We put the world before you by means of the Bioscope and Urban films (Nov 1903)

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22 the t'cct of their ponderous colleagues in absolute freedom from any fear of their being unwittingly trod upon, and when in t he concluding pari of this section the elephant marches round holding in his trunk a hoop through which the dogs jump, the high state of education to which this i ibination <>t intelligent animals have attained must lie readily appreciated Some fine balancing feats in mid-air by the elephant is especially noticeable in this section, which concludes by one of the elephants lilting by his trunk, as one would lift a market basket, the trainer, ( apt do Taylor, and in this fashion carrying him right out past i he camera. Length 250 feet. Correspondence Department 1058 CAPT. TAYLOR'S ELEPHANTS, &c. Section 3 Here we have the pony "Tommy " lying down while the elephants walk over him. This feat is r peated with the trainer as the lying down subject. Then we have elephants, pony, ami poodles walk round with fore-paws on each others backs, similar in style to the game beloved bv schoolboys. A brief dance, a la cake walk, by Capt. Taylor and one of his elephants is most amusing, and a splendid scene is fittingly concluded bv the mammoth animal lifting Capt. Taylor up over i's head until he stands on its shoulders, when he proudlv inarches off with him in this elevated position, while a jubilant poodle, on his hind . feet dances into the foreground as if to express his entire satisfaction with the manner in which he and his colleagues have gone through their marvellous entertainment. Length 175 feet Nos. 1056-7-8 supplied in one continuous roll. Total length 725 feet. 1059 THE CRYSTAL PALACE (INTERIOR AND EX TERIOR) PANORAMAS The Crystal Palace is par excellence the sight of London, and it is well portrayed, interior and exterior in this most excellent picture. The vast interior is first shown with its