After the Storm

Title: After the Storm

Author: James C. Bradford

Publisher: Thematic Music Cue Sheets, 1928

Series:

Format: Cue sheet

Document type: Cue sheet

All authors/contributors: James C. Bradford

OCLC Number:

Contents:

  1. At screening: “Ship Ahoy” by Frey
  2. It’s twenty five years: CAPTAIN THEME, “The Captive” by Savino
  3. I’m going ashore: “Singapore Sorrows” by Doll
  4. The Golden Crescent: “Oriental Dance” by Herbert
  5. Native draws dagger: “Disturbance” by Zamecnik
  6. It was a peach of a fight, Dad: “The Jovial Rogue” by Bradford
  7. Son, I bought you a little present: “The Gay Party” by Cafarella
  8. Deck of ship: “Chanson sans Paroles” by Heller
  9. We don’t carry passengers: Repeat Captain Theme No. 2
  10. A. Hop: “It Ain’t Gonna Rain No Mo’” by Hall
  11. Captain, Joe and girl enter: Repeat Captain Theme No. 2
  12. Captain grabs Joss and throws it overboard: “Peek In” Cobb
  13. Native girl starts to climb rope: “Comedy Excitement” by Zamecnik
  14. Below decks: “Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming” from Gems of Stephen Foster by Tobani
  15. Hop in galley: “Otaki” by Bereny
  16. Captain enters: Repeat Captain Theme No. 2
  17. Captain leaves—Hop produces another Joss: “Chow Mein” by Hersom
  18. Under the magic: LOVE THEME, “Magic Love” by Bradford
  19. Hop enters galley: “Ching Chang” by Brooks
  20. That’s just a lot of junk: “Poppyland” by Kiefert
  21. Joan puts bridal veil; on: Repeat Love Theme No. 18
  22. Dad enters cabin: “The Spectre” by Engleman
  23. Sit down, both of you: “Entr’acte Lovelorn” by Wood
  24. About an hour later: “Overture Italienne” by Zereo
  25. I don’t know what they mean: “Poursuite Dramatique” (Drigo’s Cinema Classics)
  26. Molly O’Doone nursed me: “The Swan” by St. Saens
  27. I was sentenced to prison: “Lamento” from Pique Dame by Tschaikovsky
  28. Argument with Dad starts: ”Appassionato No. 2” by Axt
  29. Let’s go to: “Dramatic Allegro” by Savino
  30. On shore Martin Dane: “Storm Music” by Ketelbey
  31. Well if it ain’t: “Silent Night” by Rebikov
  32. We’ve got to find Joe: “Storm” by Eggert
  33. Dad, Joe and sweetheart standing on deck: Repeat Love Theme No. 18

Notes: Cues transcribed by James Doering

Source: Carl Braun Collection

SFSMA ID: HX22ZlF6C4

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The Adventurer

Title: The Adventurer

Author: Ernst Luz

Publisher: Thematic Music Cue Sheets, 1917

Series:

Format: Cue sheet

Document type: Cue sheet

All authors/contributors: Ernst Luz

OCLC Number:

Contents:

    1. At screening: “Prelude to Heroical Love Drama” by Baron
    2. In the West Indies: “My Little Star” by Ponce (WHITE)
    3. A rich mine: “Recitative Heroique” by Rapee
    4. One scene: Trumpet Call by Trumpeter
    5. The town: Repeat NO. 3 (RED)
    6. Fiesta day: “Havana” by Schonberger
    7. Bicycle on screen: “Bridal Paths” by Langford
    8. Marine gets back on bicycle: Repeat No. 2 (WHITE)
    9. My daughter Dolores: “Memories Eternal” by Torke
    10. Servant looks very serious: “La Fiesta” by Zamecnik
    11. Watch dial on screen: “Symphonic Incidentals No. 9” by Marquardt
    12. Your daughter is: “Cavatina” by Baron
    13. SOliders leave room with prisoner: Repeat No. 3 (RED)
    14. Forget about the wall: “Allegretto Burlesco” (Drigo’s Cinema Classics)
    15. Meanwhile at: “Tensive Allegro” by Aborn (LT. BLUE)
    16. This is Barney O’Malley: “Incid. Symphony No. 38” by Jensen
    17. Allow me to present my wife: “Novelletta” by d’Ambrosio
    18. Adios my love: “Recitative Heroique” by Rapee (RED)
    19. Girl leaves room through window: “Incid. Symphony No. 35” by Kempinski
    20. Stop with long drum roll as bicycle goes over cliff: Drum Roll by Drummer
    21. Two Americans stop rolling and eat chicken: “Sunset Meditation” by Biggs
    22. After girl’s father is dragged out of room: Repeat No. 18 (RED)
    23. Meanwhile Jim McLellan: “Frills and Frivolities” by Bath
    24. McCoy rides off on horse (Fade): “Tensive Misterioso” by Peele
    25. Girl seen seated on balcony: “My Little Star” by Ponce (WHITE)
    26. Not too angry: “Tensive Allegro” by Aborn (LT. BLUE)
    27. Girl in bed scolds, then opens door: Repeat No. 18 (RED)
    28. El Tornado pulls covers from bed: “Presto No. 27” by Lake
    29. End of flight: Repeat No. 26 (LT. BLUE)
    30. McCoy waves burning torch: “Hurry No. 3” by Lake
    31. Plotters get girl in carriage: “Galop Dramatique” by Baron
    32. Fade-out as McCoy is seen trying to stop runaways: “Zamona” by Loraine
    33. Man kicked out through window: “My Little Star” by Ponce (WHITE)

    Proper orchestral rest period is Nos. 13 to 20 inclusive.

    NOTE: The repetition of numbers in this cue sheet is simplified by the use of the “LUZ” SYMPHONIC COLOR GUIDE, sold by Music Buyers Corporation, 1520 Broadway, New York City. The color suggested for repetitions of numbers designates the Mood or Emotion, and is used as a code for such repetition.

Notes: Cues transcribed by James Doering

Source: Carl Braun Collection

SFSMA ID: C3hW0oTbZN

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Adoration

Title: Adoration

Author: James C. Bradford

Publisher: Thematic Music Cue Sheets, 1928

Series:

Format: Cue sheet

Document type: Cue sheet

All authors/contributors: James C. Bradford

OCLC Number:

Contents:

  1. At screening: THEME, “Adoration” by Hajos
  2. Prince Sergei: “Cossack Lullaby” by Jiranek
  3. Insert—medallion of Princess Elena: Repeat Theme No. 1
  4. Ninette: “Polka” from The Bartered Bride by Smetana
  5. Car drives to curb: “Baker’s Boy and the Chimney Sweep” by Herbert
  6. Ninette in window flirting: Repeat No. 4 “Polka”
  7. Her highness has arrived sir: “Serenade” by Chaminade
  8. She turns and see Sergei: Repeat Theme No. 1
  9. They break—Sergei shows jealousy: ‘Chansonnette” by Huerter
  10. Insert—invitation: “Polonaise” by Tschaikowsky
  11. Aristocrats: “La Fille du Contrebandier” by Mouton
  12. Mud hurled by beasts: “Allegro Precipitoso” by Savino
  13. Flash to interior—orchestra starts: “Marche Russe” by Ganne
  14. Dancing starts: “Russian Life Waltz” by Katz
  15. You are the most beautiful woman: “Russian Romance” by Friml
  16. Sergei appears in doorway: ‘The Captive” by Savino
  17. Elena in boudoir: “Slavic Dance No. 10” by Dvorak
  18. Prince opens door: Repeat Theme No. 1
  19. Satchel being strapped: “Romance” by Rubenstein
  20. Rioting in street starts: “Furioso No. 4” by Bergunker
  21. Scattered remnants: “Ivano” by Amadei
  22. Elena as manniken: “Love Song” by Wright
  23. Elena meets old general on street: “Romanza senza Parole” by Micheli
  24. Entrance to Café Russe: “The Cossack’s Wedding Fete” by Krein
  25. Ivan, what’s all the bunk: “La Czarine” by Ganne
  26. Elena and general enter: “Nocturnal Tangier” by Godowsky
  27. I’m beginning to fear: “Film Theme No. 47” by Van Goens-Borch
  28. Flash to café: “A La Mode” by Rosey
  29. Hey, cavier!: “La Guapa” by Buisson
  30. Elena appears on stairs: “Dans la Montagne” by Fourdrain
  31. Sergei takes out pistol: “Valse Triste” by Sibelius
  32. You are not yourself: Repeat No. 11 “La Fille du Contrebandier”
  33. Elena rises from table: Repeat Theme No. 1
  34. Enter taxi: “Pain of Sorrow” by Bradford
  35. Flash-back to café: Repeat Theme No. 1
  36. Gambling house: “Valse Slave” by Savasta
  37. […] ress: “Rural Russia” by Levenson
  38. Sergie enters: Repeat Theme no. 1
  39. Lights extinguished; “Cossack Revels” by Tschakoff
  40. Sergei knocks tray from Elena’s hands: “Dance of Comedians” from The Bartered Bride
  41. Dancing starts again: Repeat No. 39 “Cossack Revels”
  42. Exterior—enter car: “Decevant mirage” by Gabriel Marie
  43. Sergei enters room: “Tragic Andante” by Savino
  44. A person about to die: “Lamento” from Eugene Onegin by Tschaikowsky
  45. Elena lying on couch: Repeat No. 22 “Love Song”
  46. Interior of Café Russe: “La Reine D’un Jour” by Mouton
  47. Sergei waiting with cab for Elena: Repeat Theme No. 1

Notes: Cues transcribed by James Doering

Source: Carl Braun Collection

SFSMA ID: 5Fd0vkLAhY

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Actress

Title: Actress

Author: Ernst Luz

Publisher: Thematic Music Cue Sheets, 1916

Series:

Format: Cue sheet

Document type: Cue sheet

All authors/contributors: Ernst Luz

OCLC Number:

Contents:

