KINEMACOLOR, it may fairly be claimed, has now become an institution of indispensable public utility. and Queen Mary, KINEMACOLOR, by universal consent, attained the highest pinnacle of achievement yet approached even by this wonderful system of kinematography in natural colors. WITH the reproduction in all their gorgeous colors of scenes during the tour through their Indian Empire in 19II-1912 of Their Imperial Majesties King George V. The KINEMACOLOR Reproduction in all their Gorgeous Colors of the Ceremonies, Processions and Pageants in Bombay, Delhi and Calcutta during Their Imperial Majesties’ Visit to India for the Coronation Durbar. Today, only a reel from the Royal Review section (which took place after the main Durbar ceremonies) survives today. Illustrations from the catalogue are given on the right-hand side.
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The films were divided up into sections in the catalogue, each with a code number and code name, for exhibitors to cite when booking the films. The description gives both a good indication of the contents of the films, as well as the unabashed imperial tone with which they were presented to an audience.
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The text presented here, in six sections ( see left-hand menu), is the description of the entire set of Durbar films from the 1912 Kinemacolor catalogue, plus a selection of contemporary press notices taken from the same catalogue. The show was a sensational success, drawing many to come to see motion pictures for the first time, and it was exhibited in various forms and at various lengths across the world, winning plaudits for its colour, fidelity to nature and its patriotic spectacle. Music was specially composed and scored for forty-eight pieces, a chorus of twenty-four, a twenty-piece fife and drum corps, and three bagpipes.
The Scala stage was turned into a mock-up of the Taj Mahal. The show lasted some two-and-a-half hours. The resultant film show was first exhibited at the Scala Theatre in London on 2 February 1912, under the title With Our King and Queen through India.
Urban took four or five cameramen with him to film the entire royal visit to India in the Kinemacolor process. Several companies filmed the ceremonies in black-and-white. This spectacular ceremony was held in Delhi, India, to recognise the newly-crowned King George V as Emperor of India.
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