World’s Fair Entertainment of Ethnics; NYC Street Scenes

World’s Fair Entertainment (?) of Ethnics; NYC Street Scenes Oriental mother, father & two children seated on floor as in household. Father w/ opium (?) pipe. 20:05:41 Woman in geisha dress thru bamboo surrounded gate & gets into rickshaw. Given umbrella & pulled away. 20:05:50 Geisha dance w/ fans beside pond & in front of heavy plant growth. 20:06:08 Japanese acting troupe perform martial arts routine as though on stage, w/ backdrop. 20:06:19 Orientals perform martial arts w/ spears or poles as man watches. Others come, some w/ swords. Very choreographed. 20:06:39 Parade of American police w/ nightsticks and bobby-hats march past large three story brick building. 20:06:52 Horse pulled coal wagon & other traffic past NYC’s Union Square at 14th Street (?); horse trolley across intersection. Another along Broadway. 20:07:05 Horse wagon & open electric trolley (Greene & Gates Avenues) under elevated tracks past camera. 20:07:28 People across elevated crossing over wide street. Down steps towards camera. 20:07:35 POV from gondola along Venice canal. Other gondolas & motorboat past. 20:07:53 Central plaza in front of St. Mark’s Cathedral in Venice w/ people talking & feeding pigeons. Silent Lumiere (?) Films; Birth of Cinema; Wealth; Leisure; Entertainment; 1900s; World’s Fair Ethnic Exhibitions;