eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 8p121 VITAPHONE hardcover program book 1926 for showing of Sid Grauman's Don Juan at his theater! Date Sold 8/14/2018Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Program Book (measures 6 1/4" x 9 1/2" [16 x 24 cm]; 16 pages) (Learn More) Vitaphone was the sound film system used for feature films and short subjects made by Warner Bros. and First National from 1926 to 1931. It was the last major analog sound-on-disc system and the only one which was widely used and commercially successful. It was first used when Warner Bros. premiered Don Juan, the 1926 movie with John Barrymore in the lead role at the Grauman's Egyptian Theatre (later the Grauman's Chinese Theatre). It had "Vitaphone synchronization by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra"! Important Added Info: What is offered here is really remarkable. It is the hardcover program book that was created when Don Juan first played at the Grauman's Egyptian Theatre in 1926. The book contains 4 pages of information about Don Juan, including a great 4-page image of Barrymore in costume, but the rest of the book (which has "Sid Grauman presents Warner Bros' Vitaphone" on the cover) is solely about Vitaphone! It has information about the process, reviews from newspapers about how wonderful it is and 4 pages of "Vitaphone Artists" ("the greatest musicians and singers in the world" who have either already appeared in Vitaphone presentations or are about to make their premieres, including Al Jolson, George Jessel, Efrem Zimbalist Sr., and many others). The final page of the program is entitled "The Warner Brothers", and it has images of all four brothers, with information about their accomplishments and what they expect from Vitaphone. Condition: very good. There is staining on the blank back cover. Otherwise, this hardcover program book is in nice condition! Learn More about condition grades
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