    1. At screening: “Suite Ancienne No. 1” by Hadley
    2. The sun was whining in London: “Incid. Symphony No. 42” by Danmaur
    3. Man enters room after title: “Rose, etc.”: “Minuet in G” by Beethoven
    4. Couple going down stairway: Repeat No. 2 “Incid. Symphony No. 42”
    5. Stop with crash at accident to coach: “The Bee and the Floweret” by Zamecnik
    6. Forbes left alone on screen: “Drink to Me Only Thine Eyes” by Marquardt (WHITE)
    7. There’s naught to do: “Happy Bohemians” by Axt (YELLOW)
    8. I want to thank you: “Repeat No. 6 (WHITE)
    9. What do you do: Repeat No. 7 (YELLOW)
    10. Arthur Gower lived: “Promenade” by Rapee-Axt
    11. I don’t blame you: Repeat No. 7 (YELLOW)
    12. Clear the stage: “Ballet Egyptian No. 1” by Luigini
    13. Prisoner on stage: Continue No. 12
    14. Girl lying on stage: “Ballet Egyptian No. 2” by Luigini
    15. Girl again lying on stage: “Ballet Egyptian No. 3” by Luigini
    16. Letter on screen: “Ave Aprile” by Culotta
    17. It’s my own fault: Repeat No. 7 (YELLOW)
    18. I would consider it: Repeat No. 3 “Minuet in G”
    19. Lovers in carriage: “Allegro No 1” by Minot
    20. Lovers run out of beer garden: Repeat No. 6 (WHITE)
    21. Girl kisses lover at door: Repeat No. 19 “Allegro No. 1”
    22. Girl sits down on stairway: Repeat no. 6 (WHITE)
    23. On the stage: Repeat No. 3 “Minuet in G”
    24. And now I am sure: “Memories” by Blossom
    25. And now a few words: Repeat No. 7 (YELLOW)
    26. My only wish is: “Dramatic Adagio” by Berge (RED)
    27. Play sixteen bars and segue: “Scene d’Amour” by Baron
    28. At Cavendish Square: “Gavotte and Musette” by Raff
    29. I can’t even blow (anticipate organ grinder): “O Sole Mio!” by di Capua
    30. Girl falls on knees: Repeat No. 26 (RED)
    31. Why do you sit upon the floor?: “Minuet from G Minor Symphony” by Mozart
    32. Girl sneezes second time: “Scherzo Silhouette” by Marquardt
    33. Do we play whist: “Appassionato” by Norton
    34. Girl sits down at piano: Repeat No. 6 (WHITE)
    35. Lovers at piano stop singing: Repeat No. 26 (RED)
    36. You must go: Repeat No. 6 (WHITE)
    37. Girl begins to cry after lover exits: “Incid. Miniature No. 2” by Schertzinger
    38. Butler speaking to girl on sofa: Repeat No. 7 (YELLOW)
    39. They would come in: “The Chiffon Frock” by Carr
    40. Avonia dear: “The Afterglow” by Huerter
    41. Two men at jug of wine: “Agitato No. 5” by Axt
    42. Stop short as door begins to open: Repeat no. 26 (RED)
    43. Be gone: “Broken Vows” by Kempinski
    44. Girl saying good-bye to stage manager: “Heavy Desc. Agitato No. 1” by Luz
    45. Rose, you can’t go: Repeat No. 6 (WHITE)
    46. Rose went back: “In Minor Mode No. 3” by DeKoven
    47. Trelawney enters room: Repeat No. 6 (WHITE)
    48. Girl walks from window: Repeat No. 46 “In Minor Mode No. 3”
    49. Bill collector: Repeat no. 26 (RED)
    50. Have we no chairs: “One Fleeting Hour” by Lee
    51. As for Arthur: “Lament” by Herrmann
    52. You want to help her: “Perpetuum Mobile” by Rapee
    53. Fade-out as carriage drives off: “Gavotte in G” by Gluck
    54. Tom, I’m afraid: “Serenade d’Amour” by V. Blon
    55. Until our leading man: Repeat No. 3 “Minuet in G”
    56. Man in box stands up: Repeat No. 6 (WHITE)

    Proper orchestral rest period is Nos. 27 to 41 inclusive.

    NOTE: The repetition of numbers in this cue sheet is simplified by the use of the “LUZ” SYMPHONIC COLOR GUIDE, sold by Music Buyers Corporation, 1520 Broadway, New York City. The color suggested for repetitions of numbers designates the Mood or Emotion, and is used as a code for such repetition.

Notes: Cues transcribed by James Doering

Source: Carl Braun Collection

SFSMA ID: Oukof7sr9w

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Across to Singapore

Title: Across to Singapore

Author: Ernst Luz

Publisher: Thematic Music Cue Sheets, 1928

Series:

Format: Cue sheet

Document type: Cue sheet

All authors/contributors: Ernst Luz

OCLC Number:

Contents:

  1. At screening: ”Symphonic Color Classic No. 5” by Marquardt (YELLOW)
  2. Among the unsung deeds: “A.B.C. Dram. Set No. 13-A1” by Luz
  3. Swim: “A.B.C. Dram. Set No. 13-B2” by Luz
  4. It was the best: “Symphonic Color Classic No. 5” by Marquardt (GREEN)
  5. Lovers stand up—ship shows: “Ship Ahoy” by Frey
  6. The log of: “Mariette” by Sterny
  7. Marse Crowninshield is here: “Dutch Fishergirls” by Fresco
  8. Boy upsets glass of wine: “Social Chat” by Eugene
  9. Father carries boy from dining room: “Symphonic Color Classic No. 5” by Marquardt (DK. BLUE)
  10. Father leaves bedroom: “Symphonic Color Classic No. 5” by Marquardt (WHITE)
  11. Girl at door to bedroom: “The Bravado” by Axt
  12. Boy runs back to bed: Repeat No. 10 (WHITE)
  13. We’ll have it announced in church: Repeat No. 4 (GREEN)
  14. Mark’s sudden outburst: “The Chantyman’s March” by Sousa (BROWN)
  15. It begins to look: Repeat No. 1 (YELLOW)
  16. He’s no sailor: “The Mystic Rover” by Berge
  17. Boy throws third peanut: Repeat No. 9 (DK. BLUE)
  18. Close-up of Novarro: “Symphonic Color Classic No. 5” by Marquardt (YELLOW)
  19. You’ve licked: “The Chantyman’s March” by Sousa (BROWN)
  20. There’s always: “Elegy” from The Light of the World by Sullivan
  21. Our esteemed parishioner: Repeat No. 20 from beginning
  22. The next morning: “Regrets” by Kempinski
  23. It was not long: “To Spring” by Grieg
  24. But a year: “Repose of the Forest” by Grieg
  25. Antje places ash tray om table: “A Dream” by Grieg
  26. Cathleen looks at fashion page of magazine: “Calling” by Golden
  27. Birger enters room: “Norwegian Folk Song” by Borch
  28. The London social season: “Butterfly” by Densmore
  29. Ivan enters: Repeat No. 7 “Serenade”
  30. Burger alone in room: “Just A Wearyin’ For You” by Bond
  31. Birger finds letter: “Melodic Agitato” by Savino
  32. Antje knitting: “Baby Mine” by Rupp
  33. Ivor! Ivor!: “Dramatic Climax” by Becce
  34. Cathleen is chosen: “In Elizabethian Days” by Kramer
  35. Burger! Birger!: “Lamentation Desesperee” by Baron
  36. Later that evening: “Day of Doom” by Joels
  37. The charity fete takes place: Repeat No. 8 “Karma”
  38. Audience: “Babillage” by Gillet
  39. Flash-back to Cathleen and Birger: Repeat No. 8 “Karma”
  40. Cathleen and Ivor alone: Repeat No. 7 “Serenade”
  41. Then came a lonely Christmas: “Christmas” by Aston
  42. Birger opens box: Repeat Theme No. 22
  43. Then one night: “Murmuring Breezes” by Gillet
  44. Birger sees Cathleen: “Love Triumphant” by Joels
  45. Thank you, please give my husband: Repeat Theme No. 22

Notes: Cues transcribed by James Doering

Source: Carl Braun Collection

SFSMA ID: 8uhM3oD61W

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A Woman’s Way

Title: A Woman’s Way

Author: James C. Bradford

Publisher: Thematic Music Cue Sheets, 1928

Series:

Format: Cue sheet

Document type: Cue sheet

All authors/contributors: James C. Bradford

OCLC Number:

Contents:

  1. At screening: “Summer” by Chaminade”
  2. Paris: “Polly” by Zamecnik
  3. Bathtubs were a luxury: “Paragraphs” by Fall
  4. Men chased from room: Repeat No. 2 “Polly”
  5. The laws of France: “Defense of Honor” by Zamecnik
  6. Jean, my friend: “Day of Doom” by Joels
  7. Liane’s singing: “The Tin Soldier” by Cui
  8. Liane appears: “Melancholy Charlie” by Crum
  9. Liane in dressing room: “Humoreskimo” by Wendling
  10. Tony introduced to Liane: THEME, “Cest Vous” by Silver
  11. In the muddy undertow: “Tragic Theme” by Levy
  12. The police: “Omens” by Schad
  13. You are wanted by: “Furioso No. 2” by Zamecnik
  14. Maurice Mauvet: “Marche Mignonne” by Poldini
  15. Don’t let it upset you: Repeat Theme No. 10
  16. Jean in Liane’s room: “Evil Motive” by Hoffman
  17. Give me the wallet: “Dramatic Allegro” by Savino
  18. Knock on door: “The Spectre” by Engleman
  19. Jean enters toom again: “Enigma” by Borch
  20. They get me: “Furioso No. 4” by Bergunker
  21. A convict ship: “Lamento” from Pique Dame by Tschaikowsky
  22. In the montsh that passed: “Adventure d’Amour” by Bradford
  23. Even the shadows: “The Toilers” by Axt
  24. Tonight: “The Gentleman Burglar” by Jacquet
  25. Mauvet at desk: Repeat No. 14 “Marche Mignonne”
  26. A fugitive: Repeat No. 18 “The Spectre”
  27. Liane’s villa: “Your Love Is All” by Zamecnik
  28. Tony sits at piano: Repeat Theme No. 10
  29. Just think: “In Mournful Mood” by Sibelius
  30. Tony sitting on bench: “In the Night” by Noack
  31. Liane enters Jean’s room: Repeat No. 18 “The Spectre”
  32. Liane gives Jean wallet: “Appassionata” by Clutsam
  33. Tony confronts Liane: “Dramatic Apassionato” by Ciganeri
  34. Fight starts: “Emotional Agitato” (Drigo’s Cinema Classics)
  35. Mademoiselle, permit me to: Repeat No. 14 “Marche Mignonne”
  36. Liane and Tony embrace: Repeat Theme No. 10

Notes: Cues transcribed by James Doering

Source: Carl Braun Collection

SFSMA ID: CJS5koEyXu

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A Woman Against the World

Title: A Woman Against the World

Author: James C. Bradford

Publisher: Thematic Music Cue Sheets, 1928

Series:

