Was once featured in Kinetoscrope parlors on peep show machines also known as Kinetoscope. These machines were invented by Thomas A. Edison and William K. L. Dickson in 1891.
Prints as held at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. in their Paper Print Collection
An imitation of the famed Gaiety Girls Dance Troupe of London, this is the second "serpentine dance" filmed in the famed Black Maria Studios in West Orange, N.J.
Edison received a copyright on 25 October 1897 for this film. The copyright number was 60590. The film is 47 Feet long on 1 reel. It is 40 seconds long at 19 fps.