Film, Video The magician
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Title
- The magician
Summary
- "The scene opens on a theatrical stage. The magician enters from the wings, and making a bow to the audience, removes his coat and hat, and they disappear mysteriously into the air. He then takes a white handkerchief from his pocket, holds it over his knees, and his long trousers disappear, and behold! he is clad in knickerbockers. He next makes a pass with a magic wand and a table suddenly appears before the audience, on which is a large pile of tissue paper. The magician takes up the paper and shakes it a few times and three live geese fly out upon the floor. This is a highly pleasing and mystifying subject. 60 feet"--Edison films catalog, no. 105.
Names
- Thomas A. Edison, Inc
- Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
- United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1900.
Headings
- - Magicians
- - Magic tricks
- - Materialization
Genre
- Trick films
- Silent films
- Short films
- Nonfiction films
Notes
- - D4733 U.S. Copyright Office
- - Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 28Feb1900; D4733.
- - Duration: 0:58 at 16 fps.
- - According to the AFI catalog, this film may be a foreign production, possibly made by Georges Méliès or Robert W. Paul. According to Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, p. 577, although this film was copyrighted by Edison, it does not appear to have been made at the Edison studio, or by Edison producers or affiliated filmmakers.
- - Paper print shelf number (LC 1148) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
- - Additional holdings for this title may be available. Contact reference librarian.
- - Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, p. 578-579; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 198; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 83 [MI]; AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 640.
- - Probably filmed in February, 1900.
- - Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
- - Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.
- - 35 mm dupe neg pic renumbered: FPE 9651 to FZA 3091.
Medium
- viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (22 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
- viewing print 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
- dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (22 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
- dupe neg pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm.
- master pos pic 1 film reel of 1 (ca. 20 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm.
- paper pos 1 roll of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
- paper pos (copy 2) 1 roll of 1 (ca. 60 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- FLA 4162 (viewing print)
- FEC 2807 (viewing print)
- FRA 1330 (dupe neg pic)
- FZA 3091 (dupe neg pic)
- FRB 2001 (master pos pic)
- Box 0031B (paper pos)
- Box 5017F (paper pos, copy 2)
Source Collection
- Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)
Repository
- Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D. C. 20540 USA dcu
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 00694241
Online Format
- image
- video