Untitled movie, generally known as “Turkish dance, Ella Lola”. American vaudeville dancer Ella Lola (born Sep 2, 1883 in Boston) performs a period “Oriental” dance (commonly known as a belly dance) with some Turkish styling. Apparently filmed in Edison’s “Black Maria” studio in West Orange, New Jersey.
Edit of a film published 7 October 1898 by Thomas A. Edison, Inc. from the Paper Print Collection of the Library of Congress | Sound & Vision (Open Images).
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