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MonthP age
This index refers to major items which have appeared in Hammond, John F. Dec. 43
THEATRE ORGAN during 1972. No attempt has been made Miller, F. Donald . Feb. 24
to list the thousands of small items such as Vox Pops, Concert Morie, John . . . . . . Dec. 42
Schwartz, Lawrence . Dec. 42
Reviews, Chapter Notes, Nuggets etc.
Seaver, George A. . . . June 35
Weir, Louis ..... . Dec. 42
ATOS MISCELLANEOUS Month Page Wurlitzer, Farny R .. . June 5
California Regional Convention .. Apr. 17
Chapter Chairmen and Secretaries ...... . Apr. 38 ORGAN INSTALLATIONS( OtherT hanH omes& Studios)
1972 Convention in Washington . Aug. 23 Aluminum Bubble in Texas Gets Wurlitzer Organ Dec. 10
1972 Convention Home Tours ... Oct. 35 The Ann Arbor Barton Broadcasts . . . . . . . . . Aug. 19
Salute to Sierra, the Roving Chapter Dec. 15 Restoring the Ann Arbor Barton . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 24
Benson High School Kim ball . . . . Dec. 31
BIOGRAPHICAL Milwaukee's Centre Theatre Kimball .............. June 11
Buhrman, Bert Feb. 5 The Mighty Wurlitzer of Panama Oct 13
Byrd, Dessa June 6 Pipe Piper Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr. 36
Crawford, Jesse Oct. 12 School of the Ozarks Wurlitzer . . . Feb. 5
De Mello, John Oct. 8
Horton, Eddie June 14 PLAYING INSTRUCTIONS
Irvin, Robbie Feb. 12 Finding the Right Teacher .... . Apr. 35
James, Carleton Dec. 26 How to Behave While Practicing .... . Aug. 22
Koury, Rex Feb. 25
Meyn, Ted Apr. 7 RECORD REVIEWS
Torch, Sidney Oct. 22 Barry, Leon - Leonard, The Lion . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 34
Torch, Sidney Dec. 5 Brubacher, Ray - Who is Ray Brubacher? . . . . . . . . June 21
Venus, Bernie Apr. 4 Buhrman, Bert - Nostalgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 16
Weinberg, Dan. Dec. 33 Christmas Recordings List . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 40
Ferrari, Larry - Encore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr. 29
BOOK REVIEWS Frazier, Ray - Reflections of a Golden Era . . . . Dec. 34
Organ Voicing and Tuning .................... June 23 Garrett, Roger -The Forgotten Sound. . . . . . . Feb. 16
Glen, Irma - Music, Ecology and You . . . . . . . . . . . . June 23
HISTORICAL Gnaster, Tom -A Young Man's Fancy . . . . . . Oct. 37
Almost 6,000 (Robert Morton) Theatre Organs . . June 20 James, Dennis - At the R.T.0.S. Wurlitzer . . . . Feb. 17
Nostalgia Memories in Montreal ..... . Oct. 32 James, Tiny - Intermission Time . . . . . . . . . . Aug. 44
Rochester Hosts Convention in 1923 ....... . Apr. 21 Jones, Carol - Electrifying Miss Jones . . . Dec. 3 7
Theatre Organ in Cathedral ............ . Oct. 29 Kann, Stan - In St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 22
Where's Wolfe & Ward? .............. . June 34 Kemm, Johnny - The Invisible Brass Band . . . . . . . Aug. 46
Langford, Bill - Gangbusters & Lollipops . . . . . . . Aug. 45
HOME AND STUDIO INSTALLATIONS Larsen, Lyn - Spectacular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr. 27
The "Genii" Playing Computer .......... . . Oct. 5 Leaf, Ann - Notes From Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr. 27
Harvey Heck Bids His Wurlitzer Good-Bye ... . . Aug. 11 Mc Oain, Leonard - Plays Baltimore's Stanton . . . . . . . Oct. 38
George Johnson's Wurlitzer ............ . Dec. 40 Melcher, Byron - Let Me Tell You 'Bout My Friend . . . June 23
Oklahoma Installation Recap ................ . . June 8 Melcher, Byron - Pipe Power .................. Aug. 44
