Band Drill

SUMMARY
According to Edison film historian C. Musser, this film featured the cast of the musical burlesque, "A milk white flag," by Charles Hoyt. Sometime after the farce's New York premiere on Oct. 8, 1894, its cast traveled to the Edison studio and appeared in at least five films. From Maguire & Baucus catalogue: From ""Milk White Flag."" Marching band with leader at the head.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., [1894]

NOTES
Copyright: no reg.

Appearing: Frank Baldwin (Steele Ayers, the bandmaster), Fred W. Boardman, William Cushing, Ad. Dorsch, E.P. Brown, J.F. Boardman, George Goddard, E.F. Balch, Paul Pfarr.

Camera, William Heise.

Filmed ca. November 1894, in Edison's Black Maria studio.

Received: 5-13-1994; viewing print; preservation; Hendricks (Gordon) Collection.

SUBJECTS
Marching bands--United States--Drama.
Band musicians--United States--Drama.
Bandmasters--United States--Drama.
Marching drills--United States--Drama.
Musical

RELATED NAMES
Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie), 1860-1935, production.
Heise, William, camera.
Baldwin, Frank.
Boardman, Fred W.
Cushing, Willia.
Dorsch, Ad.
Brown, E. P.
Boardman, J.F
Goddard, George.
Balch, E. F.
Pfarr, Paul.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Hendricks (Gordon) Collection (Library of Congress)

DIGITAL ID
edmp.4033 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/edmp.4033

Category:

Film & Animation

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