Illustrated lecture given in 1948 by Marcel Lareau on the history of the Robert-Houdin Theatre in Paris, owned by pioneer filmmaker George Melies, with an English translation from 1968. Nine illustrations in black and white are reproduced in both editions. The French lecture is printed in an 8-page stapled leaflet; the English version comprises 12 pages in a card sleeve, on the front cover of which is a woodcut from a bookplate of M. Laureau.
| Item number | 55409 |
|---|---|
| Category | Miscellaneous Item |
| Type | Proto-Cinema |
| Language | English / French |
| Country of origin | France UK |
| Related people | Marcel Laureau (Author) |
| David W. Findlay (Translator) | |
| Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin (Subject) | |
| George Melies (Subject) |
Part of the Bill Douglas and Peter Jewell Collection