tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post5011807700679912938..comments2023-06-05T05:14:02.139-04:00Comments on = VITAPHONE VARIETIES =: "Among Sinister Shadows"Jeff Cohenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397346655785197799noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-27659242335230489642014-03-30T14:21:42.943-04:002014-03-30T14:21:42.943-04:00Hi folks! Jeff can be found on Facebook on his Vit...Hi folks! Jeff can be found on Facebook on his Vitaphone Varieties page: <br />https://www.facebook.com/jeffrey.cohen.5688?fref=ts<br /><br />I also recommend: https://www.facebook.com/groups/vitaphoneproject/<br /><br />Jeff and I are members there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-30062980126398160982013-06-09T01:45:25.738-04:002013-06-09T01:45:25.738-04:00Jeff, many would like to see a continuation of thi...Jeff, many would like to see a continuation of this wonderful blog...or at least know how to find your facebook site if you have one.Kamillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12679524386050463882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-45780419491632245752013-01-27T18:26:27.777-05:002013-01-27T18:26:27.777-05:00I really, really miss this blog. Any chance of it...I really, really miss this blog. Any chance of its revival?Jim Freundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647463051386835992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-51043278486292457282012-07-11T01:54:09.204-04:002012-07-11T01:54:09.204-04:00okay, I'm hooked now. Will there ever be more...okay, I'm hooked now. Will there ever be more?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-25863793806326861742012-02-14T20:10:44.057-05:002012-02-14T20:10:44.057-05:00Just saw a crystallinely clear print of "Chin...Just saw a crystallinely clear print of "Chinatown Nights" at the Film Forum here in Manhattan last night and it was quite an experience. It's actually more intense than it would've been with only sound effects and orchestration because of one thing: Wallace Beery's powerful voice. Don't know why there wasn't more of this dialogue-looping at the dawn of sound since it offered all the visual flexibility of a silent film with dialogue, and the curious immediacy of post-recording the words lends it a peculiar impact, something Fellini realized in subsequent decades when he and many other Europeans made their movies this way. Wallace Beery's superbly nuanced performance makes this film a work of art.Michael Powersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-71866362101928465232012-01-03T10:31:47.787-05:002012-01-03T10:31:47.787-05:00Thank you very much Stacia!Thank you very much Stacia!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-77246545715909767382012-01-03T05:39:27.447-05:002012-01-03T05:39:27.447-05:00Sorry Anonymous, here's the link to the YouTub...Sorry Anonymous, here's the link to the YouTube page I was talking about:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/user/vitaphone/videosStaciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05250238254417726987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-37738487772216627972012-01-02T16:58:01.083-05:002012-01-02T16:58:01.083-05:00Going back to an old post: Jeff had an unknown mus...Going back to an old post: Jeff had an unknown musical extract, which he titled "Manhattan Cocktail" (or something like that). Anyway, quite by accident today, I found this link:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YbA3tfqJHm4<br />I think the unknown selection might be "Campus Crawl" from the film THE ROAD TO RUIN.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-69258238271771781002012-01-02T12:22:45.021-05:002012-01-02T12:22:45.021-05:00I have been waiting almost two years for another e...I have been waiting almost two years for another entry also. Jeff's writing is concise and to the point. Someone mentioned his YOU TUBE channel but did not include his last name so we could search for it. This blog was one of the most interesting I have ever read. PLease start it again!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-19541541822972769772011-10-20T13:37:08.162-04:002011-10-20T13:37:08.162-04:00Well, it's now over a year later.
When is the...Well, it's now over a year later.<br /><br />When is the official funeral?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-42601469031253452582011-07-15T08:24:11.126-04:002011-07-15T08:24:11.126-04:00I just came across your site for the first time. C...I just came across your site for the first time. Can only say it is teriffic! My father and grandfather were theater projectionists all their lives and I grew up in the projection booth atmosphere, (I am a senior citizen of some years). Such a shame so many of the nitrate films are now dust. Happily, at least some of the sound-on-disk recordings have survived. I hope you find the time, and material, to continue.Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10984094559146508871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-79058573370499210872011-06-06T04:44:06.380-04:002011-06-06T04:44:06.380-04:00Hello Jeff -- I was just browsing through your You...Hello Jeff -- I was just browsing through your YouTube channel and thought I'd drop in to say hi and that I hope you're doing well. Take care.Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05250238254417726987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-49678651131540631502011-05-10T09:14:04.890-04:002011-05-10T09:14:04.890-04:00Nice article, thanks for the information.Nice article, thanks for the information.rental mobil jakartahttp://griyamobilkita.webs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-42736494509062571702011-03-25T12:01:08.669-04:002011-03-25T12:01:08.669-04:00Whatever happened to this blogger? His blog was so...Whatever happened to this blogger? His blog was so enjoyable, I keep coming back week after week hoping he is posting again. Please resume your postings...please!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-487908476653607632010-09-18T23:14:56.155-04:002010-09-18T23:14:56.155-04:00I wonder if Coffee Dan's is a generic thing. I...I wonder if Coffee Dan's is a generic thing. I can remember going to one such in San Francisco' Theater (stage) district, back in the early 1950s with my wife-to-be.<br /><br />[This is just an excuse to register my hope that this wonderful site hasn't died.]<br /><br />IrvAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-40768159844142324262010-09-02T06:40:12.174-04:002010-09-02T06:40:12.174-04:00Dear Jeff,
