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Identifier
2005002r_N-183-01_The_Star_of_the_Side_Show
Creation Date
1912
Subject—Topics
Thanhouser Company; Silent films; Motion pictures; The Star of the Side Show; Eline, Marie; LeViness, Carl; Blanchard, Bertha; Thompson, David; Carr, May
Date Range
1912
Description
A 1912 Thanhouser silent film, “The Star of the Side Show,” Marie Eline [far right] as a midget; Carl LeViness [in background in top hat] as the side show barker, Bertha Blanchard as the albino, David H. Thompson as the strongman, May Carr as the fat lady, Fanny Gregory as the bearded lady, Mignon Anderson [between them] as the snake charmer, and Robert Milasch, the actor seated on the far right.
Format
BW film negative; 5.5" x 3.25"
Source
Jonathan Silent Film Collection
Number
N-183-01