The Laboratory of Mephistopheles [SEP] director
The Laboratory of Mephistopheles
The Laboratory of Mephistopheles (), initially released in Britain and America as Laboratory of Mephistopheles and also known as The Cabinet of Mephistopheles, The Devil's Laboratory, Faust's Laboratory, and The Laboratory of Faust, was an 1897 short silent film directed by Georges Méliès, loosely inspired by the Faust legend.
Plot.
Mephistopheles, the demon who appears in the Faust legend, disguises himself as an old man and waits on customers in his laboratory. As the customers prepare to leave,
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 Several performances under Mr. Benjamin Webster's management
Notable parts - London Adelphi Theatre.
- Three seasons, playing original parts in
- Columbine in Good Night, Signor Pantalon (23 Sep 1851-2 Jun 1852)
- Fiametta in Mephistopheles; or, An Ambassador from Below! (14 Apr 1852-31 Jul 1852)
- Giralda in Giralda; or, The Miller's Wife (23 Sep 1851-1 Oct 1851)
- Laurette Seymour in My Little Adopted (2 Jun 1852