Marguerite Vrignault

Phono-Cinéma-Théâtre

Marguerite Vrignault, Émile Reynaud

Cléo de Mérode, Benoit Constant Coquelin

The Phono-Cinéma-Théâtre was a special pavilion at the 1900 Paris World's Fair which featured filmed performances presented with sound via wax cylinder recordings. Many of these short films were also presented in hand-tinted color. The performances ranged from theatre (Coquelin the eldest, Gabrielle Réjane, Sarah Bernhardt, Félicia Mallet), opera & operetta (Mariette Sully, Emile Cossira, Jeanne Hatto, Mily-Meyer, Désiré Pougaud), to café concert & music hall variety (Footit et Chocolat, Mason and Forbes, Little Tich, Brunin, Polin, Jules Moy) and dance (Blanche and Louise Mante from the Paris Opera, Carlotta Zambelli, Michel Vasquez, Rosita Mauri, Jeanne Chasles, Achille Viscusi, Christine Kerf, Cléo de Mérode).

Sylvia

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Carlotta Zambelli dances for the camera.

Iphigénie en Tauride. Invocation à Diana chanté par Mlle Jeanne Hatto de l’Opéra.

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Jeanne Hatto

A short film

Le Maître de ballet. De e par M. Jules Moy du Chat Noir.

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Jules Moy

A ballet teacher trains a invisible group of dancers and gets angry about their incompetence. Early film with sound.

Danse Directoire par Blanche et Louise Mante de L'Opéra

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A short film

Photo-Cinéma-Théâtre: Cléo de Mérode dansant la gavotte

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Cléo de Mérode

Cléo de Merode dancing the gavotte in 1900.

Danse javanaise par Mlle Cléo de Mérode.

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Cléo de Mérode

Cléopâtre-Diane de Mérode (27 September 1875 - 17 October 1966) was a French dancer of the Belle Époque. She is seen here performing a traditonal Javanese dance.

La poupée. Acte II Scène XI Chantée par Mlle Mariette Sully et Mm. Fugère et Soums

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Mariette Sully

A short film

Photo-Cinéma-Théâtre: Christine Kerf dans Terpsichore

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Christine Kerf

Christine Kerf as the Greek muse Terpsichore, in 1900.