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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1928
Page
7
A description of Tivoli theater sound equipment detailing microphone amplification, wax disk recording, sapphire stylus, synchronization of film and sound, and synchronized motor drives. It notes control rooms, volume panels, and compact amplifiers with horns to deliver sound, illustrating early cinema acoustics.
Tivoli theater management plans a sound picture season featuring Warner Brothers First National Fox Paramount MGM Universal and Pathe with early synchronized films. The week’s program highlights Jolson and a Vitaphone production with Cullen Landis Meline C2 and Eugene Pallette in a cast.
The Cocoanut Grove hosts a major vaudeville bill featuring Harold Cantar art Vita Storiel Pe wart Esq Arther B. vr Re and the Casa Lopez Orchestra with Earl Bartneth’s re Orchestra. Acts include Gus Am Cocoanut Grove Band and Van end Sehenck. Jolson opens with a popular act as part of a touring circuit including Fox Mort and The Air Circus.
From the Warner Theater ticket booth in Hollywood, Jack Warner notes strong audience interest in Vitaphone. Despite questions about lasting appeal, ticket sales and theater buzz indicate rising demand amid the theater's grandeur and new film formats.
A garbled OCR fragment details a project about soundproofing and camera booths. The text mentions a stage, vitaptiie, and thibber with references to moves and exhibitions but lacks coherent context or clear entities.
The article notes Al Jolson’s rise from humble beginnings at home to stardom through the first Vitaphone film. It mentions his early life with his parents, his generosity, and a wish to share wealth with the family. The writing reflects a celebratory profile of Jolson’s career and origins.
Fragmentary OCR text presents no clear event or entities to summarize into a factual news item. No identifiable people, organizations, places, or dates with reliable context are available.
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