Phono-Cinéma-Théâtre (1900)
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).
Directors: Clément Maurice, Marguerite Vrignault, Émile Reynaud.
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Cléo de Mérode as |
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Benoit Constant Coquelin as |
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Sarah Bernhardt as |
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Harry Relph as |
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Carlotta Zambelli as |
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Mariette Sully as |
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Jules Moy as |
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Gabrielle Réjane as |
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Emilie Mily-Meyer as |
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Frederic Brunin as |
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George Foottit as |
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Rafael Padilla as |
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Mason and Forbes as |
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Suzanne-Charlotte Reichenberg as |
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Désiré Pougaud as |
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Blanche Mante as |
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Jeanne Chasles as |
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Jeanne Hatto as |
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Polin as |
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Rosita Mauri as |
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Sandrine Violat as |
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Suzanne Mante as |
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Christine Kerf as |
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Félicia Mallet as |
| Sound | Léon Gastinel | Music Arranger |
| Directing | Clément Maurice | Director |
| Directing | Marguerite Vrignault | Director |
| Directing | Émile Reynaud | Director |