Charles Peterson's Estey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug. 41 Mickelson, Paul - Day is Dying in the West .......... Feb. 17
Dean Robinson's Cipher Hill Wurlitzer Aug. 5 Nordwall, Jonas - Plays the Paramount Wurlitzer Pipe Organ Aug. 46
Bill Uhler's Marr & Colton .................. . June 18 Nourse, Everett & Franke Denke -The Key Masters ..... Apr. 29
Parker, Donna - Presenting Miss Donna Parker ........ Feb. 18
MISCELLANEOUS Parmentier, C.A.J. - Organ Favorites From Way Back When June 21
Ben Hall Memorial ........... ........... . Dec. 28 Roberson, Gene - Rides the Mighty Wurlitzer Dec. 35
The Blending of Traditions .................. . Feb. 10 Sheen, Tom - Bringin 'Down the House . . . . . . . . . . . Apr. 28
New Dodger Southpaw, Helen Dell, Delivers Merry Tunes. Dec. 14 Shindell, Rick - At the 3/11 Marr & Colton
The Empty Envelope, or Where Has My Magazine Gone? . Feb. 13 Toledo State Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr. 28
Home Organ Festival ........ .. ........... . Feb. 11 Smitton, Charles & Trevor Willets - Double Touch . . . . Dec. 36
Home Organ Festival Electrifies Asilomar ......... . Dec. 21 Theatre Organ Treasures (12 organists) ............. Feb. 16
Dennis James Scores Again For Silent Movie .. . June 33 Thompson, Don - Fireworks .................• Oct. 39
Pipe Piper List of Organs in Public Places ......... . . Apr. 36 Thomson, Bill - Moonlight Sonata ............... Feb. 18
Sioux City Women Raise $25,000 . . . . . ..... . . Aug. 13 Vanucci, Larry - Plays Music For Teenagers of all Ages ... Oct. 39
Famy Wurlitzer Rose ................. . Oct. 23 Walls, Ron - Sound of Ron Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 36
Complete Wurlitzer List Now Ready . . . ..... . Feb. 15 Welch, Ed - What Are You Waiting For, Mary? . . . . . . Oct. 37
Wurlitzer List Readied . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . June 37 Wright, George - Sound of Conn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 37
OBITUARIES( ClosingC hord) THEATRE INTERIORS( Pictures)
Boomhower, Thelma . June 36 ("An Acre of Seats in a Palace of Splendor" Series)
Carson, Ruth ....... . Aug. 42 St Louis, Mo. - St. Louis Theatre .......... . . Oct. 4
Duffy, Johnny . . . . . . . Oct. 40
Ellsasser, Richard . . . Dec. 42 TOURS OF INSTALLATIONS
Epstein, George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr. 11 Sooner State & Mid-America Chapters Tour .......... June 7
FEBRUARY 1973 THEATRE ORGAN SUPPLEMENT
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The former San Francisco Paramount 4/32 Wurlitzer in
stalled in the Howard Vollum studio in Portland. The
instrument has been enlarged to 49 ranks and will be heard
Journal of the American Theatre Organ Society
during the National Convention in July. See story on page 27.
Volume 15, No. 1 • February 1973 (Claude V. Neuffer, Photo)
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THEATRE ORGAN 5 Everything You Always Wanted to Know
P.O. Box 1314, About Cueing a Silent Movie and How to
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ATOS Past Presidents
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34 Nuggets from the Golden Days 55 Classified Ads
Tiny James July 1961 - July 1964
Carl Norvell July 1964 - July 1966
Richard Schrum July 1966 - July 1968
Al Mason July 1968 - July 1970
Stillman Rice July 1970 - July 1972
ATOS Honorary Members
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1960-Farny Wurlitzer 1967-Erwin A. Young,J r.
