MUSIC 2F03 Lecture 4: Chapter 3
8 Feb 2019
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Located near transportation hubs on edges of major retail areas. Characteristic program consisted of 2-3 reels of film (each reel taking 10-18 mins to run depending on the projectionist, size of crowd and theatre policy) Intervals between reels were filled with live entertainment, like illustrated lecture or illustrated song. Illustrated song = popular songs accompanied with a set of lantern slides. Singer sang 2 verses, 2 choruses and audience joined for final chorus criticized as shoddy and indecent popular until 1910 when multireel feature => 2nd projector => eliminating interval for changing reels. Usually a pianist or small orchestra (larger theatres) or phonograph (smaller theatres) Music used as entrance and exit music as a distraction or attraction. Back then music was seen as an added attraction. Music consisted of popular hits in ragtime style or some theatres used classic music to attract a particular class. Music scene as diversion for ear that complemented the screen"s entertainment for the yee.
