Ella Lola, a la Trilby

SUMMARY
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 is dressed in a long, flowing gown bound across the bosom in Grecian style, with inside fringe and a draped cape hooked to her wrist. She also wears what appears to be a garland headpiece. Holding her gown with one hand throughout, the dancer performs a series of kicks and turns with leg kicks front and back, rocking, and round de jambe.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
United States: Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1898.

NOTES
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 7Oct1898; 59209.

Dancer: Ella Lola.

Filmed in Edison's "Black Maria" studio in West Orange, New Jersey.

SUBJECTS
Modern dance--United States.
Dancers--United States.
Silent films.
Dance.
Vaudeville.
Shorts.

RELATED NAMES
Lola, Ella, performer.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)

DIGITAL ID
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Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• library
• congress
• silent
• dance
• vaudeville