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1963-Eddie Dunstedter 1970-Bill Lamb "Our Manners Are Showing" by John Muri,
1964-Reginald Foort 1971-George and Vi Thompson which appeared in the December 1972 issue of
1965-Dan Barton 1972-Stu Green
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DECEMBER, 1972 THEATRE ORGAN
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By BillP eterson- Number2 8 in a series.
UNITED ARTISTS THEATRE- LosA ngeles
This house was designedb y C. Howard Crane, and opened in 1928 with a capacity of 2100. Craned id the
Detroit and ChicagoU nitedA rtists theatres in much the same style as this one, a style that is really Spanish,
but could also be called "Stalactite and Stalagmite".T he theatre had a 3/18 Wurlitzerw hich was removed
to become Buddy Cole's famous recording organ. The instrument is now installed in the Cap'ns Galley
restaurant in Campbell,C alifornia.
4 THEATRE ORGAN FEBRUARY , 1973
Everything
You
Always
Wanted
to
Know
About
Cueing
a
Silent
Movie
and
PART I.
How How To CUE; A SILENT Movrn
by Esther Higgins
to W1
hile browsing around in our
cold and cluttered attic ,
Get searching for an odd size
Christmas box recently, I came across
e,.ij~~~~• an old cue sheet. I had thought all
· my old cue sheets were in the George
the ~- ..~..- -- Eastman House in Rochester, N. Y.,
but somehow this was left behind
in the shuffle. Notwithstanding the
Information
cold temperature and the brutal fact
that I had many left-over duties to
tackle, I sat down on my husband 's
old sea chest and started to read the
cue sheet. The more I read, the more
interested I became and soon I was
transported of[ to a magical place
called Movieland. Immediately I want-
ed to get going and cue the show in
my own way. I read at the top of the 2. Title - Why Are People Always 15. Action - R.R. President shakes
page: Leaving? . . . "Rush Hours" - hands - "I Want What I want,
Thematic Music - Cue Sheet 1¼ min. (I have this tune - a when I want It" - V. Herbert
William Fox Film Production vivo tempo depicting rush hours, - ¼ min. - last 4 measures
Victor McLaglen and Leatrice Joy as on a Fifth Ave. bus or the - these are on cue sheet.
in N.Y. Subway .)
16. Action - McLaglen leaves office
"STRONG BOY"
3. Title - Strong Boy - Baggage - "Big Boy" - 1 min.
Compiled by Michael P. Krueger
Smasher . . . McLaglen Theme,
The timing is based on speed of 12 17. Title - "Morning" - "A Pleas
"Big Boy - 1 min. (Ager) This
minutes per reel. ant Argument" - Beece - 3 min.
is the McLaglen theme by Milt
Who can forget Leatrice Joy? You What's ever pleasant about an
Ager to be copied on a small
must remember that : exquisitely dress argument - I'll substitute "In
piece of manuscript paper and
ed lady with the sparkling brown eyes tensely Dramatic Scene" by J .S.
pasted on a piece of Shredded
and the lovely gray coiffure, who ap Zamecnik.
Wheat cardboard and placed to
peared and spoke in person at Loew's Someday , I'll cue a show with
the side where it can be grabbed
175th St. Theatre at the New York Con only J.S.Z's works and, believe
quickly.
vention in 1970. It was that memorable me, there is a million of them.
After playing the show 18
evening when Lee Erwin scored and 18. Action - Electric baggage car
times, the music was committed
played ''My Best Girl" with Mary to memory, awake or asleep. seen - comedy theme - I like
Pickford and Buddy Rogers. "Comedy " by Walter Simon then
My first thought was to keep the 4. Title - "Get Busy Boys" - segue into "I've been working on
music in its proper place, as to the "The Jesters" . . . Comedy the Railroad" - 2¾ min.
years in which the picture was made. Theme - 2½ min. a lively tune
19. Action - Man trips - "Little
No "Mrs. Robinson", "Aquarius" - con brio - will substitue
Cutie" - Scrawley - ¾ min.
or Bacharach tune here. So down the "Village Clown" and not use
I believe there is a child in
chilly attic steps I went with both a comedy theme, as I like variety
this scene so I am anxious to use
arms full of old movie music and a and will use only a Love Theme
a favorite here.
resolve to start cueing this show before and "Big Boy" .
