15735. A movie star (31:28)

Date:
1916
Summary:
Just as the local movie theater is about to begin showing a picture, the star of the film arrives and comes to see the movie himself. On screen, the star must rescue his girl from danger. In the theater, the star finds that not all of the audience admires his acting as much as he does.

15736. [Puerto Rico, Utuado, 1914-1915] (11:38:41)

Date:
1914
Main contributors:
Mason, John Alden, 1885-1967.
Summary:
The information presented here about each recording in this collection comes from original documentation by the collector(s). Access to the recordings in this collection has required permission from the American Museum of Natural History with a description of intended use. Patrons should contact atmusic@indiana.edu for assistance in getting further access to these recordings. These are acoustic recordings made on a cylinder phonograph and they are characterized by the relatively low fidelity and high surface noise typical of this format and recordings of this age. Correct playback speed is particularly difficult to ascertain with this format and it has been determined by a variety of factors, but may not be an accurate representation of the original source. Some recordings in this collection may not appear in this interface due to damage that makes them currently unplayable. For more information on damaged recordings, contact the Archives of Traditional Music. The recordings available here are derivatives from stylus-based transfers made in 2018 on the Endpoint Solutions playback machine. Minimal noise reduction and de-clicking have been applied to these derivatives to offer modest improvement to the listening experience without compromising the integrity of the source audio.

15739. The great train robbery (19:27)

Date:
1903
Summary:
A presentation of two of the first feature films in history, with the addition of sound. Bandits tie up the station master, stop the train, rob the mail car, take the passenger's valuables, and then escape, and the station master's daughter frees her father, alerts a group at a dance who then chase and overtake the robbers.

15740. [China, Shanghai and Peking, 1901-1902] (19:29:42)

Date:
1901
Main contributors:
See Other Contributors
Summary:
The information presented here about each recording in this collection comes from minimal original documentation by the collector and from additional research by ATM staff. Use of the recordings in this collection requires permission from the American Museum of Natural History with a description of intended use. Patrons should contact atmusic@indiana.edu for assistance in getting further access to these recordings. These are acoustic recordings made on a cylinder phonograph and they are characterized by the relatively low fidelity and high surface noise typical of this format and recordings of this age. Some recordings in this collection may not appear in the MCO application due to damage that makes them currently unplayable. For more information on damaged recordings, contact the Archives of Traditional Music. The recordings available here are derivatives from stylus-based transfers made in 2017 on the Endpoint Solutions playback machine. Minimal noise reduction and de-clicking have been applied to these derivatives to offer modest improvement to the listening experience without compromising the integrity of the source audio. Some of these recordings are matched pairs made simultaneously by Berthold Laufer in an effort to capture a clear recording of the voice on one cylinder while capturing a clear recording of the instruments on another cylinder.