Little Tich, parodie d’une danse de Loïe Fuller

Little Tich, parody of Loie Fuller’s dance

by Unknown

France - 1900

Short Film – 1mn

B&W

Silent Film

ScreenplayUnknown

CinematographyUnknown

CastLittle Tich

Format35mm

First ralease1900

SynopsisLittle Tich performance : a parody of Loie Fuller’s famous Danse Serpentine.

AboutWe already paied our tribute to Litlle Tich (his real name was Harry Relph), presenting the irresistible film of his long boots act, the first recorded comic movie (1900) and, according to Jacques Tati “the root of everything is basic in the art of the comic film”.
Always in 1900, Miss Loïe Fuller, has, with her Danse Serpentine, revolutioned the concept itself of ballet. The fast, modern dynamism of her variety specialty, with elaborated light effects are a revolution for photographers and painters like Cheret or Toulouse-Lautrec.
But, if Miss Fuller was a star, Little Tich was the king of parody. They even happened to share the same Folies-Bergères’ stage, the place where the most famous artists works in 1900. So it was almost natural for the great little comic (Little Tich was a dwarf) to add in his repertory his version of the Fuller’s serpentine dance.
This short film is presented with Danse Serpentine by Auguste and Louis Lumière.

With the courtesy ofGaumont Pathé Archives