Format: Cue sheet

Document type: Cue sheet

All authors/contributors: James C. Bradford

OCLC Number:

Contents:

  1. At screening: “Le Moulin Hante” by Snock
  2. New York City: “My New York” by Berlin
  3. Presses turning out newspapers: “Le Retour” by Bizet
  4. Insert—“Chorus Girl Murdered”: “Humoresque by Herrmann
  5. Well, here I am: “Uneasiness” by Mendelssohn
  6. Insert—“Police Baffled”: “Misterioso No. 1” by Rapee-Axt
  7. Insert—“John Stillman To Marry”: “Intermezzo Perpetual” by Lowitz
  8. Wedding processions starts: “Bridal Chorus” from Lohengrin by Wagner
  9. Bride before clergyman: “The Swan” by St. Saens
  10. Carol at desk: “Unfinished Symphony” by Schubert
  11. Change of scene—John and bride in boudoir: “Mystic Magic” by Bradford
  12. Carol appears at desk in hotel: “Thrills” by Sanders
  13. What do you know about: “Forebodings” by Herbert
  14. Detectives at door—enter room: “Appassionato Lirico” by Berge
  15. These men are detectives: “Anticipation of Danger” by Becce
  16. Insert—“Jury still out”: “Funebris” by Gabriel Marie
  17. Gee, I’m sorry kid: THEME, “Chanson Algerian” by Bradford
  18. Insert—“Stillman To Die In Chair”: “Two Preludes—No. 1” by Chopin
  19. Boss, he isn’t guilty: “Recitativo Patetico” by Peele
  20. Stillman handcuffed to deputy: Repeat Theme No. 17
  21. Reporters waiting on walk for prisoner to appear: “Characteristic Allegro” by Moskowski
  22. Carol with Stillman in auto: “Andante Mesto (Symphonic Love Theme)” by Savino
  23. Flash-back to reporters: “Gossip” by Borch
  24. Light of prison appears in distance: “Spirit of the Night” by Neinass
  25. Stillman enters prison: “Souvenir” by Herbert
  26. Insert—“Stillman Goes To Chair Tonight”: “Berceuse” by Jarnefelt
  27. Stillman enters warden’s office: Repeat Theme No. 17
  28. Insert—“Servant Strangled In Bed”: “Agitato No. 1” by Kempinski
  29. Telegraph instrument close-up: “Valse Triste” by Sibelius
  30. A race against time: “Angosciosamente” by Gabriel Marie
  31. Bob starts to question prisoner: “The Third Degree” by Kempinski
  32. Stillman led from cell: “Les Perses” by Leroux
  33. Insert—“Execution of Stillman”: Repeat Theme No. 17

Notes: Cues transcribed by James Doering

Source: Carl Braun Collection

SFSMA ID: St7zr4m2DF

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A Thief In the Dark

Title: A Thief In the Dark

Author: Michael P. Krueger

Publisher: Thematic Music Cue Sheets, 1928

Series:

Format: Cue sheet

Document type: Cue sheet

All authors/contributors: Michael P. Krueger

OCLC Number:

Contents:

  1. At screening: “March of the Phantom Hosts” by Axt
  2. Change of scene to circus grounds: “Carnival” by Fourdrain
  3. Hula dancer seen: “On the Beach at Waikiki” by Lake
  4. And now—the greatest: “Mystification” by Hosmer
  5. Ernie leaves: “La Comedienne” by Hosmer
  6. Note inserted in crystal: Repeat No. 4 “Mystification”
  7. Gee, Ernie—you oughta: “The Tattler” by Comins
  8. Note inserted into crystal: Repeat No. 4 “Mystification”
  9. Change of scene to exterior of house: “Fleeting Shadows” by Weiss
  10. Change of scene to group of men: “Stalking the Prey” by Kempinski
  11. Girl embraces Ernie: “The Hours I Spent With You” by Little
  12. What about the Armstrong: Repeat No. 10 “Stalking the Prey”
  13. I joined this bunch: “Who’s Who” by Morris
  14. Change of scene to bedroom: “Creeping Creatures” by Varnier
  15. Ernie escapes through window: “Agitated Hurry” by Langey
  16. Gosh, you’re beautiful!: THEME, “I Can’t Do Without You” by Berlin
  17. Change of scene to uncle: “Ondes Mysterieuses” by Franceschi
  18. Insert of newspaper: “In Despair” by Berge
  19. Entrance to circus grounds seen: “Lady Lilly” by Fresco
  20. There’s a couple: “Punch and Judy” by Herbert
  21. Spiritualist seen: “Misterioso Erotico” by Heymann
  22. Were you properly seanced?: “How I Love Her and She Loves Me” by Mills
  23. Girl approaches Ernie: THEME, “I Can’t Do Without You” by Berlin
  24. Ernie leaves girl: Repeat No. 22 “How I Love Her”
  25. Change of scene to circus group: “Mystic Magic” by Bradford
  26. Change of scene to exterior of home: “Ominous Moments” by Kempinski
  27. Maid approaches monk: Repeat No. 22 “How I Love Her”
  28. This joint is full of trap doors: “Scherzo Misterioso” (Drigo’s Cinema Classics)
  29. Girl approaches professor: “Misterioso alla Valse” by Savino
  30. Monk opens door to living room: Repeat No. 22 “How I Love Her”
  31. Colored man seen: “The Ghost Dance” by Salisbury
  32. Ernie pulls in monk: “Iris” by Reynard
  33. Maid and colored fellow seen leaving: “Hustle-Bustle” by Delille
  34. Man climbs in through window: “Dramatic Suspense” by O’Hare
  35. Sheriff approaches monk: “Rubenesque” by Slater
  36. Colored man seen again: Repeat No. 31 “Ghost Dance”
  37. Monk and Ernie meet: “Looms of Fate” by St. Saens
  38. If you care anything: “Misterioso Infernale” by Borch
  39. Girl runs away: “Misterioso Furioso” by Affrunti
  40. Professor and girl meet in room: “Stealthy Escape” by Zamecnik
  41. Ernie takes mask off: “Second Misterioso a la Valse” by Savino
  42. Duke falls through trap door: “The Plotting Foe” by Kilenyi
  43. Professor holds up group around jewel box: “Cabal” by Kay
  44. They’re gone: “Agitato Misterioso” by Becce
  45. After monk returns jewels: Repeat Theme No. 23
  46. Close-up of monk and maid: Repeat No. 22 “How I Love Her”

Notes: Cues transcribed by James Doering; handwritten notes

Source: Carl Braun Collection

SFSMA ID: 0Iph8ZaFQM

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A Texas Steer

Title: A Texas Steer

Author: James C. Bradford

Publisher: Thematic Music Cue Sheets, 1927

Series:

Format: Cue sheet

Document type: Cue sheet

All authors/contributors: James C. Bradford

OCLC Number:

Contents:

  1. At screening: “Aurora” by Von der Mehden
  2. The great open spaces: MAVERICK THEME, “Carmencita Shea” by Densmore
  3. The polls had closed: “Cheer Up” by Kaufman
  4. Brander elected: “There’ll Be a Hot Time” by Beyer
  5. Washington: Repeat Maverick Theme No. 2
  6. Washington’s official hotel: “Halimar” by Banta
  7. Maverick at desk talking to president: “I’m Sitting on Top of the World” by Henderson
  8. Brassy gall: “Marionette” by Arndt
  9. Dixie enters room: DIXIE THEME, “She Knows Her Onions” by Yellen
  10. Bossy playing piano: “Oh Boy, What a Girl” by Green
  11. Mother enters all dressed up: “Ain’t She Sweet” by Ager
  12. Mother sees Dixie leave private office: “Cheatin’ On Me” by Pollack
  13. Alice Bright: “Smile a Little Bit” by Morton
  14. Steps of capital: “Colossal” by Floyd
  15. Horseback riding: “Horses” by Gay
  16. What’s the idea, Bossy: “When the One You Love, Loves You” by Whiteman
  17. Mother on horse: Repeat No. 15 “Horses”
  18. She starts to walk: “Thanks for the Buggy Ride” by Buffano
  19. Washington was about: “Allegro Seintillante” by Kempinski
  20. I’m Mrs. Brander’s secretary: “He’s a Ladies’ Man” by Henderson
  21. Flash to Maverick and hobby horse: “Out West” by Pinard
  22. Lafayette—colored man enters: “A Coon Band Contest” by Pryor
  23. Long shot of Lincoln Memorial: “Glory, Glory Hallelujah”
  24. Maverick at office desk: Repeat Maverick Theme No. 2
  25. Dixie enters office again: Repeat Dixie Theme No. 9
  26. Wife opens door—sees Dixie in husband’s arms: Repeat No. 12 “Cheatin’ On Me”
  27. Wife leaves room: “Dramatic Hurry No. 1” by Baron
  28. There are times when: “I’m Walking Around in Circles” by Phillips
  29. Insert—newspaper heading: “Imprecations” by Baron
  30. Brander was not the only one: “Burlesque on Lange’s Flower Song” by Kempinski
  31. The social fates were: “Valse a la Mode” by MacCLure
  32. Corridor—three pals appear: PAL THEME, “Hunkatin” by Levy
  33. We’re not to see Congressman Brander: Repeat Maverick Theme No. 2
  34. Wife sees three pals: “Elopement” by Carrrozzini
  35. Three pals enter upstairs room: Repeat Pal Theme No. 32
  36. Start to pour drink: “Blue Law Blues” by Lake
  37. Flash-back to card game in pantry: Repeat Maverick Theme No. 2
  38. Flash-back to three pals: “Two In a Bar” by Copping
  39. They see hobby horse: “Zip” by Frey
  40. Flash to reception: “Turbulence” by Borch
  41. I’m voting for Texas: “What’s the Matter With Father” by Van Alstyne
  42. Brander and friends: “Karma” by Herbert
  43. Three pals start shooting: “Defense of Honor” Zamecnik
  44. Mother and pals sad: “Broken Dreams” by Spitalny
  45. The eyes of Texas: “Pomp and Circumstance” by Elgar
  46. A lonely house: “Mysterioso No. 1” by Kempinski
  47. Flash-back to mother and pals: “Disturbance” by Zamecnik
  48. Have I got time: “Galloping Furies” by Rapee
  49. He enters hall of Congress: “American Guard” by Bergh
  50. All in favor—please rise: “There’ll Be a Hot Time” by Beyer