"Children's March" - Gra
the telephone rings or an unscheduled
5. Action - Baggage car passes inger.
pupil is standing at the door with
- repeat "Big Boy" - 1 min.
books and excuses. The odd but 20. Title - "Gee, Mary, Kid's are
wonderful part of doing a thing like 6. Action - McLaglen goes to news great" - 1 min.
this is that the years fall magically stand - LOVE THEME - 1 min. "Sleep, Baby, Sleep" - Tucker
into the background it actually seems - pop tune - 1 min.
7. Action - Exterior of Railroad
as if one had done this very thing 21. Action - Man with monkey
Station - "Much Ado About
yesterday. - repeat comedy - but I have
Nothing" - Scrawley - 1 min.
As many of you know, the cue not used a comedy theme so I'll
Will substitute "Thrills" by
sheet directs us either to the title or put in "Panic" by Edmond Varn
Sanders.
the action and this is in heavy print ier (Aren't all monkeys a panic)
to the left of the sheet. There is also 8. Title - "A good job, Mac" - - 2¾ of fun.
a direct cue where the music or the "I've been working on the Rail
22. Action - Men playing cards -
title is shown directly on the screen. road" - 1 min. - never sub-
"Babillage" by Del Castillo - 4
Woe to the organist who substitutes stitute.
min. ( copyright 1917 - can this
"Horses", "Frankie and Johnnie" or
9. Title - "William, do you mind"? be our Del?)
"Running Wild" when the screen shows - repeat "Big Boy" - ½ min.
"Your Eyes Have Told Me So." 23. Action - Mary and Father -
Last 8 measures.
Then the cue sheet shows eight or "Mighty Lak A Rose" - Nevin
nine measures of the number suggested 10. Action - "Trunk falls on child" - l¼ min.
to best fit the action or mood and on - "Excitement" - Briel - ½ min. Do Not Substitute
Will substitute - "Dramatic
the right side of the page the time of 24. Action - Child prays - "Sleep,
Allegro" .- Domenico Savino.
the scene, varying from about¼ minute Baby, Sleep" - theme - 1 min.
to four minutes, is indicated. Some 11. Action - McLaglen walks away I'll use "Prayer" - "Hansel
times the scene is so short, it is best - "Big Boy" - 1¼ min. and Gretel".
to improvise. There is always a love
12. Title - "That trunk ain't no 25. Action - Three men in bed -
theme, unless there are no females in
permanent decoration" - 45 sec. "Comrades" - (Old) - ¾ min.
the cast. So let us try our hand at cue
I'll improvise and segue into a-la-burlesque.
ing Strong Boy, following the cue
sheet and substituting here and there. 13. Title - "6 P.M. Daylight saving 26. Action - baggage room - "En
time" - "Intermezzo Giocoso" tr' Act to Comedy-Axt - ¼ min.
l. At Screening ... LOVE THEME - Egener - l ½ min. I'll improvise 15 seconds.
I'll use "Toddling" by Rapee
"What Are You Waiting For 27. Title - "I'm sorry I was mean
Axt.
Mary?" - ½ min. (That great to you, Bill" - LOVE THEME
old song featured by Jesse Craw 14. Action - McLaglen at office - 1 min.
ford.) door - "Big Boy" - 1¼ min. I'll substitute "I'm sorry,
6 THEATRE ORGAN FEBRUARY, 1973
s't"ll-oNG -soY-111,.001'0£ s1'i,.st\E"II-....
fOll'ftot
Dear" for - 1 min. I'll use "Dramatic Agitato" love theme, a villain theme and a few
- Zamecnik. hurries, misteriosos and dramatic bits
28. Action - Mary leaves Bill
you are set to go. And always im
"Game of Tag" - Trinkaus 41. Action - Train leaves - make a
provise - improvise - improvise! Never
l ¾ min. train effect for 5 seconds.
let your eye stray from the silver screen,
I'll use "La Piquante" -
4 2. Action - Lost and Found Room lest you miss a cue, such as someone
Rappe-Axt.
