Félix Mayol Performs "The Trottins' Polka" (1905)

Félix Mayol performs The Trottins Polka (La Polka des Trottins, by A. Trebitsch and H. Christine) in this phonoscene by Alice Guy. This early form of music video was created using a chronophone recording of Mayol, who was then filmed "lip singing". Guy would film phonoscenes of all three major Belle Époque celebrities in France: Polin, Félix Mayol, and Dranem.

Released

1905-01-01

Genres

Music, Documentary

Runtime

2 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Alice Guy-Blaché

TMDB rating

5.0/10 from 10 votes