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Anearlyexampleoffilmnostalgia.ThislengthyprogrammeputtogetherbyfilmmakerCecilHepworth,largelyfromfilmsinhisowncollection,isalookbackathistoryasrecordedbythecinematograph.Intheindustry'searlydays,filmsweretreatedascommoditiesthatwereuseduntiltheirdisintegration.Ifafilmwasparticularlypopularitmightwellbere-stagedandre-shot,ratherthanduplicated.Thestandardisationofcopyrightingpracticesearlyinthe20thcenturystemmedthispractice,andgaverisetotheprimacyoftheoriginalfilm. Compilationssuchasthissometimesprovetobethemeansbywhichotherwiselostfilmsmanagetosurvive.ThisisthecasewithHepworth's'MusicalRidebyLadies'(1899),whichfeaturesearlyinthefirstreelbutdidnotsurviveinanyotherform.