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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Will Evans, the Musical Eccentric (1899) |
| Date | 1899 |
| Document Type | Film |
| Library/Archive | BFI National Archive |
| Collection | Music Hall Compilation |
| Notes | 35mm, black and white, silent, 67 feet. |
| Topics | film, silent, acrobat, dance |
| Production Company | Warwick Trading Company |
| Duration | 00:01:03 |
| Genre | comedy |
| Description | Will Evans, the well-known music hall performer does a series of tumbling tricks with a chair, plays a mandolin, and finally bows. Will Evans was a comic performer in the circus and pantomime tradition (eccentric in this case meaning acrobatic) he also sang, danced and played. He co-wrote the farce 'Tons of Money', which was later filmed in 1924 starring Leslie Henson. |
| Copyright | BFI National Archive |