The Snark Ensemble.
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Shot in the Excitement
Starring: Al St. John and Alice Howell with Chester Conklin and Charley Chase
Director: Dell Henderson
Produced by Mack Sennett
Release Date: 26 October 1914 (USA)
Timing: 13 minutes
Genre: Slapstick Comedy
Synopsis: Two goonish suitors fight over Alice Howell. Things start simple, attacking each other with spiders, but soon the rivalry escalates to rocks, water and culminate in, Armageddon – the use of a civil war cannon.
Music by Andrew Earle Simpson
Number of players: 4
Scoring: Bb clarinet, bass clarinet, piano, percussion