Benoit Constant Coquelin

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Phono-Cinéma-Théâtre
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The Phono-Cinéma-Théâtre was a special pavilion at the 1900 Paris World's Fair which featured filmed performances presented with sound via wax cylinder recordings. Many of these short films were also presented in hand-tinted color. The performances ranged from theatre (Coquelin the eldest, Gabrielle Réjane, Sarah Bernhardt, Félicia Mallet), opera & operetta (Mariette Sully, Emile Cossira, Jeanne Hatto, Mily-Meyer, Désiré Pougaud), to café concert & music hall variety (Footit et Chocolat, Mason and Forbes, Little Tich, Brunin, Polin, Jules Moy) and dance (Blanche and Louise Mante from the Paris Opera, Carlotta Zambelli, Michel Vasquez, Rosita Mauri, Jeanne Chasles, Achille Viscusi, Christine Kerf, Cléo de Mérode).
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Cyrano de Bergerac
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Cyrano de Bergerac

May 21, 1900
Considéré comme le premier film à utiliser à la fois la couleur et le son, le seul enregistrement de film jamais réalisé de la célèbre pièce de Rostand . Il est accompagné d'un enregistrement sonore sur cylindre de la voix de Coquelin récitant un discours de Cyrano.
Comedy