Quick Change Act (Archive title)Quick Change Dressing Room (Alternative title)
Date: 1908 (Release)Country: United Kingdom
Synopsis: COMEDY. Behind the scenes in a music hall as a performer changes costume. No main titles. Three men are seen on a set, apparently behind the scenes in a theatre. A man dressed as a devil rushes in and the three of them help him to change out of that costume into a suit. He powders his face as they rush about him. He knocks all three of them over as he grabs a concertina and races back on to the stage. (40) Several sections of the film are repeated. (118) Notes: Film title, credits and date taken from 'Working The Halls: The Honris in One Hundred Years of British Music Hall' (1973) by Peter Honri, pp.106, 109. The text states "to cover an awkward change in his show 'Concordia', he [Percy Honri] used film again for the amusing 'Quick Change Dressing Room' actually filmed by Charles Urban on one of his Urban Bioscope cameras at George Hana's studio in Bedford Street. In the film, Percy has no less than three dressers 'helping' him to change - his father, George Hana and his assistant.'
Genres: Comedy, Variety show
Subject: Vaudeville
Releases
Date: 1908Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - Silent
Date: 1908 (Release)Country: United Kingdom
Synopsis: COMEDY. Behind the scenes in a music hall as a performer changes costume. No main titles. Three men are seen on a set, apparently behind the scenes in a theatre. A man dressed as a devil rushes in and the three of them help him to change out of that costume into a suit. He powders his face as they rush about him. He knocks all three of them over as he grabs a concertina and races back on to the stage. (40) Several sections of the film are repeated. (118) Notes: Film title, credits and date taken from 'Working The Halls: The Honris in One Hundred Years of British Music Hall' (1973) by Peter Honri, pp.106, 109. The text states "to cover an awkward change in his show 'Concordia', he [Percy Honri] used film again for the amusing 'Quick Change Dressing Room' actually filmed by Charles Urban on one of his Urban Bioscope cameras at George Hana's studio in Bedford Street. In the film, Percy has no less than three dressers 'helping' him to change - his father, George Hana and his assistant.'
Genres: Comedy, Variety show
Subject: Vaudeville
Releases
Date: 1908Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - Silent
Credits
(1)
Production Company: Charles Urban Trading Company
Cast
(2)
Percy Honri, Harry Thompson