. (Albert Edward), 1875-1958, production, camera
  • Vitagraph Company of America
  • Thomas A. Edison, Inc
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1900.

Headings

  • -  Magic drawings--Humor
  • -  Caricatures and cartoons--Humor
  • -  Caricature--Humor
  • -  Magic tricks--Humor
  • -  Hallucinations and illusions--Humor
  • -  Facial expression--Humor
  • -  Filmed vaudeville acts

Genre

  • Comedy films
  • Trick films
  • Stop-motion animation films
  • Silent films
  • Short films

Notes

  • -  D21656 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 16Nov1900; D21656.
  • -  Performer: J. Stuart Blackton.
  • -  Camera, Albert E. Smith.
  • -  Duration: 1:26 at 18 fps.
  • -  Filmed in September to early November 1900, on Vitagraph's rooftop studio in New York, New York.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 1592) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  Digital file includes a piano score composed and performed by Philip Carli.
  • -  Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Library of Congress video collection, v. 3, Origins of American animation, 1900-1921; McIntire, J. Silent animated films at the Library of Congress, 1995; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, p. 641; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 90; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 81 [MI].
  • -  Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.
  • -  35 mm dupe neg pic renumbered: FPE 5272 to FZA 2680.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 1 min., 37 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 1 min., 100 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 1 min., 37 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 1 min., 100 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 1 min., 37 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 100 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 100 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 4606 (viewing print)
  • FEB 9701 (viewing print)
  • FRA 1635 (dupe neg pic)
  • FZA 2680 (dupe neg pic)
  • FRB 2350 (master pos pic)
  • Box 0178C (paper pos)
  • Box 5531B (paper pos, copy 2)

Repository

  • Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D. C. 20540 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 00694004

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Vitagraph Company Of America, Inc Thomas A. Edison, Paper Print Collection, and Niver. The Enchanted Drawing. performeds by Blackton, James Stuart, Uction, produceds by Blackton, James Stuart, Uction, and Smith, Albert E. , Uction, Camera United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1900. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694004/.

APA citation style:

Vitagraph Company Of America, Thomas A. Edison, I., Paper Print Collection & Niver. (1900) The Enchanted Drawing. Blackton, J. S., performer, Blackton, J. S. & Smith, A. E., prods United States: Edison Manufacturing Co. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694004/.

MLA citation style:

Vitagraph Company Of America, et al. The Enchanted Drawing. performer by Blackton, James Stuart, Uction, prod by Blackton, James Stuart, Uction, and Smith, Albert E. , Uction, Camera United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1900. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00694004/>.