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Foxy Grandpa and Polly
(1902)
Opens on a stage with a stone fence and a painted backdrop of a forest or garden. Husband and wife team of Hart and DeMar as cartoon characters Foxy Grandpa... Genre: Historical Keywords: Dance--United States; Vaudeville--United States; Foxy Grandpa (Fictitious character)--Drama; Polly (Fictitious character)--Drama; Silent films; Dance; Vaudeville; Shorts; Duration: 00:00:30 Popularity (downloads): 1684 |
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Dancing boxing match, Montgomery and Stone
(1907)
Very short vaudeville turn from the well-known team of Montgomery and Stone. Appears to have been filmed outdoors in front of black paper taped up on a wall as a... Genre: Historical Keywords: Boxers (Sports)--United States--Drama; Boxing--United States--Drama; Silent films; Slapstick comedies; Vaudeville; Shorts; Duration: 00:00:05 Popularity (downloads): 1912 |
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Levi & Cohen, the Irish comedians
(1903)
Opens on a vaudeville or variety stage with a flat painted curtain of a stone fence and garden. On the right side of the stage sits a sign that reads... Genre: Historical Keywords: Vaudeville--United States--Drama; Jewish comedians--United States--Drama; Irish--United States--Drama; Theater audiences--United States--Drama; Silent films; Comedies; Vaudeville; Shorts; Duration: 00:00:58 Popularity (downloads): 2074 |
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The extra turn
(1903)
Camera is positioned as if in the audience of a vaudeville show. A man and two women, all in evening clothes, are seated in a theater box to the left... Genre: Historical Keywords: Vaudeville--United States--Drama; Theater audiences--United States--Drama; Singers--United States--Drama; Women dancers--United States--Drama; Silent films; Comedies; Vaudeville; Shorts; Duration: 00:01:28 Popularity (downloads): 3323 |
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The chimney
(1902)
Filming of a popular vaudeville gag. Opens on a stage with a painted backdrop of a lake and forest. From opposite sides of the stage enter a chimney sweep, covered... Genre: Historical Keywords: Chimney sweeps--Drama; Millers--Drama; Soot--Drama; Flour--Drama; Affray--Drama; Silent films; Slapstick comedies; Vaudeville; Shorts; Duration: 00:00:31 Popularity (downloads): 855 |
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Trapeze disrobing act
(1901)
Camera is positioned as if in the audience at a vaudeville or burlesque show. Two men with long hair and beards in rough clothing appear to be eating and talking... Genre: Historical Keywords: Burlesque (Theater)--United States--Drama; Aerialists--United States--Drama; Striptease--United States--Drama; Stripteasers--United States--Drama; Theater audiences--United States--Drama; Rural population--United States--Drama; Silent films; Vaudeville; Rural comedies; Erotica; Shorts; Duration: 00:02:18 Popularity (downloads): 2146 |
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Pity the blind
(1904)
Filmed version of a popular vaudeville gag, as if from the audience of a variety theater. A boy, holding a sign under his arm, leads a man onto a stage... Genre: Historical Keywords: Burlesque (Theater)--United States--Drama; Impersonation--Drama; Blind--United States--Public opinion--Drama; Deception--United States--Drama; Voyeurism--United States--Drama; Silent films; Comedies; Vaudeville; Shorts; Duration: 00:00:51 Popularity (downloads): 857 |
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Arabian gun twirler
(2009)
A bearded man performs a rifle twirling act on a stage with a painted backdrop of a city street corner. He wears a white turban and a dark two-piece costume... Genre: Historical Keywords: Firearms; Tricks; Arabs--United States--Games; Amusements--United States; Silent films; Vaudeville; Shorts; Duration: 00:00:40 Popularity (downloads): 1224 |
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Ella Lola, a la Trilby
(1908)
A young, dark-haired woman performs a dance inspired by George du Maurier's character Trilby, in an early modern dance style reminiscent of Isadora Duncan. She dances barefoot without stockings and... Genre: Historical Keywords: Modern dance--United States; Dancers--United States; Silent films; Dance; Vaudeville; Shorts; Duration: 00:00:36 Popularity (downloads): 2414 |
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Bicycle trick riding, no. 2
(2009)
Opens with a man riding a bicycle in a backwards circle, on a stage with a painted backdrop of a city street. He dismounts, then remounts the cycle and rides... Genre: Historical Keywords: Stunt cycling--United States; Bicycles--United States; Silent films; Vaudeville; Shorts; Duration: 00:00:34 Popularity (downloads): 2161 |
