Carmencita / motion picture. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Copyright: no reg.
Performer: Carmencita.
Camera, William Heise.
Duration: 0:21 at 30 fps.
According to Edison film historian C. Musser, Spanish dancer Carmencita was the first woman to appear in front of an Edison motion picture camera. Six months before filming, she had been performing at Koster & Bial's Music Hall in New York City since February 1890.
MAVIS 179915; Carmencita.
Filmed March 10-16, 1894, in Edison's Black Maria studio.
Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, 1997, p. 94.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
viewing print; Received: 1994-05-13; preservation; Hendricks (Gordon) Collection.