Notes: Cues transcribed by James Doering

Source: Carl Braun Collection

SFSMA ID: tviuhyVoqP

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A Single Man

Title: A Single Man

Author: Ernst Luz

Publisher: Thematic Music Cue Sheets, 1929

Series:

Format: Cue sheet

Document type: Cue sheet

All authors/contributors: Ernst Luz

OCLC Number:

Contents:

  1. At screening: “April’s Lady” by Ancliffe
  2. Play once and segue: “Je T’Aime Waltz” by Waldteufel
  3. It’ll probably start: “Mirth and Merriment” by Delille
  4. Play once and segue: “Happy Moods” by Marquardt
  5. Man pushed into pool: “In Lover’s Lane” by Pryor
  6. End of telephoning scene: “Old Man Sunshine” by Warren
  7. Play once and segue: “Is She My Girl Friend” by Ager
  8. Crowd runs into dining room: “Strawberries” by Kaufman
  9. Play once and segue: “There’s a Rainbow ‘Round My Shoulder” by Jolson
  10. Butler hit with egg: “Gee Whiz” by Losch
  11. Play once and segue: “Lucille” by Wattsworth
  12. Let’s start: “Siss-Boom-Ah” by Smith
  13. I hope we’re going to see: “Wild Flowers” by Marquardt
  14. Play once and segue: “Flirty Flirts” by Levy
  15. Let’s go out: “Try Me” by Schertzinger (WHITE)
  16. Fade to Cody reading to girl: “You’re Wonderful” by Ash
  17. Then their engagement: “Alice” by Hauenschild
  18. Okay: Repeat No. 15 (WHITE)
  19. Well, the Trap: “Anything You Say” by Donaldson
  20. Come on gang: “Speed” by Biese
  21. Crowd leaves—door closed: “Flirting Lovers” by Kempinski
  22. Maid seen with two boys: Repeat No. 15 (WHITE)
  23. Miss Hazeltine is dining: “Bridal Chorus” from Lohengrin by Wagner
  24. Fade-back to couple at table: “Love’s Awakening” by Fletcher
  25. You bigamist: “Cupid’s Garden” by Eugene

Proper orchestral rest period is Nos. 14 to 20 inclusive.

NOTE: The repetition of numbers in this cue sheet is simplified by the use of the “Luz Symphonic Color Guide” sold by Music Buyers Corporation, 1520 Broadway, New York City.  The color suggested for repetition of numbers designates the Mood of Emotion, and is used as a code for such repetitions.

Notes: Cues transcribed by James Doering

Source: Carl Braun Collection

SFSMA ID: NivC13DsJe

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A Ship Comes In

Title: A Ship Comes In

Author: Rudolph Berliner

Publisher: Thematic Music Cue Sheets, 1928

Series:

Format: Cue sheet

Document type: Cue sheet

All authors/contributors: Rudolph Berliner

OCLC Number:

Contents:

 

  1. At screening: “Hail Columbia” by Lake
  2. New York harbor: “La Forza del Destino” by Verdi
  3. Close-up of little girl: “Poupee Valsante” by Poldini
  4. Stop her crying Mamma: PLEZNIK THEME, “Norwegian Dance” by Grieg
  5. Exterior—street scene: “The Sidewalks of New York” by Lake
  6. Interior—coffee shop: “Aus der Heimath” by Strauss
  7. You watch, I show you: Repeat No. 5 “Sidewalks of New York”
  8. Sokol drops bundle: SOKOL THEME, “Evil Intentions” by Kempinski
  9. Then right away a home: Repeat Pleznik Theme No. 4
  10. Dan playing trombone: orchestra tacet, “Yankee Doodle”
  11. Pleznik and Dan finish playing together: “Sangerlust Polka” by Strauss
  12. Just to think: “A la bien Aimee” by Schutt
  13. And at home: “Fairyland” by Huerter
  14. Pleznik enters room: Repeat Pleznik Theme No. 4
  15. Eric enters room: Repeat No. 5 “Sidewalks of New York”
  16. Pleznik exhibits photo of President Wilson: “Hail to the Chief” by Lake
  17. For the emperor: “Al Fresco” by Herbert
  18. Group of men in courtroom being sworn: “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” by Carev
  19. Judge appears with hat on: “Hesitation” by Friml
  20. Within five happy years: “Spirit of America” by Zamecnik
  21. And Mr. Judge Gresham: “Camorra” by Joels
  22. Justice is answered with: Repeat Sokol Theme No. 8
  23. Such a big day: “Land of Delight” by O’Hare
  24. Mamma stands behind Eric’s chair: “Adagio” from Sonata Pathetique by Beethoven
  25. Such rehearsing: questions and: Repeat Pleznik Theme No. 4
  26. Then the greatest moment: Repeat No. 18 “My Country ‘Tis of Thee”
  27. Sokol appears in hall: “The Prowling Schemers” by Carbonara
  28. Back to Pleznik and judge: “Social Chat” by Eugene
  29. Pleznik enters storeroom: Repeat Sokol Theme No. 8
  30. Pleznik appears carrying cake box: Repeat Pleznik Theme No. 4
  31. Eric in uniform enters room: Play “Keep the Home Fires Burning”
  32. Mamma sees Eric: “Why?” by Schumann
  33. I can’t stay, Mamma: “Pathetic Symphony No. 6” by Tschaikowsky
  34. Seven o’clock: “L’Assassinat” by Tremisot

NOTE: Catch explosion—stop short and segue

SEGUE: “Excitement” by Breil

  1. Pleznik seated at table: “Andante” from Fifth Symphony by Tschaikowsky
  2. Two men seen on stairs: “Ominous Moments” by Kempinski
  3. Pleznik enters room again: “Adieu” by Friml
  4. Wartime hysteria: “Lamento” by Gabriel Marie
  5. The jury has found you: “Andante Pathetique” by Borch

NOTE: Play con sordini

  1. Insert—calendar—July 4th: “Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean” by Lake
  2. Interior—prison: “Little Serenade” by Grunfeld
  3. Back to judge Gresham: “American Patrol” by Meacham
  4. Band starts playing: Repeat No. 187 “My Country ‘Tis of Thee”
  5. Photo of Eric: “Melodie” by Tschaikowsky
  6. Girl reads telegram: “Desolation” by Patou
  7. Seven o’clock: “Fate” by Ketelbey
  8. Mamma and little girls enter shop: “The Road of Sorrow” by Kempinski
  9. Insert—clock: Repeat No. 46 “Fate”

SEGUE: “Agitato” by Engleman

  1. Sokol in hospital bed: “In the Night” by Noack
  2. Judge Gresham appears: “Cavatina” by Bohm
  3. Home: “Home, Sweet Home” by Bishop (strings only)
  4. Pleznik enters room: Repeat Pleznik Theme No. 4
  5. For Eric: “The Sacrifice” by Zamecnik
  6. Insert—Eric’s photo and wreath: orchestra tacet, “Taps”
  7. Pleznik walks toward Mamma: Play “Keep the Home Fires Burning”
  8. Pleznik raises hand to salute: Repeat No. 18 “My Country “’Tis of Thee”

Notes: Cues transcribed by James Doering

Source: Carl Braun Collection

SFSMA ID: W578oY1aE3

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A Man’s Past

Title: A Man’s Past

Author: Ernst Luz

Publisher: Thematic Music Cue Sheets, 1927

Series:

Format: Cue sheet

Document type: Cue sheet

All authors/contributors: Ernst Luz

OCLC Number:

Contents:

  1. At screening: “Zaza” by Leoncavallo
  2. Mont Noir: “Desolation” by Patou
  3. The Gouveneur: “Humoresque” by Herrmann
  4. The prisoners are complaining: “In Gloomy Forest” by Axt
  5. What he wants is more of it: “The Duel” by Felix
  6. The doctor is dead: “Reproach” by Zamecnik
  7. La Roche enters room: LA ROCHE THEME, “Love Tragedy” by Savino
  8. Soldiers ordered from room: “Othello’s Remorse” by Baron
  9. A new start in life: “The Captive” by Savino
  10. La Roche enters room: SUSPENSE THEME, “Silent Night” by Rebikov
  11. Paul La Roche escaped: “A La Paree” by Verdin
  12. In an office in Marseilles: FONTAIN THEME, “Chanson Algerian” by Bradford
  13. Everything is ready Dr. Fontain: “Gruesome Tales No. 1” by Rapee-Axt
  14. La Roche returns to ante-room: FONTAIN THEME, “Chanson Algerian” by Bradford
  15. The night’s seemed longer: “Disperazione” by Gabriel Marie
  16. La Roche in office: “Two Preludes” by Chopin
  17. Yvonne and La Roche enter Paul’s room: “Symphony In B Minor” by Tschaikowsky
  18. Renard enters: “Andante Cantabile” by Tschaikowsky
  19. What did you say?: FONTAIN THEME, “Chanson Algerian” by Bradford
  20. Algiers: “In A Persian Market” by Ketelbey
  21. The Fame of Henry Fontain: “Minor and Major” by McKee
  22. At the Oasis home: “By the Ganges” from From India by Popy
  23. Revolt in the desert: “Marching Song of the Foreign Legion” by Bradford
  24. I am deeply grateful: “Pousuite Dramatique” from Drigo’s Cinema Classics
  25. La Roche places arms about Yvonne: YVONNE THEME, “To the Land of My Own Romance” by Herbert
  26. Flash to camp and dancing girls: “Dans l’Aoule” from Caucasian Sketches by Iwanow
  27. Dance stops: “Air de Ballet” by Borch
  28. La Roche introduced to Lieut. Destin: DESTIN THEME, “Karma” by Herbert
  29. Soft lights: “Au Vieux Chateau” by Marling
  30. Dancing stops: “The Answer In Your Eyes” by Savino
  31. La Roche speaks to Yvonne: “Second Love Tragedy” by Savino
  32. Leave garden—enter house: YVONNE THEME, “To the Land of My Own Romance” by Herbert
  33. Destin alone in room musing: DESTIN THEME, “Karma” by Herbert
  34. The Next morning: FONTAIN THEME, “Chanson Algerian” by Bradford
  35. Yvonne enters: “Elves In the Moonlight” by Lindgreen
  36. Destin and La Roche enter: DESTIN THEME, “Karma” by Herbert
  37. Destin leaves: “Andante non tanto” from Pathetique Symphony No. 6 by Tschaikowsky
  38. Eight o’clock: SUSPENSE THEME, “Silent Night” by Rebikov
  39. Yvonne and La Roche: “Adagietto” from L’Arlesienne Suite by Bizet
  40. Destin knows who I am: SUSPENSE THEME, “Silent Night” by Rebikov
  41. Yvonne and La Roche rush from room: LA ROCHE THEME, “Love Tragedy” by Savino
  42. Door to operating room: “Valse Triste” by Sibelius
  43. Weeks of suspense: DESTIN THEME, “Karma” by Herbert
  44. You see I remember you Paul La Roche: “Melody of Peace” by Martin
  45. Paul embraces Yvonne: “YVONNE THEME, “To the Land of My Own Romance” by Herbert