- "All Alone" - Berlin in bur hiding behind a door, a flickering
29. Action - Station Gate seen - lesque - ¼ min. eyelash about to burst into tears or an
"Glad Rag Doll" -Ager - 2 min. Indian behind a rock. Take a deep
43. Action - Train scene - "Hurry
If child in scene - "Doll breath, play a miniature fanfare and
No. 2 Simon" - A great Hurry
Dance." jump into it, hoping that you have
- ½ min.
30. Action - Men chase monkey - E.S.P., imagination and average luck.
"Don't Hold Everything" - Hen 44. Action - Hold up in Baggage The first 3000 films are the hardest!
derson - 2 min. Car - "Misterioso Eccitato" - Make a mental notation of 30 or 40
A chase is a chase - no pop Becce - 2 min. appropriate numbers that you will
song here - try "Panic" again. Will use "Conspiracy" - assemble immediately on arriving home,
Domenico Savino. grab your dinner and hurry back for
31. Title - "My Poils" - Last half
the next show. Mentally you have
of "Glad Rag Doll" - Ager - ¼ 45. Action - Engine starts off -
min. "Eccitamento" - Retlaw - 2¾ made your own cue sheet. An article
I get it now - she really wears min. on the methods and the musicians
glad rags. A long chase so I'll use "Hurry who worked out these cue sheets
No. l" - Zamecnik and "Furioso would be of interest to many of our
32. Title - He's done me a service - No. 3" - Otto Langey. members. Who out there among our
"Happy Ending" - Becce - ¾ readers has this information? Please
min. 46. Title - "Better hurry back to the contact us at the address listed at the
I'll improvise here. Queen" cue says to play one end of this article.
minute of "Hurry No, 2" but I
So by the time you have played
33. Action - Mary and Bill - Love
detect a bit of sarcasm in Mary's
three shows a day for six days, you
Theme - last half - ½ min.
remark here so I'll try to sub
can almost play the show blindfolded.
34. Action - Two assistants and stitute that good old popular But then the whole thing starts all
child seen - "Collegiate" - Jaffe standard "Jealousy" - 1 min. over again on Monday, only this time
- ¼ min. 4 7. Action - Insert of telegram - you have a cue sheet. What a welcome
Sounds like a football scene repeat "Big Boy" - 1 ¾ min. sight to see the manager approaching
- I loved the old Collegiate you with a handful of cue sheets for
serial we ran Saturday Matinees. 48. Action - Mary walks over to "Coming Attractions."
Bill - "Fruhlingsliebe" - Paster
When a direct cue or actual music
35. Action - Mary reads newspaper
nack - .1 min.
was shown on the screen, it was really
- "Ardmore March" - Floyd -
I do not have this but it
a challenge at times. If you did not
2 min.
smacks of Spring and Love so
Any march will do - I've a know the song or anyone in your
I'll substitute "Rapture" by dear
family could not whistle or hum it
million of 'em - will use.
old Zamecnik. I knew he'd come
(fortunately my Dad knew most of
"Thunder and Blazes"
thru.
them) you really called around town
36. Action - "Queen Seen"
49. Title - I've been silly about to beg, borrow or steal it, or have
"Princess Enchanting" - Hadley
those White collars" - "Love someone sing it over the phone. I re
-½min.
