THE GOLDEN ERA OF JAZZ, BROADWAY AND THE GREATEST STARS OF AMERICAN SHOWBIZ
1-Bert Williams. 2-Bill Murray. 3-Fritzi Scheff. 4-Fay Templeton. 5-Lillian
Russell. 6-Hazel Dawn.
1-Victor Herbert. 2-Chauncey Olcott. 3- May Irvin in a 1896 scene
from a film by William Heise. This scene was considered the first and
biggest cinematographic scandal of the era. The reason? It was the first kiss
on the mouth ever seen on film. John C. Rice kissing May Irvin.
4-Thomas Edison. 5-Al Jolson.
Al Jolson
superstar of 1927 “The Jazz Singer” directed by Alan Crosland. Indeed,
it was an historic milestone film and cinematic landmark. It should be noted
that this film was not the first sound film, nor the first 'talkie'
film or even the first movie musical, as many historians and cinema
commentators assume. The 1926 Don Juan (1926), a John Barrymore silent
film, was the first film to use sound effects by Vitaphone, and a
synchronized musical score by the New York Philharmonic. Poster of the
film at the Warner Theater in Broadway, New York.
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