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

"The scene opens on a theatrical stage. The magician enters from the wings, and making a bow to the audience, removes his coat and hat, and they disappear mysteriously into the air. He then takes a white handkerchief from his pocket, holds it over his knees, and his long trousers disappear, and behold! he is clad in knickerbockers. He next makes a pass with a magic wand and a table suddenly appears before the audience, on which is a large pile of tissue paper. The magician takes up the paper and shakes it a few times and three live geese fly out upon the floor. This is a highly pleasing and mystifying subject. 60 feet"--Edison films catalog, no. 105.
D4733 U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison; 28Feb1900; D4733.
Duration: 0:58 at 16 fps.
According to the AFI catalog, this film may be a foreign production, possibly made by Georges Méliès or Robert W. Paul. According to Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, although this film was copyrighted by Edison, it does not appear to have been made at the Edison studio, or by Edison producers or affiliated filmmakers.
Probably filmed in February, 1900.
Paper print shelf number (LC 1148) was changed when the paper prints were re-housed.
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Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1894-1912; Musser, C. Edison motion pictures 1890-1900, p. 578-579; Niver, K. Early motion pictures, p. 198; Edison films catalog, no. 105, July 1901, p. 83 [MI]; AFI catalog, film beginnings, 1893-1910, p. 640.
Early motion pictures : the Paper Print Collection in the Library of Congress / by Kemp R. Niver. Library of Congress. 1985.