Everson, "The Films of Laurel and Hardy", C-301, Citadel Press, 222 Park Ave., N.Y.C. 10003, $3.45. "Dennis James At the Photoplayer", a record made on Harvey Roehl's Photoplayer of silent movie music, featuring an original accompaniment to The Great Train Robbery, $4.88 Directed by Lyle W. Nash Postpaid. Vestal Press, 3533 Stratford Drive, Vestal, N.Y. 13850. All of this is just the beginning. We plan to add continually to this BY CHRISTMAS1975 you may be CONTRIBUTIONS, comments or collection, acquiring additional scores able to buy a copy of your favorite criticisms are welcome. Send them to to silent films, cue sheets, mood music film in full color and play it on a P.O. Box 113, Pasadena, California and reference books. From time to laser beam record player through your 91102. time the new additions will be listed TV set. MCA recently demonstrated in THEATRE ORGAN magazine so its new Disco-Vision process which we can keep you up-to-date on the records films on LP discs. A film such Library. Should you be able to help us as Airport would require five LP discs. WHO JS WHERE ... Ruth Taylor, add to our ATOS Library, please con­ MCA has a library of 11,000 feature the gorgeous blonde who starred in tact us at the address below. Also all films to use with the new process. Paramount's 1928 "Gentlemen Prefer requests for Library materials should Prices for a single LP disc would be Blondes" prefers the Palm Springs sun­ be sent to this address. $1.99 and range up to a $9.95 for a shine to the slush and snow of New We are still assembling the col­ full feature's film such as For Whom Yark winters . . . Hollywood hosts lection of tapes made by the theatre the Bell Tolls or All Quiet on the hunted in vain for Josephine Dunn organists of that wonderful era. These Western Front. Seems that organ music for a big holiday bash . . . Victor tapes have been made by these artists, would be a natural for use with vintage Frisbee says Ralph Graves was well commenting on their careers, where silent films. And present high prices and happy when he talked with him they played, their training and the for old feature films might be reduced this summer in Santa Barbara ... Neil sources of their music. When we have by the legal method of owning a Hamilton and Esther Ralston watched a more extensive collection of these Disco-Vision film. the Pasadena Rose Parade in person tapes, there will be an article in THE­ THIS new electronic concept seems along with the Distinguished Guests. ATRE ORGAN on the tapes and how close to the ultimate in home enter­ you can arrange to hear them. tainment. Mary A. Bowles, ATOS Librarian "THE CINEMA of Edward G. Rob­ Rt. 2, Lost Lake, Marlton, N.J. 08053 IF YOU remember when Douglas inson" by James Robert Parish and Phone: 609-983-1535 □ Fairbanks, Jr. began his career in the Alvin H. Marill is recommended read­ 1923 film "Stephen Steps Out", then ing. Probing research, the hallmark you have been around 50 wonderful of worthy biography, en chances this years. work along most every page. After enjoying this book, one will under­ ctelo~ingctCborb stand why EG R is now making his QUESTION: A friend swears Loretta 101 st film in 50 years. The filmography Young was in films in 191 7. I say is excellent. LEO A. ARNDT of Van Nuys, that's wrong. Do you know? Answer: California passed away October 31, Well, no less a star than Jack Mulhall 1972 in the City Of Hope Hospital. says that he played with Loretta (she He had been with the Hoffman Elec­ was four) in 1917 in a Universal film TITLE writing for silent films was tronic Company of El Monte, California Sirens of the Sea. an art farm that constantly suffered for over 20 years as head of the from front office meddling. Expert quality control dept. He was born in Harriette Underhill once wrote about Springfield, Minnesota on June 1, 1909. ONE of the memorable Hollywood a maiden getting engaged and telling He became interested in music at an parties of 1972 was the Paramount her mother about it in this title: early age and this lead to an interest On Parade affair hosted for the film "Embrace me, mother, I am be­ in the pipe organ and he was an active contemporaries of Esther Ralston. At­ throthed. " Another time a lady of member of the San Gabriel Civic tending the happy event in the Richard wealth dismissed her maid one night Auditorium Organ restoration crew. Simonton home in Toluca Lake were with the title: "You may extinguish Besides his wife Mary of Van Nuys, such film notables as Charles Buddy the lights, Marie, I will await the dawn California, he is survived by a

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