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WINCHESTER

Jean-Claude SEGUIN

Winchester est une ville d'Angleterre (Grande-Bretagne).

1894

1898

Les Animated Photographs de David Devant (février 1898)

Depuis le mois d'août 1896, David Devant, le célèbre magicien, a organisé une entreprise afin de distribuer et présenter des films en Grande-Bretagne. Il peut compter, à partir du milieu de l'année 1897 sur plusieurs collaborateurs dont son propre frère, Ernest Wighton. À Winchester, même si le nom de Devant apparaît, c'est plutôt l'une de ses trois équipes qui tournent en Grande-Bretagne, qui est responsable du fonctionnement de la soirée du 3 février 1898 au cours de laquelle on déroule comme d'habitude le programme de vues animées :

ANIMATED PHOTOGRAPHS AT WINCHESTER.
[…] the largest collections of these wonderful pictures ever shown together at one time will be brought by Mr. David Devant, direct from the Egyptian Hall, London, to St. John’s […] on Thursday the 3rd February, for three nights, including a matinée on Saturday and will include the longest and most wonder [fulltime] over taken, “Faust’s Laboratory,” producing weird, thrilling, and intensely comic effects; “The Death of Nelson,” “The Execution of Charles I,” and “The Prince and Princess of Wales interviewing the Chelsea Veterans,” exclusively taken by Mr. Devant with the special permission of their Royal Highnesses. The entertainment will be supplemented by “The Rainbow Sylph,” Mr. Maskelyne’s latest spectacle, in which the beautiful Miss Mabel Grey will sustain the part of the sylph. Mr. Walter R. Booth’s clever ventriloquism, magic, and novel lightning cartooning will complete an entertainment of interest and amusement.

Hampshire Chronicle, Winchester, samedi 22 janvier 1898, p. 5.

En réalité, comme cela est souvent le cas, le spectacle est complété par des numéros de magie et de ventriloquie. Tant Miss Mabel Grey que Walter R. Booth ont été partie intégrante des présentations dans d'autres villes. Quant aux films, ils proviennent de plusieurs catalogues dont ceux de Paul, Lumière et Philippe Wolff. La singularité du programme, si l'on en croit le journaliste, est qu'il propose une vue tournée par David Devant lui-même.

1902

Le Cinematograph de Thomas James West (St John's Rooms, <4> octobre 1902)

Le Cinematograph de Thomas James West fonctionne au County Hall en août.

MR. T. J. WEST AT ST. JOHN’S ROOMS.—A really capital cinematograph show, with the advertised title of "T. J. West's Imperial Coronascope," has been on visit to Winchester during this week. Those who have not yet been to see it have a last opportunity of doing so this (Saturday) evening, and they will find the entertainment thoroughly worthy of a visit. The programme includes a number of very funny cinematograms, but the best are perhaps the actual pictures or representations of recent great events, such as the Coronation processions and the crowning ceremony at Westminster Abbey; the Naval, Colonial, and Indian reviews; reception of Viscount Kitchener and General French, etc. There were also representations of South African War scenes, and an artistic series illustrating trip to Venice, a visit to the ruins of Pompeii, a tour through Switzerland, giving an admirable idea of the hazards of Alpine climbing, scenes in Japan and Corea, etc. A newer feature still were stories in tableaux, including “The Prodigal Son,” the fairy pantomime of The Magic Sword,” The Soldiers' return from the South African War,” and a grand series of tableaux representing the acting of ‘‘East Lynne.” “A trip to the Moon,” in thirty scenes, was a most marvellous imaginative production. Besides the cinematograph an interval was made, during which the audiences, which have been good each evening, were kept in roars of laughter by Mr. Mattie Cheshire, a really clever entertainer, with immensity and variety of humour. The musical director is Mr. T. N. Lox, who had the honour of playing before the King when Prince of Wales. The entertainment is all through really “entertaining.”

Hampshire Chronicle, Winchester, samedi 4 octobre 1902, p. 3.