I'd like to quote your marvellous ...Dear Jeff,<br /><br />I'd like to quote your marvellous site in the British magazine Dance Today. However, I can't find an email address to ask for permission! It's not on your profile. Could you contact me on zoe@dancing-times.co.uk? <br /><br />Many thanks,<br /><br />Zoe AndersonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-51155431239372351952010-07-28T01:55:30.053-04:002010-07-28T01:55:30.053-04:00Jeff, can i talk to you about a "Tell Me Pret...Jeff, can i talk to you about a "Tell Me Pretty Maiden" billing poster that I have. It's exactly like the one you have on your website. Hand drawn with lithogragh, I think it maybe from 1902. Get back to me and I can send you a pic. rickdks@earthlink.net <br />thanks!<br />Rick Destito from Syracuse, NYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-8788094816330642032010-07-15T01:11:27.633-04:002010-07-15T01:11:27.633-04:00Dear Jeff Cohen,
Congratulations for your élégant...Dear Jeff Cohen,<br /><br />Congratulations for your élégant, learned and precious site about the Story of the Music Hall , Jazz and the Great Variety<br />I'm Michel Ferracci-Porri, french Writer (for Biography see google), i'm writing a Irène Bordoni's Biography. ( Bravo for your very interested article about this artist made in novembre 2007 on Vitaphone Variety! ) She was born in Ajaccio (Corsica) like me, and I want found the trace of his private life. After verification aubout the administration of Ajaccio, with the collaboration with the Mayor of this city I can affirm she's not born in 1895 in this city. Have you more information about Bordoni, and if I can found the story of his private life and some original document about it. <br />Than'ks Dear Jeff for your friendly cooperation, if you have time. <br />Best regards from Paris.<br />Thank's dear Jeff if you can help me.<br />My adress e-mail : ferracci.mk@wanadoo.frMichel Ferracci-Porrihttp://ferracci.mk@wanadoo.frnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-82592053867270572882010-02-12T18:44:50.265-05:002010-02-12T18:44:50.265-05:00Hi Jeff -
During a Google search I came across yo...Hi Jeff -<br /><br />During a Google search I came across your site - I was looking for any information about my great-grandfather Frank Mylar Shaw - he was an emcee (for lack of a better term) at Coffee Dan's and in a post from 2007 you have a couple of audio recordings - "A Night At Coffee Dan's" from 1928.<br /><br />You also have a couple of images posted and I was wondering if they are available publicly...? This is just about the only information I have ever seen about him, including photographs, and I would love to get ahold of anything.<br /><br />I see you haven't posted anything in quite a while so I hope you get this email!<br /><br />Any additional info you might have on him would be very appreciated.<br /><br />Thanks -<br /><br />Julie Green<br />(nee Julie Shaw)Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447903412671116237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-20345887432888696122009-10-07T11:15:11.180-04:002009-10-07T11:15:11.180-04:00Your site is so beautifully done. I am a ukulele p...Your site is so beautifully done. I am a ukulele player and lover of older movies. Thanks for sharing so much information and wonderful photos and vintage memorabilia.HumbleUkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01856459353622319763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-36333484892457340202009-10-03T23:15:45.335-04:002009-10-03T23:15:45.335-04:00Please post more, Jeff! Far from being escapist, p...Please post more, Jeff! Far from being escapist, people need to know and appreciate this period of film and audio history, which is so little known and contains so much that is valuable, not only as entertainment but as history.Kamillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12679524386050463882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-52777349856812991442009-09-24T10:33:27.491-04:002009-09-24T10:33:27.491-04:00No post since March?? Your blog is fantastic, but ...No post since March?? Your blog is fantastic, but we need it more than once a year! I know a lot of work goes into it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-15616367097263736742009-06-25T06:12:16.026-04:002009-06-25T06:12:16.026-04:00Juste un grand MERCI !Juste un grand MERCI !Thierry Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457952943062918390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-16350968893065303312009-05-20T07:16:50.521-04:002009-05-20T07:16:50.521-04:00Really fantastic blog - keep posting!Really fantastic blog - keep posting!WillShadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17983613452997937264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-67813058311857365632009-05-16T19:33:00.000-04:002009-05-16T19:33:00.000-04:00Great to see another post!
You mentioned two of m...Great to see another post!<br /><br />You mentioned two of my early talkie favorites - Alice White and Winnie Lightner. I often wonder why TCM doesn't show their surviving films anymore. <br /><br />It is too bad that the early talkie films seldom get releases on DVD. Even the new Warner Archive MOD DVD collection doesn't have many available, and there are none from the year 1929.<br /><br />calvinnmeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com