L'Animatoscope de M. Wellby Cook (1^er juillet 1897)

Harry Welby Cook est invité par Sir Claude Macdonald, ambassadeur britannique à Pékin, pour une soirée privée afin qu'il projette quelques films :

At Peking on the 1st inst. Sir Claude Macdonald have a dinner to the French Minister, afterwards inviting Mr. Wellby Cook to exhibit the Animatoscope which all present enjoyed, Mr. Linton playing the incidental music. Next evening Mr. Cook gave a public exhibition in the Legation Theatre at which all Peking was present. 

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North China Herald, Shanghai, 16 juillet 1897, p. 103.

L'Animatoscope de M. Welby Cook (Legation Theatre, 2-[19] juillet 1897)

"The Legation Theatre" [D.R.]

Harry Welby Cook présente des vues animées au Legation Theatre :

At Peking on the 1st inst. Sir Claude Macdonald have a dinner to the French Minister, afterwards inviting Mr. Wellby Cook to exhibit the Animatoscope which all present enjoyed, Mr. Linton playing the incidental music. Next evening Mr. Cook gave a public exhibition in the Legation Theatre at which all Peking was present. 

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North China Herald, Shanghai, 16 juillet 1897, p. 103.

Un autre article donne quelques détails complémentaires :

AN enterprising showman, named Mr. Welby Cork, has just reached Hongkong after a tour in the interior of China with an “ Animatoscope,” Mr. Cook left Tientsin and reached Peking in company. with Mr, Linton. Here he showed for 17 days with the utmost success, and be was engaged by Sir Claude MacDonald to give a display at the British Legation on the occasion of the departure of the French minister. Sir Claude is described is having keen delighted with the exhibition and at his request the picture of the serpentine dancer was repeated, The Chinese themselves were fairly captivated by the show and Mr. Cook has nothing but good to say of the treatment he received in the Imperial City. He also gave displays at the Spanish Legation and in public with the utmost success, The audience often included the Royal Princes and a son of Li Hung-chang, and a son of the Marquis Tseng was a patron every night M. Welby, who has a really firstclass collection of British and Continental views, opens at the Theatre Royal on Saturday night for short season.

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Hong Kong Telegraph, mercredi 18 août 1897, p. 2.