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- Music Sheet, "Take Your Girlie to the Movies (If You Can't Make Love at Home)," 1919 - By the 1920s, motion pictures became the dominant form of public entertainment--Hollywood and the movie industry reached new heights of popularity. When the first all-talking movies debuted in 1929, attendance nearly doubled. Shown in theaters nationwide, movies created a widely shared experience among moviegoers. Films influenced American culture at all levels, from manners and morals, to speech, fashions, and social and ethical values.
- 1919
- Collections - Artifact
Music Sheet, "Take Your Girlie to the Movies (If You Can't Make Love at Home)," 1919
By the 1920s, motion pictures became the dominant form of public entertainment--Hollywood and the movie industry reached new heights of popularity. When the first all-talking movies debuted in 1929, attendance nearly doubled. Shown in theaters nationwide, movies created a widely shared experience among moviegoers. Films influenced American culture at all levels, from manners and morals, to speech, fashions, and social and ethical values.
- Blue Amberol Cylinder Record,"Take Me to the Land of Jazz," 1919 - When this recording was released in 1919, America was on the cusp of the "Jazz Age" of the 1920s. Jazz was a fresh, lively musical sound--different than anything that came before. Early jazz songs like this one praised jazz's growing popularity: "Now in every cabaret, it's the only thing they play..."
- 1919
- Collections - Artifact
Blue Amberol Cylinder Record,"Take Me to the Land of Jazz," 1919
When this recording was released in 1919, America was on the cusp of the "Jazz Age" of the 1920s. Jazz was a fresh, lively musical sound--different than anything that came before. Early jazz songs like this one praised jazz's growing popularity: "Now in every cabaret, it's the only thing they play..."