tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post6769712383769814841..comments2023-06-05T05:14:02.139-04:00Comments on = VITAPHONE VARIETIES =: A Ladder of RosesJeff Cohenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13397346655785197799noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-39907660651282930262007-02-02T16:26:00.000-05:002007-02-02T16:26:00.000-05:00I think that Loew's Valencia was (and still is) on...I think that Loew's Valencia was (and still is) on Jamaica Ave, Queens - it is now a church! A fantastic organ recording, even if the tune is clunky.. thanks ! <br /><br />And Technicolor no longer had 2 cemented strips, by 1927 - it was a dye-transfer process, on 1 piece of film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-69867848417698030472007-01-26T14:01:00.000-05:002007-01-26T14:01:00.000-05:00It works splendidly now! Thank you so much for fi...It works splendidly now! Thank you so much for fixing it so fast. Just in time for my lunch break. That Hippodrome rehearsal is incredible! Snappy dialogue nearly years before the Warner's musicals! And that voice - an accent from another era but I did know some old people who talked like that.alexa757https://www.blogger.com/profile/01994334161836184246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-38120109529217989052007-01-26T10:43:00.000-05:002007-01-26T10:43:00.000-05:00Bearden - By the time you read this, all technical...Bearden - By the time you read this, all technical glitches will have been resolved. Enjoy the music! <br /><br />JeffJeff Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397346655785197799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-69692186048670871202007-01-26T09:31:00.000-05:002007-01-26T09:31:00.000-05:00Wonderful writing as usual! Alas everytime I try t...Wonderful writing as usual! Alas everytime I try to listen to one of the audiofiles, I find that Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and I must close out the browser. I went back and tried some of the older posts and I was able to listen to them with no difficulty. Have you changed the way of loading audiofiles?<br /><br />I hate to miss out on the music!alexa757https://www.blogger.com/profile/01994334161836184246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-55257289109379432022007-01-25T22:03:00.000-05:002007-01-25T22:03:00.000-05:00E.Side: For pure thrills of a "time machine" sort,...E.Side: For pure thrills of a "time machine" sort, few things top an early home-recorded wax cylinder. Hearing someone intake their breath --- in 1898 --- is a ghostly experience like no other!<br /><br />E.O.C.: I refused to further disgrace the memory of that poor building by mentioning the Hippodrome Parking Garage on the same page! :) The Hippodrome's elaborate water-tank system, as well as other innovations, are fully explored in the Steinmeyer book. Must get a copy in your hands, and soon.<br /><br />JeffJeff Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397346655785197799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-90893590673144666172007-01-25T20:00:00.000-05:002007-01-25T20:00:00.000-05:00(1) Technicolour had a number of issues in the 192...(1) Technicolour had a number of issues in the 1928-1930 period, part of them related to the mass crush of business in turning out feature work. The process for making the prints was a very fine and exacting job, and there are accounts of rivet guns going off while an extension on the plant was being built right when technicians were making the matricies for prints, which involved gluing together two different strips. Exacting work. Apparently, there were quality control issues, which caused the graininess issues.<br /><br />(2) Interestingly, the site of the Hippodrome has a building that is named the Hippodrome Building; it's just around the corner of 42nd Street, on 6th Avenue (that's the 6th Avenue El you can see in the foreground of the photo). The building was recently renovated; it of course has no elements of the original building left. Note that in '39, the El was coming down, and the finishing touches were being made on large parts of Rockefeller Center up the street, so that had something to do with the demolition.<br /><br />(3) The Hippodrome, if I'm not mistaken, was famous for having shows with gigantic water tanks, allowing for unusual water ballet type shows.EOCostellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08068413130915640819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9980139.post-49710192987874795442007-01-25T08:37:00.000-05:002007-01-25T08:37:00.000-05:00Wow. That "Ravings of John McCullough" record is e...Wow. That "Ravings of John McCullough" record is even more bizarre than I had hoped. Did you ever hear Harry Spencer's recording of the final scene of "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde"? He performs it with a similar subtlety. It's interesting to hear what was considered great acting a century ago; at times I find the spoken word recordings more interesting than the music.<br /><br />As always, a fascinating post.Kevin K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14096763369719767861noreply@blogger.com