The Velograph (Central Hall, <26 novembre 1897)

Le Velograph de Charles Howard présente des vues animées au Central Hall en novembre :

"The VELOGRAPH.”—This is an instrument which is really improved form of cinematograph, and is being taken round the country for the purpose of exhibiting what is claimed to be the finest selection of animated photographs yet taken. The “velograph” was in Wycombe the closing days of last week, and demonstrations were given in the Central Hall to crowded audiences, who were delighted with the pictures, which were certainly the best we have yet seen. The subjects were various, including portions of the Jubilee procession in London, the Buckingham Palace garden party, episodes in the Graeco-Turkish War, seascapes, scenes on the railway, and as the views were accompanied with appropriate sounds, the effect produced was most realistic. Although forming an excellent entertainment in themselves, the pictures were not all. The programme also included several humorous and clever dramatic sketches Mr. Jos. Blascheck (the Australian monologue entertainer), and splendidly-rendered solos by Miss Edith Vivian (the favourite soprano from the Albert Hall, London), which nicely filled up an interval. Mr. Blascheck also courteously discharged the managerial duties, and Mr. Charles Howard made a skilled operator and lanternist.

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South Bucks Standard, vendredi 26 novembre 1897, p. 5.