Theme" up ff for - ½ minute. member so well as a young girl I was
Sorry Henry - I'll substitute
Lights up - I'll repeat the playing the 6 p.m. show. The audience
a few measures of "Debutante"
"Love Theme" all thru, as the was very small and scattered through
- Rapee-Axt.
first show is concluded - and out the theatre. There on the screen
37. Action - Railroad engine seen house is cleared for the next was the entire music of a West Point
- "I've been working on the stampede. I'll take a deep breath song. I read as fast as I could and
Railroad" - 1 min. - turn the music back to num fumbled madly when the music was
ber one; and, after a few short gone. Then a young man came down
38. Action - Back to Queen (May
selected subjects, do the whole the aisle and said "As an ex-West
be a Campus Queen?)
thing all over again. Pointer, I'd like to hum that song for
"Porn p and Ceremony"
This how we did it away you." And he did. As soon as I could
- Scrawly (play softly) - (Why?)
back when. Any questions - ad I grabbed a pencil and jotted it down
- l½ min.
ditions or corrections - if not in time for the co-organist on her next
I'll use "Pomp and Circum
- the show will go on as show. There are countless bits of
stances" - Elgar.
scheduled. music written on napkins, backs of
39. Action - Medal is pinned on
And now what to do when you do old envelopes scattered all through
"Triumphal March" - W. Simon.
not have a cue sheet for the film you my music boxes that have helped me
40. Mary walks over to Bill . . . are going to accompany. Usually one with my film work. How about that
"Lover's Quarrel" by Baron - knows the stars, the locale and the - John Muri - am I right? Little did
l½ min. period of the film. So - armed with a I think these valuable old cue sheets
8 THEATRE ORGAN FEBRUARY, 1973
of mine would elude me for years
only to turn up at the George Eastman
Musical Setting for HELEN FOSTER in
House. But that is another story to A "CIRCUAMNCSTIEA VLI DENCE" A
CHESTERFIELD ZIVELU MUSIC CUE
tell.
ATTRACTION SHEET
It is interesting to remember that Arranred by JOSEPH E. ZIVELLI
I had a cousin in Hollywood who was LUCY THEME: ·:she"• • Mean Job" (Remick). BRIEF STORY: Jean (Helen Fo•ter) obtain■ po■alion with her
t~iiTi~~;~el~~cmember, I Love You'' (MilJ.)., / brother·• cmploycer, Henry Lord. The brother (Benton) ia inter•
tao fipnlea ym iuns icai agnr ouapn d ritgehatc hoenr. thHee suilseendt NFoarmt ~ua n~y i!nf \ur:(t hie)! r la!T,le,i~ ndftoh~rem Oatpaiuoynbat llic~•thocwrnar.i t Ae: ve__n,.-u,-· be,~" : j :.t ___,./, ;l• --_t ..,.<. ;_,.. AJ.:1 ry~1 feRnoaootrmew de hl aeintnrod , hbao raonucethuh, emecrekas . n da ngLduL oiolrftrd da c',t eoai • ."aavwfroreoe umsnJadetn ,a, "n mJ. euaLrdAunec tr ygetdoh. ee• . Bttroein JatLeol aoot nrhde' ■ f o1trr•0guw etsieh ne ttehLir1Cco e:rtadodreltd' , ■
-Lucy ia th~ guilty one. Jean and Rowland arc reunited.
movie sets to make the stars emote No. TIME CUE /J SELECTION TEMPO
I
a bit more realistically. Perhaps this 1V i D-at screening- Ball~dc ,\Joti:rnc, Drnnctt (Harms) 4/4 Mod. Con Mato
bit with music for the movies ran in I'') T-Thc "'affair" of the 1110111e11t LUCY TIID1E slow "vamp" Trot
l ¼ D--director's met'ting- 1-:~c3pac!(', ~Touton ( ~tanus) 4/4· Intermezzo Mod.
the family. 1½ T-A good secretary- Ll'CY TIID!E
More and more young organists D-fadc to Jean on table ~inct'rity, Byford ( Ho!-lworth) 4/4 ~!ocl. And.
½ D-Row laucl cntcrs- Lo,c Lhat (Harm!-) 4/4 ~fnc!. Allegr('IIO
are cueing the silent films and college 1¼ T-Pleasc don't t~kc 1hi~ 1.0\'E THDIF. 4/4 Pop. Tlallad
audiences are rediscovering what fine ¼ D-Lucy :111d Lorcl- Lt.;CY Tl!F.~IF.
1 ½ D- Jcan and Rowland- I O\'E TIii•:~! E
entertainment these films offer. Comic
IO I}~ D-Lorcl at desk- Sihcr ~ancl,il~. '.\ft."IOrC("C hurch) 4/-i '.\for!. \irazioso
commercials are using hurries and II I¼ D-Jean leavcs- l'inil·.ttn S<'rc11:i.d,.:, ll,·l111und (F:schcr) 2/4 A lk·;rello Susptnst
chases in their TV work. So we find 12 ~~ D-Jean typing- :Xrn•C'lt·llc.G aclc {A,chcr) 2/4 Allq~rt'llo
13 D-1.ucy secn- I.I" Y TIID!F. TO AC"TIO:-J
a rebirth of interest in this art form. 14 2½ D-sw:mmin~ pool- Stray SunLt·:i.ms, Jlncrtl'r (SdPnnC'r) 4/-4 ,\lh.~p:rc-llo
How fortunate we are that the IS 0--Rowland secs Jean in ponl- Dram. Anti. :Xo. 4Q, .·oyes (ll.1\\kt·~) 4/4 Tl'IHiC .\nd.
16 I¼ D-ladc to Lucy- Ll'CY TIID!E
older organists have held onto these 17 D-fadc to Jean- Clair ~h1i11. \r".°a1Hljt·an C~f:l..1 111-~)~ · · 2/-t ~fod 1.r,::gic-ro
precious cue sheets and movie music 18 ¼ T-30,000 peoplc- The Thn;ouQhlm.·cl (\\.i1mark) 6/8 ~f :lfch• Trio
to share with ATOS members. Violet 2109 I¼ TD--"rRacivc-cn·ic,,·• ,,as- \l\'a.hci;d;;ow;iio1nu·lS, . l:ri.,a·clo. p,J acCqm:a:-·!Ia r( H(\l·!ril'irnl)' .n) 3/-1 SG,:arlro1r1ta de ~u-.ptn~('
Egger a former theatre organist and a (,1,l('ll l'P Jlld li~hdy)
21 D-fatle to D<"nton- Dram A11r:1i.s!onata, Ci~:tn<'ri (lhlwin) 4/4 Ill:.~~!. CO:-/ ~fOTO
fine musician startled the ATOS world 22 2½ D-fade to Lucy- Serenade Ro111anti1p11·,. .Rath {J;tcflh~) .l/-1 ~""fll•ll"C .\nd. ( Play pp and
liehtl;)
when she answered the phone and said 23 T-Can I help you- The Cri~is. Pastl·rnadc ( Rt•rlin) .1/-1 Dram. Su~pcn,;e:
" 'The score to The Phantom of the 2-t D-Jcan smilc~- Ynu T1111k: \clv:rnli'lgt• of Z\tc ( 11:irm~) 4/4 Por. Chorus
25 D-Jcan cscares- J'uursuitC'. Fosse ('.\fanus) 2/4 Allrgr~
Opera?' Why, Yes - I have it!" But 26 2½ D-Jean ~ehind tree- Fru!inK,lidJc, P:istc-nr.ick (r.crlin) J/4 ~rrrn;ult" Mod.