Notes: Cues transcribed by James Doering; handwritten notes

Source: Carl Braun Collection

SFSMA ID: 6wCe2vOKM9

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A Man’s Man

Title: A Man’s Man

Author: Ernst Luz

Publisher: Thematic Music Cue Sheets, 1929

Series:

Format: Cue sheet

Document type: Cue sheet

All authors/contributors: Ernst Luz

OCLC Number:

Contents:

    1. At screening: “Twinkling” by Hauenschuld
    2. Picture studio—two girls seen: “On the Mountain” by Frommel
    3. Have you it: “Serenade” by White
    4. Take your time: “Allegro Seintillante” by Kempinski
    5. Hours later: “Frills and Frivolities” by Bath
    6. Greta Garbo walks from microphone: “Devil Dogs” by Marquardt
    7. Haines meets girl in crowd: “When I Dream Of You” by Schoenfeld (WHITE)
    8. Haines stops auto at house: “A Perfect Day” by Bond
    9. Fade-out after Haines carries girl up house stairs: “Speed” by Frey
    10. Meet Violet Primrose: Repeat No. 7 (WHITE) (Chorus only)
    11. Gee you’re a fast worker: Repeat No. 9 “Speed”
    12. They were married later: “Basier d’Amour” by Lodge
    13. Will an unknown: “By Firelight” by Grunn
    14. Girl smells something: “Parade of the Toys” by Schertzinger
    15. Haines enters room: “When I Dream Of You” by Schoenfeld (WHITE) (Chorus only)
    16. The place smells like: “Pine Tree Echoes” by Schoenfeld
    17. It started out to be your dinner: Repeat No. 15 (WHITE)
    18. Haines turns on radio: “A Night in May” by Lincke
    19. “There you are: “Canzone d’Amore” by Lowitz
    20. Wife slaps Haines in face: “Cavatina” by Baron (DARK GREEN)
    21. Haines and man leave billiard room: “Flirting Lovers” by Kempenski
    22. Fade-out of Haines and wife: “Oh Mister” by Frey
    23. Haines and mand drink: Repeat No. 20 (DARK GREEN)
    24. I won five hundred dollars last week: “Heigh Ho! Everybody Heigh Ho” by Woods
    25. Second exterior scene: “Peter Rabbit” by Schoenfeld
    26. Are you drinking lemonade: “T’ Ain’t Nobody’s Fault But My Own” by Lawnhurst
    27. Please me: “Uproar” by Neinass
    28. Haines sits down in chair: “Cavatina” by Baron (DARK GREEN)
    29. Dish-gusting: Repeat No. 27 “Uproar”
    30. Fade-out to bed scene: Repeat No. 28 (DARK GREEN)
    31. Mel was like most of us: “Lovelight” by Adams
    32. Fade-out of billiard room: Repeat No. 28 (DARK GREEN)
    33. But Peggy didn’t meet the director: “Lament” by Herrmann
    34. Woman rings bell: “Recitativo No. 1” by Rapee-Axt (RED)
    35. Stick close to home kid: “Sunny Hours” by Rich
    36. Grabbed another: “Bonds of Love” by Roth
    37. Charlie told her she looked like Garbo: Repeat No. 34 (RED)
    38. Man rings doorbell: “Mignonette” from Ballet of Flowers by Hadley
    39. You’ve only got to slip me another hundred: “Cavatina” by Baron (DARK GREEN)
    40. Well get this: “Appassionata” by Clutsam
    41. Good-bye Greta Garbo: “Recitativo No. 1” by Rapee-Axt (RED)
    42. What did he mean: Repeat No. 40 “Appassionata”
    43. Haines throws picture on floor: “Elegie and Appassionato” by Savino
    44. I will kill him: “Dramatic Andante No. 3” by Axt
    45. Haines knocked down in street: “Sadness” by Engleman
    46. Did you get hurt: Repeat No. 44 “Dram. Andante No. 3”
    47. Haines walks out of room from wife: Repeat No. 45 “Sadness”
    48. Girl takes Venice pennant from wall: “Speed” by Frey
    49. Fade-out of bathing scene: Repeat No. 45 “Sadness”
    50. Wife sits on suitcase: “Humorous Escapade” by Delille
    51. Suitcase closed: “When I Dream Of You” by Schoenfeld (WHITE) (Chorus only)
    52. But you can protect me: “Incid. Symphony No. 23” by Kempinski
    53. Haines and wife leave room: “Cavatina” by Baron (DARK GREEN)
    54. Come here, you big stiff: “Hurry No. 1” by Lake
    55. End of fight—man lying on pool table: Repeat No. 51 (WHITE) (Chorus only)

    Proper orchestral rest period is Nos. 27 to 37 inclusive.

    NOTE: The repetition of numbers in this cue sheet is simplified by the use of the “Luz Symphonic Color Guide” sold by Music Buyers Corporation, 1520 Broadway, New York City.  The color suggested for repetition of numbers designates the Mood of Emotion, and is used as a code for such repetitions.

Notes: Cues transcribed by James Doering; handwritten notes

Source: Carl Braun Collection

SFSMA ID: 7FAMVnDx17

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A Lady of Chance

Title: A Lady of Chance

Author: Ernst Luz

Publisher: Thematic Music Cue Sheets, 1928

Series:

Format: Cue sheet

Document type: Cue sheet

All authors/contributors: Ernst Luz

OCLC Number:

Contents:

    1. At screening: “Happy Jacqueline” by Mondrone
    2. Close-up of Norma Shearer crying: “Intermezzo” by Huerter
    3. Laugh this one off: “Incid. Symphony No. 30” by Kempinski (RED)
    4. Play once and sefgue: “Symphonic Incidentals No. 15” by Marquardt (BLACK)
    5. By morning: “Bleeding Hearts” by Levy
    6. Close-up of key being turned: Repeat No. 3 (RED)
    7. Can you imagine: “Reconciliation” by Fletcher
    8. She’s gone: “In Merry Mood” by Axt
    9. That young lady: “Strande d’Ostende” by Hintz
    10. Was that your telegram?: “Adoree” by Friml (WHITE)
    11. Play once and segue: “The Coquette” by Deppen
    12. Play once and segue: “Rose of Spring” by Bicchiere
    13. I’ve loved you: Repeat No. 10 (WHITE)
    14. And how: “Witty Moments” by Marquardt
    15. You wait downstairs: Repeat No. 3 (RED)
    16. Hand knocks on door: Repeat No. 4 (BLACK)
    17. Maid unlocks door to room: “Gossip” by Borch
    18. “Winthrop” sign: “Supplication” by McKee
    19. So this is the plantation: ‘Scintillations” by Hosmer
    20. You should put it through: “Sweet Jasmine” by Bendix
    21. Girl seated under tree: “Darkey’s Dream” by Lansing
    22. Did you think: “Dolorosa” by Tobani
    23. Play once and segue: “By the Fireside” by Helfand
    24. Don’t worry about him: “Adoree” by Friml (WHITE)
    25. Sherman and girl get out of auto: “Incid. Symphony No. 30” by Kempinski (RED)
    26. Play once and segue: “Symphonic Incidentals No. 15” by Marquardt (BLACK)
    27. Brad, why don’t you go?: “Suspicious” by Baron
    28. Put that down: “Romance to King Manfred” by Reinecke
    29. In New York: “Red Hair” by Snyder
    30. You didn’t let Steve: Repeat No. 26 (BLACK)
    31. Husband enters with boxes: Repeat No. 24 (WHITE)
    32. Make it snappy: Repeat No. 26 (BLACK)
    33. Before you sign anything: “The Sacrifice” by Paton
    34. I’ll change my clothes: “Souvenir d’Amour” by Conte
    35. Norma Shearer in prison garb: “Tragic Scene” by Berge
    36. Whether you like it or not: Repeat No. 24 (WHITE)

    Proper orchestral rest period is Nos. 14 to 20 inclusive.

    NOTE: The repetition of numbers in this cue sheet is simplified by the use of the “Luz Symphonic Color Guide” sold by Music Buyers Corporation, 1520 Broadway, New York City.  The color suggested for repetition of numbers designates the Mood of Emotion, and is used as a code for such repetitions.

Notes: Cues transcribed by James Doering; handwritten notes

Source: Carl Braun Collection

SFSMA ID: cHaMxaMWlX

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A Horseman of the Plains

Title: A Horseman of the Plains

Author: Michael P. Krueger

Publisher: Thematic Music Cue Sheets, 1928

Series:

Format: Cue sheet

Document type: Cue sheet

All authors/contributors: Michael P. Krueger

OCLC Number:

Contents:

  1. At screening: “Up the Street March” by Morse
  2. Tom Swift: “The Stampede” by Luscomb
  3. Henry Snowshoe: “The Coons’ Patrol” by Lotter
  4. Mix rides to save colored man on railroad track: “The Flight” by Savino
  5. After colored man is rescued: “Down South” by Myddleton
  6. Dawn O’Day: THEME, “Where Love Comes Stealing” by Rapee
  7. This’ll Make Twice: “Comedy Allegro” by Haines
  8. Don’t thank me: Repeat No. 6
  9. Boss, I got in the: Repeat No. 3 “Coon’s Patrol”
  10. Girl’s horse steps on cactus: “The Pony Express” by Bierman
  11. Why did you sit there: Repeat Theme No. 6
  12. The O’Day Ranch: “Amoroso” by Bierman
  13. Rutherford Gates: “Cooneila” by Fredericks
  14. Change of scene to fair: Repeat No. 2 “Stampede”
  15. Fade-in to branding of cattle: “Agitated Harry” by Langey
  16. Hello, Pete: “Ruritania” by Schertzinger
  17. Mix knocks on door: “Gaily Thro’ Life” by Schad
  18. Did you wish to see me: Repeat Theme No. 6
  19. Change of scene to Gates sitting at desk: “Who’s Who?” by Morris
  20. Change of scene to colored dodger at fair: “Razz Berries” by Banta
  21. Snowshoe, I want you: “Hokomo” by Haskins
  22. Change of scene to Mix and Snowshoe on horseback: “Some Smoke” by Romberg
  23. Colored man knocks on back door: “Dinah” by Akst
  24. Mix knocks on door: Repeat Theme No. 6
  25. What in the world do you want: “Summer Skies” by Loth
  26. Colored couple seen walking: Repeat No. 23 “Dinah”
  27. Change of scene to Mix and girl: Repeat Theme No. 6
  28. Change of scene to colored woman carrying man: Repeat No. 23 “Dinah”
  29. Change of scene to Mix and girl outside of house: “No Wonder I’m Happy” by Akst
  30. Colored woman scene on swing: “Rock-a-bye Baby” by Luz
  31. Change of scene to gates and woman: “Misterioso Agitato No. 66” by Smith
  32. Change of scene to Mix’s hands tied: “Mysterioso” by Haines
  33. Change of scene to grandfather: “Ominous Moments” by Kempinski
  34. Night scene: “Fleeting Shadows” by Weiss
  35. Insert—poster—Trigger County: “The Frolic” by Schiller
  36. Change of scene to Mix: “Impending Danger” by Kempinski (play PP)
  37. Fair grounds seen: “Futurity” by Hearn
  38. Colored girl seen: Repeat No. 23 “Dinah”
  39. Flash-back to fair grounds: “Texas Plains” by Casseday
  40. Mix kicks man off chair: “Excitement and Hurry” by Hoffman
  41. Pistol shot: “Film Theme No. 40” by Lake
  42. Mix gets on hay wagon: “The Farmer Took Another Load Away” by Vincent
  43. Mix gets into automobile: “Speed Maniacs” by Donaldson
  44. Mix gets into chariot wagon: “The Speed Demon” by Bub
  45. Mix gest into stage coach: “Stampede” by Simon
  46. Tom Swift wins: “Jollifications” by Noyes
  47. You an’ this race sho’: Repeat No. 23 “Dinah”
  48. Mix embraces girl: Repeat Theme No. 6

Notes: Cues transcribed by James Doering; handwritten notes

Source: Carl Braun Collection

SFSMA ID: wjj58kJP8d

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A Harp in Hock

Title: A Harp in Hock

Author: Rudolph Berliner

Publisher: Thematic Music Cue Sheets, 1916

Series:

Format: Cue sheet

Document type: Cue sheet

All authors/contributors: Rudolph Berliner

OCLC Number:

Contents:

  1. At screening: “Streets of New York” from Red Mill by Herbert
  2. Abrams enters shop: “Der Rabi Hot Geheisen Lustig Sein” by Fleischman
  3. Don’t feel so bad: “Sadness” by Engleman
  4. There is a limit: “Bleeding Hearts” by Levy
  5. Through the days: “Starland” by O’Connor
  6. Woman carrying candle seen: “Tears” by Reyer
  7. Woman kisses beads: “Silent Woe” from Three Songs from Eliland by V. Fielitz
  8. It wasn’t so difficult: Repeat No. 2 “Der Rabi Geheisen Lustig Sein”
  9. Man enters eith tool box: “Frailach No. 5” by Ascher
  10. Fade-in—Dispensary—east side: “Miss Mischief” by Kempinski
  11. Timothy seen in shop: “Humoresque” by Tschaikovsky
  12. Two boys start fighting: “Rage” by Axt
  13. Doctor and Timothy in shop: “Little Trifler” by Barnard
  14. The night of the: “Springtime of Life” by Marquardt
  15. Doctor sees Nora leave in auto: “All Alone” by Berlin
  16. Why eat herring: “Listen to This” by Kaufman
  17. Insert—Violin—people dancing: “Steppin’ In Society” by Askt
  18. Doctor sees Nora: “Oh, You” by Suskind
  19. Doctor and Nora leave Abrams’ table: “Charmaine” by Rapee
  20. Nora and doctor stop dancing: “Lucky-Buck” by Levan
  21. Fade-in—Nora and doctor at stone wall: “Because I Love You” by Berlin
  22. Abrams seen in shop: “The Joker” by Srawley
  23. Timothy starts swaying: “Mal de Mer” by Lange
  24. Man and woman enter shop: “Mysterious Stranger” by Kay
  25. The haunting fear: “Elegy” by Friml
  26. Two men enter shop: Repeat No. 24 “Mysterious Stranger”
  27. Go to sleep: “Poeme d’Espoir” by Gabriel Marie
  28. Timothy goes back to officers: “Poursuite Dramatique” (Drigo’s Cinema Classics)
  29. Insert—West side orphanage: “The Thoroughbred” by Englemann
  30. Abrams seen: “Pelerinage” by Franceschi
  31. Timothy comes to window: “Prelude” by Chopin
  32. Insert—Pari of shoes: “Resignation” by Casadesus
  33. Nora and aunt seen outside: “Twilight Hour” by Savino
  34. Police car arrives: “Allegro Misterioso” by Axt
  35. Abrams see Timothy: “Joy” by Zamecnik
  36. Timothy leaves Abrams’ lap: “Melodie” by Rachmaninoff
  37. Crowd seen outside: “Unrest” by Geehl
  38. Insert—Commissioner of child welfare: “Whispering Hope” by Dews
  39. Abrams seen at door: “Excitement” by Breil
  40. The commissioner says: Repeat No. 2 “Der Rabi Geheisen Lustig Sein”
  41. Boys start fighting: “Paddy Whack” by Ascher

Notes: Cues transcribed by James Doering

Source: Carl Braun Collection

SFSMA ID: 7z4aNtkqt6

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A Girl In Every Port

Title: A Girl In Every Port

Author: Michael P. Krueger

Publisher: Thematic Music Cue Sheets, 1928

Series:

Format: Cue sheet

Document type: Cue sheet

All authors/contributors: Michael P. Krueger

OCLC Number:

Contents:

  1. At screening: “She Was Just a Sailor’s Sweetheart” by Burke
  2. Pounding up and down: “Before the Mast” by Laurendeau
  3. Amsterdam: “Peasants’ Dance” from Norwegian Suite by Schytte
  4. Couple seen on bicycle: “Norwegian Dance No. 2” by Grieg
  5. Rio de Janiero: “Julio of Argentina” by Olsen
  6. Victor McLaglen enters café: “La Bella Argentina” by Roberto
  7. “Victor McLaglen leaves café: “Spanish Love Theme” by Saenger
  8. Girl walks into her private room: “Rio Rita” by Tierney
  9. Spaniard throws knife: “Comic Hurry” by O’Hare
  10. Central America: “A Los Toros” by Salvans
  11. Blonde girl walks down stairs of café: Repeat No. 5 “Julio of the Argentina”
  12. Sailors start fighting: “Allegro Agitato” by Becker
  13. The guards!: “The Rabble” by Herbert
  14. Fade-in to McLaglen in jail: “La Comedienne” by Hosmer
  15. Two sailors brought into courtroom: “Melancholic Andante” by Pintel
  16. Sailors walk off arm in arm: “Tramp, Tramp, Tramp” by Lake
  17. Sailors fall overboard: “Farcical Allegro” by Aborn
  18. Sailors come out of water: “Comrades” from Old Timers by Lake (play PP)
  19. Policeman is pushed overboard: “Sailor’s Hornpipe”
  20. Close-up of feet: “Characteristic No. 2” by Roberts
  21. McLaglen sees girl seated at table: “Spanish Eyes” by Rose
  22. McLaglen knocks out his pal: Repeat No. 18 “Comrades”
  23. Alongside—at San Pedro: “He’s Me Pal” by Edwards, segue: “My Buddy” by Donaldson
  24. Sailors walk into apartment: Repeat No. 1 “She Was Just a Sailor’s Sweetheart”
  25. Did you know my daddy?: “Clair de Lune” by Thome
  26. Spike and Bill: Repeat No. 18 “Comrades”
  27. Through the Mediterranean: Repeat No. 2 “Before the Mast”
  28. Loading in Marseilles: “A La Paree” by Verdin
  29. Close-up of band: “Paris March” by Mezzacapo
  30. I’m sorry you’re all wet: “Just Once Again” by Donaldson
  31. Fade-in to sailor with toothache: Repeat No. 23 “He’s Me Pal”
  32. McLaglen seated on bench: “My Blue Heaven” by Donaldson
  33. Fade-in to Buddy taking drink of whisky[sic]: “It’s a Million to One You’re In Love” by Davis
  34. And nobody but a sap: “Fuga” by Gabriel Marie
  35. Sailing time: “Devotion” by Deppen
  36. Pal comes in with bundles: Repeat No. 23 “He’s Me Pal”
  37. Girl seen: “No Wonder I’m Happy” by Davis
  38. McLaglen leaves pal and sweetheart in tent: Repeat No. 1 “She Was Just a Sailor’s Sweetheart”
  39. Girl leaves with manager to do her act: “Ain’t She Sweet” by Ager
  40. McLaglen seen shining girl’s shoes: “Chanson sans Paroies” by Heller
  41. Pal leaves McLaglen and sweetheart: “Worryin’” by Fairman
  42. Fade-in to girl entering house at night: “Love’s Impulse” by Jacquet
  43. McLaglen comes home: “Sinfulness” by Borch
  44. Where is he?: “Dramatic Tension” by Axt
  45. Spike comes down into café: “Plainte Passionnee” by Baron
  46. McLaglen takes drink: “Lamento” by Brockton
  47. There ain’t nothing ever going to come between us again: Repeat No. 23 “He’s Me Pal”

Notes: Cues transcribed by James Doering

Source: Carl Braun Collection

SFSMA ID: z7egpYDQ0b

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A Certain Young Man

Title: A Certain Young Man

Author: Ernst Luz

Publisher: Thematic Music Cue Sheets, 1928

Series:

Format: Cue sheet

Document type: Cue sheet

All authors/contributors: Ernst Luz

OCLC Number:

Contents:

    1. At screening: “Lady Of My Heart” by Roder
    2. Newspaper article on screen: “La Confession” by Morgan
    3. Man and woman walk to auto—auto drives off: “Symphonic Color Classic No. 6” by Marquardt (DK. GREEN)
    4. Fade-out after title: “Tonight”: “Budding Blossoms” by Schoenfeld
    5. Man gets card from vest pocket: “Symphonic Color Card Classic No. 6” by Marquardt (RED)
    6. Fade after card is flashed: Repeat No. 3, (DK. GREEN)
    7. Lovers in embrace: Symphonic Color Classic No. 6” by Marquardt (DK. BLUE)
    8. Stop short as husband enters room: Repeat No. 5 (RED)
    9. Parsons, you have been so loyal: “Nightfall” by Kempinski
    10. You have a charming wife: Repeat No. 7 (DK. BLUE), (play P)
    11. Fade-out: “Artists Reverie” by Aubrey
    12. Auto on screen: Repeat No. 7 (DK. BLUE), (play P)
    13. Crutchley, I’m ashamed of you: “Serenata Amara” By Culotta
    14. Club interior scene: “Dream Flowers” by Translateur
    15. Fade as Novarro tears up card: “Step With Pep” by Kaufman
    16. You confounded pest: “Butterfly Dance” by Frey
    17. Conductor walks off: “Symphonic Color Classic No. 6” by Marquardt (WHITE)
    18. Girl’s father shows at stateroom: “The Fairy Ring” from In Fairyland by Hosmer
    19. Bathing beach scene: “Speed” by Frey
    20. Lovers see each other on beach—shake hands: Repeat No. 17 (WHITE)
    21. Let’s run along the beach: “Storm Galop” by Komzak
    22. Stop short as lovers kiss: Repeat No. 17 (WHITE)
    23. After all, I’m only human: “Aeroplane Galop” by Lamothe
    24. Tennis court scene: “Yvonne Walters” by Schertzinger, (violins)
    25. Lovers stop dancing: “Symphonic Color Classic No. 6” (WHITE), From Beginning
    26. Play one chorus and segue
    27. Lovers embrace: ‘Symphonic Color Classic No. 6” by Marquardt (RED)
    28. Fade-out of hotel office: Repeat No. 17 (WHITE)
    29. Girl closes door—boy opens door showing woman: Repeat No. 27 (RED)
    30. You needn’t be alarmed: “Symphonic Color Classic No. 6” by Marquardt (DK. GREEN)
    31. So deeply in love: “Symphonic Color Classic No. 6” by Marquardt (WHITE)
    32. Father hands girl letter: “A Love Theme” by Engleman
    33. Father and daughter in embrace: Continue No. 32
    34. Stop at door knock and segue quick: “Symphonic Color Classic No. 6” by Marquardt (DK. BLUE)
    35. I tell you Crutchley: “Symphonic Incidentals No. 6” by Marquardt
    36. You must admit: Repeat No. 27 (RED), Play dramatically
    37. Stop short as girl shows at door: “Souvenir” by Fibich
    38. Play and segue: “The May Night” by Brahms
    39. Fade-out after title: “You were right Jerry”: Repeat No. 34 (DK. BLUE)
    40. Note flashed on screen: Repeat No. 31 (WHITE)
    41. Man at stateroom door: “Farcical Allegro” by Aborn
    42. Dog jumps out of hat box: Repeat No. 31 (WHITE)

    Proper orchestral rest period is Nos. 27 to 36 inclusive.

    NOTE: The repetition of numbers in this cue sheet is simplified by the use of the “Luz Symphonic Color Guide” sold by Music Buyers Corporation, 1520 Broadway, New York City.  The color suggested for repetition of numbers designates the Mood of Emotion, and is used as a code for such repetitions.

Notes: Cues transcribed by James Doering; handwritten notes

Source: Carl Braun Collection

SFSMA ID: GtSKwvQBak

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A Blonde for a Night

Title: A Blonde for a Night

Author:

Publisher: Thematic Music Cue Sheets, 1928

Series:

Format: Cue sheet

Document type: Cue sheet

All authors/contributors:

OCLC Number:

Contents:

  1. At screening: “When a Blonde Makes Up Her Mind” by Mills
  2. A lot of honeymoon: “Love Is Just a Little Bit of Heaven” by Baer
  3. Servant seen in hall: “A Game of Tag” by Trinkaus
  4. Jenks making beds: “Punch and Judy” by Herbert
  5. It’s my old pal: “Happy Moods” by Marquardt
  6. George Mason: “Freshie” by Greer
  7. Marcia sees Bob and George: “Keep It Dark” by Luders
  8. Hector—owner of: “Lace and Ruffles” by Schertzinger
  9. Back to George: “Moon Madness” by Lodge
  10. Hector’s headquarters for: SCAN TOO BLURRY
  11. Marcia on pedestal: “Lovely Lady” by Rupp
  12. Pedestal starts turning: Orchestra tacet
  13. Marcia runs from room: “Oh Mister” by Frey
  14. Insert—door knob: “wistful Longings” by Baron
  15. I’m sorry I made: “Lovey-Dovey” by Hellard
  16. Marcia throws clock out window: “Humoresque” by Tschaikovsky
  17. Goody, goody, goody: “The Jsters” by Carbonara
  18. Hector raps on door: Repeat No. 8 “Lace and Ruffles”
  19. Out of the frying pan: “Murmuring Breezes” by Cadlet? SCAN BLURRY
  20. George enters room: Repeat No. 6 “Freshie”
  21. Marcia and Hector fall: “Broken Buttercups” by Schuler SCAN BLURRY
  22. Hector’s fashion display: “Vision” by Breville
  23. Marcia seen: “Brunette or Blonde” by Waldteufel
  24. Marcia and Hector alone: “Serenata” by Moszkowsky
  25. Marcia comes to Bill and George: “Graceful Blondineete” by Borch
  26. Bob and Marcia alone in room: “Will ‘Ya’ Huh?” by Pinkard
  27. That girl has a: “Silly Billy” by Bendix
  28. At eight o’clock: “Flirting Lovers” by Kempinski
  29. Marcia open door: “Love Sparks” by Holzmann
  30. Jenks listening at door: “My Little Billiken” by Lotter
  31. Bob rejoins Marcia and George: “Flirty Flirts” by Levy
  32. Hector appears in hall: “Little Trifler” by Barnard
  33. O just had: Repeat No. 8 “Lace and Ruffles”
  34. George seated on couch: “Whims of Love” by Baron
  35. Won’t you help me: “You Don’t Like It—Not Much” by Miller
  36. George seen in hall: “Ouch” by Kaufman
  37. Back to Marcia and Bob: “The Kewpies’ Rendezvous” by Kempinski
  38. Hector enters room: “Reproach” by Zamecnik
  39. If he discovered: “Haste” by Sanders
  40. George enters room: “Al Fresco” by Herbert
  41. Hector crawls from under couch: “Here I am” by Henderson
  42. Insert—hand raps on door: “Rush Hours” by Sanders
  43. Marcia takes wig off: “Le Retour” by Bizet
  44. George embraces Marcia: Repeat No. 6 “Freshie”
  45. Bob sees Marcia and George: “It Must Be Love” by Archer
  46. George closes door: “Don’t Blame It All On Me” by Morse
  47. You’ve bought me a: “For My Sweetheart” by Donaldson

Notes: Cues transcribed by James Doering; handwritten notes

Source: Carl Braun Collection

SFSMA ID: OYdj1SjlHb

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$5,000 Reward

Title: $5,000 Reward

Author: Michael P. Krueger

Publisher: Thematic Music Cue Sheets, 1928

Series:

Format: Cue sheet

Document type: Cue sheet

All authors/contributors: Michael P. Krueger

OCLC Number:

Contents:

  1. At screening: “Pahjamah” by Henry
  2. Close-up of poster: “Western Intermezzo” by Lux
  3. Men suddenly hold hands up: “Comic Misterioso” by Berge
  4. Tom Hardy: “Kowboy Komedy” by Aborn
  5. The Powell Ranch: Pique Dame Overture by Suppe
  6. There’s Pete’s message from town: “Intermezzo” by Arensky
  7. Greeley, where you can’t: “Out West” by Pinard
  8. Pete Sangor: “Who’s Who” by Morris
  9. Mix throws man off wagon: “Hurry No. 20” by Lake
  10. Mix uncovers girl: THEME, “Just Once Again” by Donaldson
  11. Mix jumps back on truck: “The Flight” by Savino
  12. We had better be joining: Repeat No. 5, Pique Dame Overture
  13. Mix takes blanket off girl: Repeat Theme No. 10
  14. Let’s go up on the hill: “Agitato Misterioso” by Delille
  15. Mix starts shooting: “Excitement and Hurry” by Hoffman
  16. Mix stops coach: Repeat Theme No. 10
  17. Mix rides away from stage coach: “Al Fresco” by Herbert
  18. Mix seen on horse on top of mountainside: “Hurry” by Finck
  19. Did you get the money: Repeat Theme No. 10
  20. That evening on the Powell ranch: “Joy” by Zamecnik
  21. I don’t know how she got: “March of the Phantom Hosts” by Axt
  22. Flash to people at dinner table: Repeat No. 20 “Joy”
  23. Second knock on door: “Funny Face” by Ring-Hager
  24. Haven’t I seen you: “Little Charmer” by Hollaender
  25. Mix leaves kitchen: “Agitated Misterioso” by Rapee
  26. Shorty jumps on top of box: “By Heck” by Henry
  27. Mix holds up group counting money: “A Critical Moment” by Becce
  28. Man shoots mix: “Help! Help!” by Kovacs
  29. Joan sees Mix: “Agitato Pathetic” by Kilenyi
  30. I was looking for the bandit: “Desert Dawn” by Bernard
  31. Mix leaves Joan: “Consolation No. 3” by Liszt
  32. Gang seen again: “Uneasiness” by Borch
  33. Mix starts shooting: “Tumult” by Verdi
  34. I am going to give myself up: “Looms of Fate” by St. Saens
  35. Joan picks up gun: “Astir” by Berge
  36. By morning Tom was: “Longing” by Bendix
  37. Mix rides away on his truck: “Eccitamento” by Retlaw
  38. Mix gets on his horse: “Hurry No. 25” by Lake
  39. Mix jumps on gang in auto: “Agitato No. 5” by Axt
  40. Auto plunges down embankment: Repeat Theme No. 10

Notes: Cues transcribed by James Doering

Source: Carl Braun Collection

SFSMA ID: 5UYacCeqQ6

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13 Washington Square

Title: 13 Washington Square

Author: James C. Bradford

Publisher: Thematic Music Cue Sheets, 1928

Series:

Format: Cue sheet

Document type: Cue sheet

All authors/contributors: James C. Bradford

OCLC Number:

Contents:

  1. At screening: “Petite Bijouterie” by Bohm
  2. Don’t be afraid, Mary: “Detresse” by Snock
  3. Mother, there’s something I want to talk to you about: “Pavane de la Cour” by Gabriel Marie
  4. De Peyster joins Mary: LOVE THEME, “Sweet Little Lady of Mine” by Kountz
  5. Pier: “Avril Frileux” by Moutou
  6. Something very important: “Adventue d’Amour” by Bradford
  7. That’s the last whistle: “By the Stream” by Rapee-Axt
  8. Reporters in front of house: “Elopement” by Carrozzini
  9. A humble boarding house: “A Legend of Erin” by Johnson
  10. So our little family circle: DEACON THEME, “The Gentleman Burglar” by Jacquet
  11. When night had shadowed: “Threatening Danger” by Becce
  12. Jack and Mary appear: “Witty Witch” by Finck
  13. Matilda see footprint in salt on floor: “The Toy Bandit” by Finck
  14. Struggle starts: “Symphonic Incidental No. 10” by Marquardt
  15. Why Matilda, what are you doing here?: “Plainte Passionnee” by Baron
  16. We must keep the house dark: “Evil Spirits” by Varnier
  17. ‘Phone Mr. Morgan: “Moto Perpetuo” by Weiss
  18. Flash-light on Mrs. De Peyster: “Camorra” by Joels
  19. It’s only the deacon: Repeat Deacon Theme No. 10
  20. Why did you close that door?: “Creeping Creatures” by Varnier
  21. I’ve got to put a stop to that: “Anticipation of Danger” by Becce
  22. Deacon pushes Mary back into room: “La Foret Perfide” by Gabriel Marie
  23. We must work fast: “Queer Antics” by Zamecnik
  24. You’re just the man: “Bon Vivant” by Zamecnik
  25. Now sister run along: Repeat Duncan Theme No. 10
  26. Deacon ascending stairs: “Dramatic Appeal” by Jores
  27. When a show pinches: “Historie de Blondinette” by Gillet
  28. Deacon descends stairs: Repeat Deacon Theme No. 10
  29. I’ll trouble you for license: “Prattle” by Lowitz
  30. You’re Matilda’s sister: “Lamento” from Eugene Onegin by Tschaikowsky
  31. Mary picks up license: “Serenade Coquette” by Barthelemy
  32. You have a difficult problem: “Reproach” by Zamecnik
  33. There is no charge: “Chanson Algerian” by Bradford
  34. Deacon leaves: Repeat Love Theme No. 4

Notes: Cues transcribed by James Doering

Source: Carl Braun Collection

SFSMA ID: xUUx7o347o

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SFSMA in the Journal of the Society for American Music

SFSMA’s gotten a great review by Erin M. Brooks in The Journal of the Society for American Music! Download it as a PDF here, or read the full text below.

Journal of the Society for American Music (2020), Volume 14, Number 4, pp. 522–524
doi:10.1017/S1752196320000395

Silent Film Sound & Music Archive: A Digital Repository. https://www.sfsma.org In fall 1929, letters to the editor of Photoplay hotly debated pros and cons of the new “talkies.” Reactions ran the gamut, from a movie musician who claimed talkies would save her from apathetically “sawing through thousands of performances” to a spectator who expressed her intense annoyance with the new “canned music” replacing live theater organs and orchestras.[1] These exchanges offer a glimpse into the radical shifts in film music practice around 1930; prior to this, so-called “silent films” were accompanied by a huge variety of sounds, from generic mood music and cue sheets to compilation scores and original (“special”) scores.[2] As the movie industry transitioned to the sound era, many of these early musical resources were destroyed, stashed away, or gradually amassed in archives. Yet the work of silent film advocates, investments in silent film collections by research institutions, and the resurgence of silent film screenings accompanied by live music have all increased the prominence of silent film sound in recent years.[3]

The Silent Film Sound & Music Archive (hereafter SFSMA) preserves and disseminates music of the silent era (ca. 1895–1930). Established in 2014, SFSMA is headed by founder and executive director Kendra Preston Leonard, a musicologist whose work includes a focus on silent film music archives. Scholars specializing in a variety of film musics serve as SFSMA directors and officers. The archive is a 501(c)(3) organization supported by donations, ranging from individual and institutional gifts of silent film materials to operational grants from both people and
entities such as the Grammy Foundation and the Society for American Music. SFSMA’s nonprofit status underscores the archive’s mission to make silent film musics freely available to scholars, performers, and other individuals; all works are posted under an Open Data Commons Attribution license. The archive is very much an ongoing project. New materials continue to be uploaded to the website, usually announced via the News tab as well as SFSMA’s social media accounts.[4] To use the archive, visitors enter text into a search box to peruse by criteria such as composer/arranger/editor, title, date, publisher, and instrumentation. The search function also pulls up music associated with the various “moods” of silent film music; entering “hurry” or “misterioso,” for example, yields dozens of results. Users can likewise dip into different formats—such as sheet music or cue sheets—or browse tagged items. The music is well cataloged, typically with detailed bibliographic information and sometimes OCLC numbers.

As a cursory tour through a few SFSMA holdings, a 2016 “Sight and Sound” subvention from the Society for American Music funded twenty-five recordings by silent film accompanist Ethan Uslan.[5] The recordings, drawn from SFSMA sheet music, are excellent resources for class or public lectures. Other items assist performers by including orchestral parts (rare in most theater and film music collections).[6] Some works within the archive are heavily marked with performance indications, offering insight into silent film performance practice. Items from specific performers, such as cinema accompanists Claire Hamack and Adele V. Sullivan, offer tantalizing research opportunities; these collections both highlight the central role of women as motion picture accompanists and invite case studies of individual musicians and theatrical scenes. Indeed, while SFSMA broadly focuses on preserving printed music, the archive’s rich materials assist with crafting historiographies focusing on gender, sexuality, race, and class. Moreover, archive holdings provide a refreshingly decentralized view of film music in the United States through examples from places other than New York or Chicago.[7]

The archive is aimed at a broad swath of users, including researchers, performers, and educators. There is a small amount of specifically pedagogical content, from a guide to citing the archive to a short essay on music for silent film. The archive’s research value is abundantly clear, and it is likewise easy to envision students using materials from the archive. The pedagogical utility could be expanded, how- ever, by adding a tab with additional guidance for newcomers to silent film music— many users may need more help in deciding what to search for or in comprehending the context of collections such as Erno Rapee’s Encyclopedia of Music for Pictures or the four-volume Sam Fox Moving Picture Music.

There is plenty of potential to expand the archive. Although the recordings by Uslan are a good resource, increasing video and audio materials seems both a natural fit for silent film and a means of increasing the attractiveness of the site. Continuing to add images, multimedia posts, and essays would greatly enhance the overall user experience of this excellent repository. Such projects may already be underway; the webpage notes initial work in digitizing period recordings ofSFSMA sheet music holdings. Of course, adding to the site necessitates donations of materials, money, and time. Hopefully SFSMA will attract a burgeoning number of individuals and organizations willing to support this work. An expansive, openly-accessible online archive of silent film scores would be an incredibly valuable resource. Although its digitized collections already showcase a compelling sample of silent film sound, SFSMA has the potential to serve as a pivotal gateway to this material if the repository continues to grow and forge partnerships with other institutions.

Erin M. Brooks

Notes
[1] “Brickbats and Bouquets,” Photoplay, August 1929, 10, and September 1929, 142. These were by no means the only viewpoints; later that fall Photoplay published a letter from a theater organist heartily defending his profession.
[2] Many scholarly works discuss early film accompaniment styles in detail; for example, see Martin Miller Marks, Music and the Silent Film: Contexts and Case Studies, 1895–1924 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997).
[3] For a summary of archival resources for silent film music, see Kendra Preston Leonard, “Using Resources for Silent Film Music,” Fontes Artis Musicae 63, no. 4 (October–December 2016): 259–76, or the longer guide in Leonard, Music for Silent Film: A Guide to North American Resources (Middleton, WI: A-R Editions, 2016).
[4] SFSMA has an active presence on Facebook and Twitter. These accounts regularly feature posts on both the archive and other news related to silent film music. The Twitter feed is also accessible as a sidebar on the SFSMA website.
[5] For more information, see Kendra Leonard, “New Audio Recordings by Ethan Uslan,” Silent Film Sound & Music Archive, last modified July 26, 2016, https://www.sfsma.org/ARK/22915/new- audio-recordings-by-ethan-uslan/.
[6] For example, see roughly three hundred pieces and around 2,300 instrumental parts within The Silent Cinema Presentations, Inc./Ben Model collection, digitized thanks to a grant from the Grammy Foundation. On how to locate these items, see From the Director, “New Posts Going Up,” Silent Film Sound & Music Archive, last modified October 13, 2016, https://www.sfsma.org/ARK/22915/new- posts-going-up/.
[7] At the moment, SFSMA seems to primarily include sources connected to the United States film industry. Problems with a narrow focus on New York (“gothamcentrism”) in theater or film studies have been discussed by Robert C. Allen, “Decentering Historical Audience Studies: A Modest Proposal,” in Hollywood in the Neighborhood: Historical Case Studies of Local Moviegoing, ed. Kathryn H. Fuller-Seeley (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2008), 20–33.

Black Lives Matter

The Board of the Silent Film Sound and Music Archive condemns the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Oscar Grant, Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and far too many other Black people. We stand with communities that have been subjected to violence and discrimination. SFSMA acknowledges that many of its holdings were created in support of white supremacy and bigotry and that racism is endemic in early film and its music, and that the disciplines that study these materials have engaged in perpetuating white supremacy. We support Black Lives Matter, and we ask those who use our Archive to consider and reflect on the legacy of racism in early film. As a Board and as individuals, we are committed to taking anti-racist actions that will help create a more equitable world.  

New Acquisitions

SFSMA is delighted to announce the acquisition of three new collections for the Archive. We’ll be scanning materials and creating database entries for these over the next several months. If you’re interested in helping out by doing cue sheet transcription or record creation, contact Executive Director Kendra Leonard at director@sfsma.org–we can always use the help!

Coming soon:

The Judith Brunvand Collection, a small collection of sheet music and albums from a theater in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Eric Grayson Collection, several hundred scores and other materials, some from the Library of Congress.

The Carl L. Braun Collection, including more than 500 cue sheets and other heavily marked sheet music, representing the entire collection of Braun, who was a cinema accompanist in New Haven, CT at the Paramount Theater.