in this approximately 34 second thomas edison produce short and we see annabelle moore perform the loie fuller choreograph serpentine dance in two different fantastical and flow robe . moore be one of the big star of the late victorian era . she be feature in a number of edison company short and include this one and which be among the first kinetoscope film show in london in 1894. loie fuller have actually patent the serpentine dance and which moore performs here in robe ( as well a entire frame ) that be frequently hand tint in the film and presage one of the more common symbolic device of the silent era . supposedly and the moore film be popular enough to have to be frequently redone ( include refilming ) . the version available to u now may be a late version or remake . moore become even more popular when it be rumor that she would appear naked at a private party at a restaurant in new york city . she later go on to star a the gibson bath girl in the ziegfeld folly in 1907. she appear there until 1912. the short be notable for it framing of motion and which and especially during the second half and become almost abstract . it somewhat resemble a morris louis painting and even though this be almost 60 year before louis relevant work . you should be able to find this short on dvd on a number of different anthology of early film .