1912 CINDERELLA, MABEL TALIAFERRO 1ST SILENT FILM SELIG & EDISON FILMS AD POSTER

Description: THIS IS AN ORIGINAL, EXTREMELY RARE, 1912 SILENT FILM (Filmed 1911; Released January 1, 1912), ADVERTISEMENT / POSTER (8.25" X 11.25") OF CINDERELLA STARRING MABEL TALIAFERRO (HER FIRST FILM), AND DIRECTED BY COLIN CAMPBELL, AND PRODUCED BY SELIG. TAKEN FROM A SILENT FILM PUBLICATION OF THE PERIOD, SENT TO THEATER OWNERS TO PROMOTE FILMS. TAG LINE: A $20,000 Mammoth Production! In Three Big Parts! The Leading Role Taken by that Dainty Idol, MIS MABEL TALIAFERRO, and 350 actors! Imagine! A company of 350 people! Miss Taliaferro's first appearance in motion pictures! This production of "Cinderella" is a lavish creation of pantomimic glory! (Print Ad-Evening Enterprise, ((Poughkeepsie, NY)) 4 January 1912) CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO ORIGINAL POSTERS, LOBBY CARDS, ETC. OF THIS SILENT FILM VERSION OF CINDERELLA AVAILABLE FOR SALE, ANYWHERE THAT I CAN FIND, NOW OR IN THE PAST. THIS IS THE ONLY ONE IN EXISTENCE, AVAILABLE FOR SALE NOW. A FEW OTHER SILENT FILM VERSIONS OF CINDERELLA WERE MADE AS FAR BACK AS 1899 BY DIFFERENT COMPANIES WITH A DIFFERENT CAST. ON THE REVERSE SIDE IS AN AD / POSTER FOR THOMAS EDISON SILENT FILMS, ELEANORE CUYLER, THE TWO FLATS, FREEZING AUNTIE, AND PLEASE REMIT. SOME MINOR WEAR TO THE EDGES, OTHERWISE VERY GOOD CONDITION, SEE PHOTOS. THE RED LETTERING IS NOT ON THIS ITEM. 1. CINDERELLA (1912), PLOT: (First Reel) Cinderella's mother dies and her father marries a cruel widow with two ugly daughters of her own disposition. The father leaves on a long journey and poor Cinderella is soon forced to act as "slavey" to the tyrannical stepmother and her daughters. They abuse and mistreat her and finally turn her out of the house. The girl, footsore and weary, takes refuge in a deserted garden. Prince Charming refuses to marry the girl the king chooses for him and is thrust into prison. He makes his escape and by a strange coincidence attempts to hide in the same deserted garden that Cinderella has chosen. The prince has changed his garb for that of a milk vendor and in this apparel he meets Cinderella, who is also in rags. With each it is a case of love at first sight. He gives her a ring and she allows him to cut and keep a lock of her hair. The girl, now refreshed and happy, returns to her home, while the prince dreams of his girl in tatters. (Second Reel) The king issues a proclamation announcing that if the prince will return he may marry whomsoever he will. The prince, overjoyed, returns. Cinderella, now happy and carefree, pays little heed to her daily abuse and ill-treatment. She finds great comfort and solace in the ring, and memories, until one day the Prince is pointed out to her, and in him she recognizes her milk vendor. And so again her childish dreams are shattered. The king gives a grand ball in honor of his son. The stepmother and sisters go, leaving Cinderella behind, brokenhearted. Her fairy godmother then comes to her assistance, however, making it possible for Cinderella to attend the ball, the only requirement being that Cinderella leave the palace before midnight. Cinderella agrees and departs for the ball in state. (Third Reel) At the ball. Cinderella captivates the prince and his guests with her beauty and mischievousness. To him she looks familiar, but she steadfastly refuses to divulge her identity. Cinderella so thoroughly enjoys her evening with the prince that she forgets the approaching midnight hour until it arrives. Then suddenly remembering her godmother's admonition, she rushes from the palace, but in doing so she loses one of her silver slippers. Later the prince finds the slipper, and sends his couriers throughout the land, announcing that the owner of the foot that fits the slipper shall become his wife. Cinderella by chance is granted permission to try on the slipper and lo, she becomes a princess. CAST: Mabel Taliaferro as CinderellaWinifred Greenwood as Cinderella's motherFrank Weed as Cinderella's fatherJosephine MillerOlive CoxLillian LeightonThomas Carrigan as Prince CharmingCharles Clary as King ClaudiusAdrienne Kroell as Princess YetivaJessie StevensGeorge L. Cox as King's SecretaryWilliam Stowell as Captain of the GuardsFrank DeshonLynette Griffin: The Good Fairy 2. Mabel Taliaferro (born Maybelle Evelyn Taliaferro; May 21, 1887 – January 24, 1979) was an American stage and silent-screen actress, known as "the Sweetheart of American Movies."In 1911, her movie career began with the Selig Studios in The Three of Us and the film version of Cinderella co-starring her then-husband Thomas Carrigan. She continued performing in films through her retirement in 1921. In 1940, she appeared in her final picture, My Love Came Back. Her final Broadway success was in ''Bloomer Girl'' (1944).Mabel Taliaferro was known as favoring women's suffrage. In February 1914 she participated in a suffrage gathering that drew 1,500 people to honor the work of Anna Howard Shaw.

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