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Film, Video Cupid and Psyche Variant title from Edison motion pictures, 1890-1900: Cupid and Psyche dance

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Title

  • Cupid and Psyche

Other Title

  • Variant title from Edison motion pictures, 1890-1900: Cupid and Psyche dance

Summary

  • "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 composed of bathers in bathing costumes and two tiers of spectators. The film is in every way an attractive subject"--F.Z. Maguire & Co. catalogue.

Names

  • White, James H. (James Henry), production
  • Blechynden, Frederick, camera
  • Leander Sisters
  • Thomas A. Edison, Inc
  • Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
  • AFI/Holt (H.L.) Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1897.

Headings

  • -  Dancers--California--San Francisco
  • -  Dance--California--San Francisco
  • -  Cupid and Psyche (Tale)
  • -  Sutro Baths (San Francisco, Calif.)

Genre

  • Filmed vaudeville acts
  • Silent films
  • Short films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  60560 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 25Oct1897; 60560.
  • -  Duration: 0:28 at 30 fps.
  • -  Paper print shelf number (LC 1332) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
  • -  Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
  • -  Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, p. 332; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 71; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 52 [MI]; F.Z. Maguire & Co. catalogue, March 1898, p. 40; M/B/RS preliminary catalog card.
  • -  Camera, Frederick Blechynden.
  • -  Performers: Leander Sisters.
  • -  Filmed August 22, 1897, at the Sutro Baths in San Francisco, California.
  • -  Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.
  • -  35 mm viewing print renumbered: FEA 8721 to FYA 1153.

Medium

  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (20 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (53 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (20 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
  • dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (53 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
  • paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 50 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FLA 4346 (viewing print)
  • FYA 1153 (viewing print)
  • FRA 1490 (dupe neg pic)
  • FPB 9502 (dupe neg pic)
  • Box 0074D (paper pos)
  • Box 5444C (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

  • 00694186

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Blechynden, Frederick, Camera, Leander Sisters, Inc Thomas A. Edison, Paper Print Collection, and Afi/Holt. Cupid and Psyche. produceds by White, James H. Uction United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1897. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/00694186/.

APA citation style:

Blechynden, F., Leander Sisters, Thomas A. Edison, I., Paper Print Collection & Afi/Holt. (1897) Cupid and Psyche. White, J. H. U., prod United States: Edison Manufacturing Co. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/00694186/.

MLA citation style:

Blechynden, Frederick, Camera, et al. Cupid and Psyche. prod by White, James H. Uction United States: Edison Manufacturing Co, 1897. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/00694186/>.