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mind," continued Mr. Riesenfeld, "arc those in which the orchestral effe^s reach the sense of humor of the audi- ence. This class of scoring usually demands original writing, of course. It is here that surprise plays a great part. Strauss' 'Till Eulenspiegel' is a hrilliant orchestral example of the sudden incongruous sound superim- posed upon rich harmonies. It isn't so much a matter of heing off pitch as of different orchestral coloring that gives a peculiar sense of risibility to such compositions. By suddenly in- jecting a phrase on the bassoon, by having the piccolo unexpectedly break out with a sprightly scramble of notes or by having the saxophone bray in the middle of a languid harmony, gives the surprise twist and the ridiculous sound which are highly effective for comedy settings. The bassoon has been the clown of the orchestra for about two hundred and fifty years and the saxophone is gradually com- ing into vogue as a merry-maker. "The most interesting experiments have been those, however, in which the simplest music was used. Re- cently wo showed a picture of a mar- ried couple with their sixteen children. We might have used 'Climbing Up the Golden Stairs' or 'Everybody Works But Father,' thus playing upon the association of ideas, but instead we played the scale and before we had covered one octave the theater was in an uproar. "Let me tell you a secret." added the genial musician. "Sometimes we have our joke at the expense of the audience. We soothe them during some of the slap-stick comedies so they won't get dizzy watching the players sjioot around on the screen. They could hardly stand the swift action unless we slowed up their pulses—if we played in the same fast tempo as the picture the audience could hardly keep its seat." From I lie \rk \\ "ALLACE BEERY plays the part ' ' of a monkey-man in "A Blind Bargain," a Goldwyn picture. His make-up is such that he is unrecog- nizable. Apropos of which, the follow- ing conversation took place on the set. JaequeUn* Logan: I can't tell whether that is Wallace Beery or N'oah. .1 alien Joseph son: It must be Noah because he looks as if he came from the Ark, and he's not beery. Overpaid al That? WHEN Lon Chaney was eleven years old he began his theatrical career by hiring out as a stage hand, in spite of protests from his family, at a theater in his home town, Col- orado Springs. He was paid twenty- five cents a night. Lon says he gets more money now but it doesn't seem so much. This Hi lie Star This Utile Star tried 'Oui. Oui. Oui!" Nursery Reels Page SO