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"At the Moving Picture Ball " is a popular song composed by Joseph H. Santly
[1]
[2] (né Joseph Harry Santly; 1886–1962) and recorded by many artists during the
silent film era. Today the song is best remembered for its unusually topical lyrics, which mention many celebrities of the time. In fact, by 1920, the lyrics of the song had already been changed, since several celebrities mentioned had lost popularity.
Judy Garland and
Donald O'Connor performed the song on the 1963 TV series,
The Judy Garland Show , during a "tribute to vaudeville" medley.
Selected discography
Atlantic Records
Bobby Short (1956)
Atlantic 1230
OCLC
18728754
(
audio sample via
YouTube )
Argo Records , London
Hip Hooray for Neville Chamberlain (1974)
Ian Whitcomb
Argo ZDA162
OCLC
30328354
Copyright
"At the Moving Picture Ball"
Howard Johnson (words)
Joseph Santly (music)
Leo Feist, Inc. ,
New York
© 8 January 1920; E470306
OCLC
25600636
Sheet music [
permanent dead link ] , courtesy of
Johns Hopkins University Libraries
Note: The sheet music cover art (unsigned) – in red, white, and black – shows movie stars in burlesque attire at a masquerade party
References
^ The ASCAP Biographical Dictionary (3rd ed.), compiled and edited by the Lynn Farnal Group, Inc.,
New York : Crowell (1966)"Santly, Joseph H."
OCLC
145365368 ,
956660270 ,
10721505
OCLC
959824264 ,
460338866
^ The ASCAP Biographical Dictionary (4th ed.), compiled for the
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers – by
Jaques Cattell Press ,
New York :
R. R. Bowker Co. (1980)"Santly, Joseph H.," pg. 441
OCLC
7065938 ,
607901541 ,
568030296
OCLC
41386928 ,
12259500 ,
180504594
OCLC
723489684
(Search only via
HathiTrust )
External links
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At the Moving Picture Ball "
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Dixie "
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Play a Simple Melody
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The Yankee Doodle Boy "
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