The History of Australian Theatre has interesting articles and pictures as well as a section on Houdini's tour of Australia which I have mentioned previously.
Showing posts with label theatre. Show all posts
Showing posts with label theatre. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
HAT
The History of Australian Theatre has interesting articles and pictures as well as a section on Houdini's tour of Australia which I have mentioned previously.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Slung about twice nightly
As well as the (more info) at YouTube, more about the act and others like it can be found at Palace of Variety. Link…
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Victorian Cinema
Abd al-Aziz, Sultan of Morrocco
"One of the more unexpected enthusiasts for the cinematograph in its early days must surely be the youthful Sultan of Morocco (ruled 1894-1908). In truth cinema was but one of the foreign-made playthings in which he was interested. Encouraged by western governments, especially Britain, he imported gadgets in large numbers: according to the Times correspondent these included automobiles, grand pianos, wild animals in cages, barrel-organs, hansom cabs, false hair, and even a passenger lift destined for his one-storey palace. In amongst these items was a large amount of camera gear, including a £2,000 camera made of gold."
Just one of the players on this interesting site, which recently added a selection of film clips (pre-1901) only. Link…
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
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