To .\c1ion
tracking down that elusive score is 27 1 Vi T - You were right- LOVE THE~!E
also another story. It would be very 28 2~~ D-ladc to Mr. Lord- Dram. Tt·n5ion I\'o. I. Le\'y (Berlin) 3/~ Suc;;;peno;ct hen Dram.
interesting to have ten or so organ 29 ~~ D-Jean and Rowland- LO\'E TIIHIE
JO ¾ D-Lucy and Benton- LUCY THE~!E Plar Dr:imalic
ists, young and old, cue a film and JI 2 D-officc- Euphonious Agitato, Pintcl (Berlin) 3/4 Tl·n!>c \nn Ueno
(open pp)
compare their choices of numbers. Or 32 I¾ D-Jean and brother- F.mo1ional Andante., Axt 11/8 And. Con ~Iota
an article written by an organist who 33 1½ D~ircctor's mceting- .\utumn Gold, KafTt?y ( Bclwin) 4/-t Jntermcno Con 1(010
34 D-clock- Rcnc.kz\'ous D'Amour, Etlw:i.rds (llt:lwin) 4/4 ~loci. Lr1u:i<ro
has conducted a class or school in 35 !½ D-Lord repulses Lucy- Passion, Ilorch (Fischer) 4/4 Appa~sionata
film editing. There are so many areas 36 l ¾ D-alter Lucy leaves- Chani;:ing Moods. Jacqul'l (lkrlin) \'al~e Lenlo Susptnsc
To Action
yet to be covered in that great era of 37 D-Rowland sees Jean's purse- Dramatic Suspcnc;;;c, Vrioni<ll's (llerlin) 4/4 TO ACTIO:-J
the "Silents." 3398 n2¼~ TD--TJeharonu ghocnxt citcd-athdCdr' etsrisa_l-cs court- LMoevloed iSe,o ngR,: i.cBhomrcahni no(DITi tso(Fni)- .chcr) 34//44 AAdn:dig. io~ laSdo.s t("onpueton Appa<siona\a)
And so, I have cued a picture again 40 2 T-1 was with Mr. Lord- Repeat· Dramatic Susprnse. \'rinnidrs (B.-rlin) 4/4 DRA11. TO ACT!0:-1
after fifty or more short years. I have 41 I¾ T-Your honor, I contend- Chanson Sans Paroles, lleller (Fox) 4/4 And. Con ~Iota
42 ¼ D-fadc to Lucy- LUCY THEME Open lightly
been careful not to use any numbers
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that were written after that old movie THE END
period - so you can take it from here.
And I might add, it's been great, great Not all cue sheets showed actual music. Many simply indicated suggested titles of appropriate
themes or moods .
fun.
PART II.
We are indebted particularly to the James shipped six large cartons con
HOW TO GET
following persons who have either taining fifty-five books, the entire
THE INFORMATION
donated or loaned music and books to orchestration of Broken Blossoms for
by Mary Bowles
our collection. From Lloyd Del Castillo symphony orchestra of that number.
Remember that article "Save That came his own compositions plus many See June 1972 issue of THEATRE
Silent Sound!" which appeared in the published by Ditson and Jacobs. Much ORGAN page 33 for an account of
June 1971 issue of THEATRE OR of the music of J.S. Zamecnik (the this performance. George Hofmann ,
GAN? It told of the plans to establish most prolific composer of all) was Allen Rossiter and Dorothy Whitcomb
ATOS Library and Archives. In a furnished by Lowell Ayars, Lee Bounds, have loaned us several excellent ref
little over a year we have gone from Violet Egger, Esther Higgins, Grace erence books. And from Violet Egger
zero to a sizeable collection of silent Jocelyn and Dave Miller. Dr. Parmentier came that long lost, elusive score to
movie mood music, several silent film supplied copies of his own work and The Phantom of the Opera. Tom
scores, reference books on accompany also a large assortment of incidental Lockwood added to the collection with
ing silent films, cue sheets and a grow music used in the theatre at that time. the score to The Three Musketeers.
ing collection of tapes made by the Fred Feibel sent a fine assortment of Another fine assortment of mood music
organists of the silent era, commenting mood music by various composers and came from Tillie Hyle, and Ruth Matt
on their careers and the music used discussed this music on the tape he provided a book with the favorite
for that era. made for ATOS Archives. Dennis overtures of that era. Dick Kamrar and
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