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Opera of Martha-Second Act

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Opera of Martha-Second Act

The second Act of this beautiful opera. Consists of five scenes, about 1,300 feet in length. 1. Duet outside the Inn. 2. Quartette inside the Inn. 3.Spinning Wheel Chorus. 4. Martha singing "Last Rose of Summer." 5. Good Night Quartette. This film shows a quartette of well-known opera singers acting and singing their parts in this ever popular opera. The subjects are taken with the greatest care and the films manufactured by the Edison Manufacturing Company.
Managers can arrange to produce this exhibition throughout the country and can obtain a quartette of church singers to remain behind the scenes and sing the parts and produce a remarkably fine entertainment, besicles giving a local interest to the same by utilizing local talent. If it is desired to do so, however, the quartette can be engaged to travel with the exhibition.
Other operas and plays in preparation.
Complete Set, 5 scenes, about 1,300 feet, $320.

Edison 03/1900

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1	Edison n.c. (MU 491). Richard G. Hollaman.
	“Have you ever produced any exclusive pictures yourself?” “Yes, I have made two or three productions, especially ‘The Passion Play’ and the opera of ‘Martha.’ [...] "You remarked that ‘Martha’ was also one of your productions ; when was this rendered ?” “With regard to the production of ‘Martha,’ this was taken on the roof of the Grand Central Palace also about a year later. The singers and actors were a quartette who had sang at the Metropolitan Opera House and the music was played at the time the pictures were taken, so Musee some time in February, 1899. The rights to this Musee some time in February, 1899. The rights to this production was also acquired by the Edison Manufacturing Company.” The Moving Picture World, vol. 2, nº 8, 22 février 1908, p. 132-133.
2	William Paley	Grace Golden (Lady Harriet). Lizzie Macnichol (Nancy). H.N. Knight (Lord Tristan).
3	02/1898.	1.350 ft
4	États-Unis. New York. Grand Central Palace