Le Vitascope (Sentinel Opera House, 26-27 mars 1897)

Le Vitascope présente des vues animées en mars.

The Sentinel, Carlisle, jeudi 11 mars 1897, p. 2.

La presse propose quelques informations sur le répertoire de vues présentées :

Vitascope's Successful Debut.
The first public exhibition of Thos. A. Edison's wonderful vitascope was given last evening at Koster & Bial's and was a great success. The vitascope is an improvement on the kintoscope [sic], and adds life and vitality to the figures shown life size upon a screen.
Among the exhibitions given were the Leigh sisters in their umbrella dance; a soldier's march, from "The Milk White Flag"; a skirt dancer, with the beautiful colors, light and shade; an animated argument over the Monroe Doctrine between Uncle Sam John Bull; an amusing prize fight and a section of the Jersey coast in a heavy storm. The breakers in the latter scene were so natural that everybody felt like running away when they came dashing toward the front of the stage, seemingly mountain high.
Every scene was an exact reproduction in color, size and action, and a message of congratulation was sent to Mr. Edison. The audience was delighted, and no feature of the attractive programme was greeted more warmly -New York Recorder.
The machine and a company of sixteen artists will appear in the opera house Friday and Saturday evening of this week. Prices 10, 20 and 30 cents. Chart now open at Monyer's.

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The Sentinel, Carlisle, 25 mars 1897, p. 2.

Répertoire (autres titres) : Grand Old Falls of Niagara, Comic Dance (Colored), Swimming School, Battery Park. N.Y., Elevated Railway Scene, Shoot the Shutes, Fire Rescue Scene, Cartoonist, Umbrella Dance, Sly Policeman Scene, Mounted Police Drill, View of Passaic Falls. N.J., Mounted Police Charge, Monroe Doctrine, The Bucking Bronchos, Feeding the Doves, The marching scene from "The Milk White Flag,", Cannon Artillery in Action, Fountain Scene, Scotch Dance, Rob Roy Trio., A scene showing Layman, man of one hundred faces in his changes, Aunty Miller (colored), Indian War Dance by band of cheyenne (The Sentinel, Carlisle, vendredi 26 mars 1897, p. 2).