A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2024 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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	Dorothy Kent (back to camera) and James T. Kelly. Frame enlargement: Silent Era image collection.

Cast: James T. Kelly [himself], Dorothy Kent [herself].

Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by William Heise. / © 24 September 1897 by Thomas A. Edison [53736]. / [?] Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format or Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format? / The production was shot in September 1897 at the Edison Black Maria studio in West Orange, New Jersey. Musser control number 387.

Performance: Dance: Comedy.

Synopsis: [Catalogue, F.Z. Maguire & Company, (March 1898), page 42] Shows James T. Kelly and Dorothy Kent, of Waite’s Comedy Company, in the famous “Bowery dance.” The dancers are dressed in costumes characteristic to the surroundings, and the dance as shown is an exact reproduction. The subject shows many humorous situations, is clear, sharp, and the figures show full life size. Suitable for coloring.

Survival status: Prints exist in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive, 35mm preservation positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Dance: Dancers, Dancing

Listing updated: 13 March 2016.

References: Musser-Edison pp. 329-330 : Website-LoC.

Home video: DVD.