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| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Mack Sennett, in a dark suit, and two technicians stand by a Prestwich camera on the set of an unidentified Middle Eastern themed Keystone Comedy. A belly ... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Production still of the Keystone pool. On the far left is Mack Sennett, coatless, in derby and suspenders. On the far right is Adam Kessel, coatless, in a ... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | The theatrical Stone family at Chin Chin Ranch. From left to right: Allene Crater (Mrs. Fred Stone), Fred Stone, Dorothy Stone, Carol Stone, and Paula Ston... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Charlie Chaplin, in tuxedo, surrounded by guests in the party scene from "The Adventurer." He is speaking to Marta Golden who holds a feather fan. In the b... |
| Date: | 11 1917 |
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| Description: | In this photo-collage, part of a promotional still from Charlie Chaplin's film "The Adventurer" with an actor wearing a huge false beard and moustache clos... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | In this scene still from Chaplin's 1917 silent film "The Adventurer," Eric Campbell, made-up with large eyebrows, beard, and moustache, closely scrutinizes... |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Al St. John (at right) and two other actors in a publicity still for "The Alarm," a William Fox production from 1922. |
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| Campaign jacket worn by Chris Farley in the 1996 movie "Black Sheep." (Museum object #2007.86.1) |
| Date: | 04 07 1959 |
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| Description: | A scene from a variety show is put on by University of Wisconsin Dames Club units. Using a hillbilly theme, members of the Gadabouts created a musical skit... |
| Date: | 04 07 1959 |
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| Description: | A group of girls acts out a scene from a variety show put on by University of Wisconsin Dames Club units. The Lakeside Ladies enact "Wholesale Jeopardy", a... |
| Date: | 04 07 1959 |
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| Description: | A scene from a variety show is put on by University of Wisconsin Dames Club units. Actresses in a comedy-tragedy, "Apologies to the Greeks", given by the V... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | Louise Fazenda holds baby Don Marion who holds a revolver on Eddie Gribbon who is held about the waist by Billy Bevan in a scene still for the Mack Sennett... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Actress Anna Luther peeps over the top of a dressing screen at the back of a bathroom set at the Keystone Studios in a production still for the 1916 short ... |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | The undertaker Sobini (played by Billy B. Van) struggles for the spaghetti with Dr. Arbutus Budd (Raymond Hitchcock) in a scene still for the silent 1922 c... |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Dr. Arbutus Budd (played by Raymond Hitchcock in an aristocratic uniform) appears stunned as Cremo Panatella (Louise Fazenda made up with a large false nos... |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | From left to right, grouped around a table in a courtyard in a scene still from the 1922 silent comedy "The Beauty Shop," are the actors James J. Corbett, ... |
| Date: | 02 17 1960 |
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| Description: | The Madison Theater Guild production of the Moliere comedy "Tartuffe" is presented at Madison West High School. Shown left to right are: Lois Klein, in the... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Joe Weber, left, watches as Lew Fields hands a butler his overcoat in a publicity still used to promote the 1915 Keystone comedy "The Best of Enemies." |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Seated around a table in a dining room, Mary Thurman offers a spoonful of peas to Ford Sterling (at right, dressed as a dandy) while Chester Conklin begs f... |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | It is a disastrous day for traveling salesman Bill Henry Jenkins (played by Charles Ray) who has just wrecked his bicycle in a scene still for the silent c... |
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