Bumptious As Romeo

Synopsis

Comedy short. Part of the Bumptious series which featured the rotund and aptly named comedian John R. Cumpson. Bumptious organises an amateur production at the town hall of Romeo and Juliet in which he is to play Romeo. Everything goes wrong including the collapse of the balcony. Admonishing the stagehands Bumptious looks through a peephole in the stage curtain and discovers that the theatre is empty. He smashes a bust of Shakespeare and resolves never to act again.

Country

United States

Medium

Film

Technical information

Black-and-white / Silent

Year of release

1911

Recording date

1 Feb 1911

Duration

11 mins; 975 feet

Availability

Presumed a lost film

Credits

Cast

John R. Cumpson

Bumptious (Romeo)

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Romeo and Juliet

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Amateur theatre

Notes

Reviews

Moving Picture World (February 11, 1911).

Production Company

Name

Edison Manufacturing Company