The Enchanted Drawing

Title
The enchanted drawing
Summary
From Edison films catalog: Upon a large sheet of white paper a cartoonist is seen at work rapidly sketching the portrait of an elderly gentleman of most comical feature and expression. After completing the likeness the artist rapidly draws on the paper a clever sketch of a bottle of wine and a goblet, and then, to the surprise of all, actually removes them from the paper on which they were drawn and pours actual wine out of the bottle into a real glass. Surprising effects quickly follow after this; and the numerous changes of expression which flit over the face in the sketch cause a vast amount of amusement and at the same time give a splendid illustration of the caricaturist's art. 100 feet. 15.00.
Contributor Names
Blackton, James Stuart, 1875-1941, production, performer.
Smith, Albert E., production, camera.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
Niver (Kemp) Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published
United States : Edison Manufacturing Co., 1900.
Subject Headings
- Magic drawings--Drama
- Caricatures and cartoons--Drama
- Caricature--Drama
- Magic tricks--Drama
- Hallucinations and illusions--Drama
- Facial expression--Drama
- Vaudeville--Drama
Genre
Comedy films
Trick films
Stop-motion animation films
Silent films
Short films
Notes
- D21656 U.S. Copyright Office
- Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 16Nov1900; D21656.
- Performer: J. Stuart Blackton.
- Camera, Albert E. Smith.
- Duration: 1:26 at 18 fps.
- Paper print shelf number (LC 1592) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
- Filmed ca. September to early November 1900, on Vitagraph's rooftop studio in New York, New York.
- Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Library of Congress video collection, v. 3, Origins of American animation, 1900-1921; McIntire, J. Silent animated films at the Library of Congress, 1995; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, 1997, p. 641; Niver, K.R. Early motion pictures, 1985; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 81 [MI].
- Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
- Digital file includes a piano score composed and performed by Philip Carli.
Medium
1 film reel of 1 (ca. 1 min., 37 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. viewing print.
1 film reel of 1 (ca. 1 min., 100 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. viewing print.
1 film reel of 1 (ca. 1 min., 37 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. dupe neg pic.
1 film reel of 1 (ca. 1 min., 100 ft.) : si., b&w ; 35 mm. dupe neg pic.
1 film reel of 1 (ca. 1 min., 37 ft.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. master pos pic.
1 roll of 1 (ca. 100 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm. paper pos.
1 roll of 1 (ca. 100 ft.) : b&w ; 35 mm. paper pos (copy 2)
Call Number/Physical Location
FLA 4606 (viewing print)
FEB 9701 (viewing print)
FRA 1635 (dupe neg pic)
FPE 5272 (dupe neg pic)
FRB 2350 (master pos pic)
Box 0178C (paper pos)
Box 5531B (paper pos, copy 2)
Repository
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D. C. 20540 USA dcu