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Electric Edwardians : the story of the Mitchell & Kenyon collection / Vanessa Toulmin.
Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.D6 T65 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Toulmin, Vanessa.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mitchell, Sagar, 1866-1952.
- Kenyon, James, 1850-1925.
- Documentary films--Production and direction.
- Documentary films--Great Britain--History.
- Documentary films.
- History.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- x, 310 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : BFI, 2006.
- Summary:
- Electric Edwardians presents a stunning visual record of the films of Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon, combined with an illuminating discussion of the films and the social context of their production by Vanessa Toulmin, the leading authority on the collection. Advertised as 'local films for local people', the films of Mitchell and Kenyon were commissioned by travelling exhibitors in the early twentieth century for screening in town halls, village fetes and local fairs. Audiences paid to see their neighbours, families and themselves on the screen, glimpsed at work and at play.
- This attractive volume includes over 400 illustrations drawn from the Mitchell & Kenyon Collection as well as contemporary posters and handbills from the National Fairground Archive. Vanessa Toulmin's lucid accompanying text provides an introduction to the work of the M & K Company, the showmen who commissioned their films, and their place in early British cinema. Focusing on major themes such as Leisure and Recreation, Sport, Industry, the Boer War and the City, Toulmin explores how the M & K collection deepens our understanding of these key aspects of Edwardian life.
- Contents:
- 1 The Mitchell & Kenyon Film Company 1
- 2 The Films 25
- 3 Showmanship 57
- 4 Leisure and Entertainment 85
- 5 Sport in the Edwardian Era 126
- 6 The Edwardian City 154
- 7 Edwardian Industries and the Workforce 202
- 8 Militarism in the Edwardian Age 239
- Subject 282
- Location 289.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [298]-303) and index.
- Includes filmography.
- ISBN:
- 1844571440
- 9781844571444
- 1844571459
- 9781844571451
- OCLC:
- 70128425
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