Vanessa Toulmin, Chair in Early Film and Popular Entertainment at the University of Sheffield, is an expert on variety theater, circus, travelling exhibitions, fairgrounds, and other aspects of the history of show business. She brings this expertise to her five picks from 1902, ranging from her vast experience with the Mitchell & Kenyon films to an intriguing connection between A Trip to the Moon and an early amusement park ride.

Vanessa has published 11 books including Electric Edwardians: The Films of Mitchell and Kenyon and four books on Blackpool's entertainment heritage and was the curator of the Mitchell & Kenyon Collection for the BFI and the Crazy Cinematograph project for the City of Luxembourg.  She is Chair of the Morecambe Winter Gardens Preservation Trust, an independent charity which is currently restoring that unique entertainment complex in northwest England.

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Films and resources mentioned:

Hull Fair (1902) - Mitchell & KenyonMiss Dundee and Her Performing Dogs (1902) - Alice Guy-BlachéThe Six Sisters Dainef (1902) - unknownHow to Stop a Motor Car (1902) - Cecil HepworthA Trip to the Moon (1902) - Georges MélièsFreaks (1932) - Tod BrowningSandow (1894) - William K.L. DicksonCarmencita (1894) - William K.L. DicksonThe Dancing Pig (1907) - unknownThe Countryman and the Cinematograph (1901) - Robert W. PaulUncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show (1902) - Edwin S. PorterExplosion of a Motor Car (1900) - Cecil HepworthThe Life of Charles Peace (1905) - William HaggarThe '?' Motorist (1906) - Walter R. BoothThe Automatic Motorist (1911) - Walter R. BoothLiverpool Street Scenes (1901) - Mitchell & KenyonKiri-Kis (1907) - Segundo de Chomóna...

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Date de publication : 18/12/2024 à 08:00:08