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  1. Warwick Pageant (1906 Film)

    A record of the Warwick Pageant held in the grounds of Warwick Castle 2-9 July 1906 and showing incidents in Warwick’s history from AD40-1572. Includes scenes from a performance of Christopher Marlowe’s...

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  2. Seven Ages, The (1905 Film)

    Director
    Edwin S. Porter

    Fiction short. A depiction of the seven ages of Man in eight tableaux. The titles are: Infancy, Playmates, Schoolmates, Lovers, The Soldier, The Judge, Second Childhood and What Age? (showing an old woman...

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  3. Tempest, The (1905 Film)

    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Presumed a lost film.

    A filmed record (with Beerbohm Tree’s consent) of the opening storm scene from his stage production of The Tempest. Urban’s catalogue describes the scenes thus: ‘This remarkable picture, taken under...

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  4. Miroir de Venise (Une Mesaventure de Shylock), Le (1905 Film)

    aka: Venetian Looking Glass

    Director
    Georges Méliès
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    No archive copy known. Presumed a lost film.

    Fiction film, possibly based on The Merchant of Venice.

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  5. John Bull’s Hearth (1903 Film)

    Producer
    George Albert Smith
    Subject
    Politics & government
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A propaganda film for tariff reform. John Bull is visited by a Frenchman, a sea captain, a Russian trader and an American. The visitors take all the available chairs and chat amongst themselves leaving John...

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  6. Actor’s Troubles, The (1903 Film)

    Distribution
    Presumed a lost film

    Fiction film. Description in the Selig catalogue reads ‘Oh, how are the mighty fallen. Here is a great Shakespearean actor on his uppers, actually broke; but he retains his valet and the two of them see...

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  7. Little Tich and His Big Boots (1902 Film)

    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Studio performance - with no audience but with a set of sorts and musical accompaniment dubbed over - filmed for the Paris exhibition in the early years of this century. Shows Little Tich (Harry Relph) doing...

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  8. Duel d’Hamlet, Le (1900 Film)

    Director
    Clément-Maurice
    Subject
    Drama

    A film of the final scene in Hamlet with Sarah Bernhardt as Hamlet. The film depicts Hamlet’s body being caught by Horatio. The film also included a soundtrack (primarily of sound effects) synchronised...

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  9. Romeo et Juliette (1900 Film)

    Director
    Clément-Maurice
    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Presumed a lost film.

    Emilio Cossira singing a tenor aria from Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette. Ball hazards a guess that the aria was ‘Ah! Lève-toi soleil’. The film experimented with a synchronised sound system outlined by...

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  10. King John (1899 Film)

    aka: Scene - ‘King John’ - Now Playing at Her Majesty’s Theatre, A Beerbohm Tree, The Great British Actor

    Director
    William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson
    Subject
    Drama

    Four scenes from the Her Majesty’s Theatre production of King John, one of which survives. The descriptions quoted are from the copyright records in The National Archives: THE BATTLEFIELD NEAR ANGIERS -...

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