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Early Motion Pictures, 1897-1920


Imperial Japanese dance / Thomas A. Edison, Inc. ; producer, W.K.L. Dickson.


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OTHER TITLES
Title in Maguire & Gammon catalogue: Japanese dance

CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., [1894]

SUMMARY
From Raff & Gammon price list: Three Japanese ladies in the costumes of their country.

From Edison films catalog: A charming representation of The Mikado dance by three beautiful Japanese ladies in full costume. Very effective when colored. 45 feet. $6.75.

NOTES
Copyright: no reg.

Performers: Sarashe Sisters.

Camera, William Heise.

Duration: 0:28 at 24 fps.

Filmed ca. October-November 1894, in Edison's Black Maria studio.

Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, 1997, p. 153; Raff & Gammon. Price list of films, ca. June 1895, p. 2 [MI]; Maguire & Baucus. Edison and international photographic films catalogue, April 1897, p. 10 [MI]; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 53 [MI].

SUBJECTS
Dance--United States.
Dancers--United States.
Japanese--United States.
Dance
Musical

RELATED NAMES
Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie), 1860-1935, production.
Heise, William, camera.
Sarashe Sisters, performers.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
AFI/Holt (H.L.) Collection (Library of Congress)

MEDIUM
1 reel of 1 (ca. 44 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. ref print.

CALL NUMBER
FEA 8439

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

DIGITAL ID
edmp 4031 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/edmp.4031

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