[78-L] Paramount Publix -what have I got?

[Philip Fukuda]

Probably was the same Ann Leaf who appeared on "The Linit Bath Club Revue" (aka The Fred Allen Show) from late 1932 to early 1933. Ann Leaf played the organ from the Paramount Theater in New York, 2 miles away from the CBS studio.

Philip






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Date: Sun, 06 Oct 2013 23:43:30 -0400
From: "Ron L'Herault" <lherault at verizon.net>
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Once I had the alternate spelling of her name, I found her on the net and
listened to some of her recordings.  She was very talented.

Ron L

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My late friend Al Hendrickson used to work with her in the Hollywood
studios.I have some of her records.


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From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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Entirely possible that Lief is her real name, and that Leaf was less
confusing. 
Verlye Mills (harpist on many records and transcriptions) seems to be
spelled 
several different ways as well.

dl

On 10/6/2013 1:20 PM, Ron L'Herault wrote:
> Thanks, David.? this one isn't listed on the IMDB page. It's from 1-24-30.
> Not much on her.? I wonder why the difference in name spelling.? It's
> definitely Lief on the disk I have.
>
> Ron L
>
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> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of David Lennick
> Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2013 12:36 PM
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> Subject: Re: [78-L] Paramount Publix -what have I got?
>
> Ann Leaf at the Wurlitzer.
>
> http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3732996/
> http://theatreorgans.com/southerncross/radiogram/Ann-Leaf.jpg
>
> dl
>
> On 10/6/2013 12:32 PM, Ron L'Herault wrote:
>> I think I saw the words, "Screen Song" on some of the other disks.?  Are
>> there any "lost" soundtracks for which I should be looking?
>>
>> Just played a frequency disk with ever-changing frequencies being
>> announced and an organ selection by Ann Lief.? Who she?
>>
>> Ron L
>>
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>> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of David Jessup
>> Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2013 6:37 AM
>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Paramount Publix -what have I got?
>>
>> Ron - Can't answer as to other discs, but the one you describe in
>> detail in the excerpt below sounds like the soundtrack disc for a
>> November 1931 Fleischer / Paramount "Screen Song" short with that
>> title. I didn't find any readily available online copies to check, and
>> the early Screen Songs haven't gotten much circulation since their
>> initial syndication to TV. If I ever saw this, I'd have been about 5
>> years old (early 1960s, when a Syracuse NY TV station had a *huge*
package
> of NTA shorts).
>>
>> All best - Dave Jessup
>>
>>> From: "Ron L'Herault"<lherault at verizon.net>
>>> Subject: [78-L] Paramount Publix -what have I got?
>>> To: "'78-L Mail List'"<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>>>
>>> I was given a pile of disks today.
>>> (snip)
>>> One labeled disk is a Paramount Publix Corporation disk, white label
>>> No. SC1-6.? Around the outside are 40 boxes and Times Played.?  The disk
>> is
>>> pressed by RCA Victor Inc.?  In the run out is a stamped "copyright
> 1931".
>>> Scratched in is a start point arrow (inside start), the words "By The
>> Light
>>> Of The Silvery Moon, "? followed by PSc 1-6-1-1 and Take 1.?  The other
>> side
>>> of the disk is pressed with large letters saying "VICTOR" and that
>>> saw
>> tooth
>>> design.?  Soooo,? what do I have here?? It sounds like it could be a
>> cartoon
>>> sound track to me.
>>>
>>> The disks were given to me by the son of an engineer who worked for
>>> RCA Victor.? (snip) Any information will be greatly appreciated!
>