Mike Casey recalls Jeffries and some of his battles

was the film that was made of jeffries v sharkey shown at cinemas ?

 

Thanks McVey, great article and great timing-I'm researching Tom at the moment.

 

It was shown all over and while I'm no expert(Klompton) I believe it attracted large audiences. It wasn't the same as the surviving clips, I understand they came from a bootlegged version-shot from a cigar box or is that just another boxing myth?

 

Must have been one huge cigar box to house the cameras of the time :nut

 

1899, I wonder if there was anything which could properly be called a 'cinema' (i.e., devoted primarily to the exhibition of film)?

I suspect that local theatrical and musical venues were adapted to displaying films.

 

Bert Sugars box perhaps?