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Early Motion Pictures, 1897-1920

Band drill / Thomas A. Edison, Inc. ; producer, W.K.L. Dickson.

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

SUMMARY
From Maguire & Baucus catalogue: From "Milk White Flag." Marching band with leader at the head.

NOTES
Copyright: no reg.

Appearing: Frank Baldwin (Steele Ayers, the bandmaster), Fred W. Boardman, William Cushing, Ad. Dorsch, E.P. Brown, J.F. Boardman, George Goddard, E.F. Balch, Paul Pfarr.

Camera, William Heise.

Duration: 0:20 at 30 fps.

According to Edison film historian C. Musser, this film featured the cast of the musical burlesque, "A milk white flag," by Charles Hoyt. Sometime after the farce's New York premiere on Oct. 8, 1894, its cast traveled to the Edison studio and appeared in at least five films.

MAVIS 18035; Band drill.

Filmed ca. 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. 159-60; Maguire & Baucus. Edison and international photographic films catalogue, April 1897, p. 3 [MI].

Received: 5-13-1994; viewing print; preservation; Hendricks (Gordon) Collection.

SUBJECTS
Marching bands--United States--Drama.
Band musicians--United States--Drama.
Bandmasters--United States--Drama.
Marching drills--United States--Drama.
Musical

RELATED NAMES
Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie), 1860-1935, production.
Heise, William, camera.
Baldwin, Frank.
Boardman, Fred W.
Cushing, Willia.
Dorsch, Ad.
Brown, E. P.
Boardman, J.F
Goddard, George.
Balch, E. F.
Pfarr, Paul.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Hendricks (Gordon) Collection (Library of Congress)

MEDIUM
1 film reel of 1 (ca. 1 min., ca. 36 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. viewing print

CALL NUMBER
FEC 8082 (viewing print)

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

DIGITAL ID
edmp 4033 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/edmp.4033

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