FOREWORD

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix
4. DRAMATIS PERSONAE xi
5. FOREWORD xiii
6. INTRODUCTION 1
7. chapter 1 THE MÉLIÈS STAR FILM TROUPE’S EARLY DAYS IN SAN ANTONIO, JANUARY 1910 11
8. chapter 2 THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, 1910 19
9. chapter 3 MÉLIÈS STAR FILMS’ FIRST SEASON, JANUARY–APRIL 1910 25
10. chapter 4 MÉLIÈS FILMS PRODUCED IN NEW YORK, MAY–OCTOBER 1910 38
11. chapter 5 REPORTERS’ VISITS TO THE STAR RANCH 47
12. chapter 6 THE MÉLIÈS TROUPE’S HEYDAY IN TEXAS, 1911 61
13. chapter 7 DRAMA OR COMEDY? MULTIPLE INTERPRETATIONS OF BILLY AND HIS PAL 74
14. chapter 8 MÉLIÈS STAR WESTERN COMEDIES, 1911 82
15. chapter 9 THE IMMORTAL ALAMO 90
16. chapter 10 FRANCIS FORD’S MOVIEMAKING EDUCATION AND OTHER STAR RANCH MEMORIES 97
17. chapter 11 CALIFORNIA AND THE WORLD, 1911–1913 110
18. chapter 12 RECUPERATING GASTON MÉLIÈS’S FILM LEGACY 121
19. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 127
20. NOTES 129
21. FILMOGRAPHY 137
22. BIBLIOGRAPHY 143
23. INDEX 147