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Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II (1895)

Tom Merry, Lightning Cartoonist, Sketching Kaiser Wilhelm II (1895)

Documentary
Release Date: 1895, June 20
Directors: Birt Acres
Production: Robert W. Paul
Cast: Tom Merry (William Mechem)

Overview:

A tiny fragment of an actuality film of Tom Merry (William Mechem), a 'lightning sketch' caricaturist performing his act for the camera and producing a large profile caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II. The loss of the rest of the film has bequeathed us 6 seconds that are of Mechem standing next to the completed portrait and sadly, that is all there is. An early film made by Birt Acres for R.W. Paul. (see release information for further detail).

Keywords:

19th century stage performance 1890s art drawing caricature fragment lightning sketch