Performing New Media, 1890-1915

In the years before the First World War, showmen, entrepreneurs, educators, and scientists used magic lanterns and cinematographs in many contexts and many venues. To employ these silent screen technologies to deliver diverse and complex programs usually demanded audio accompaniment, creating a performance of both sound and image. These shows might include live music, song, lectures, narration, and synchronized sound effects provided by any available...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0861967143
• ISBN13: 9780861967148
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: John Libbey & Company
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher