The Jazz Singer (Warner Bros.) (1927)

Warner Bro. Present AL JOLSON in “THE JAZZ SINGER” REVIEWS AND FOUR ADS “The Jazz Singer” Gripping Drama of | “The East Side and Broadway Record Crowds Attending Performances STRAND—Warner Bros. present Al Jolson in “The Jazz Singer.” Based on the play by Samson Raphaelson. by Alan Crosland. Scenario by Al Cohn. Directed THE CAST JAKIE RABINOWITZ later JACK eae ee Cantor Rabinowitz .......... Sara Rabinowitz ................ Cantor Josef Rosenblatt. Moisha Yudelson Jakie (13 years old) Harry Lee Levi Buster Billings Billings ... Doctor ....... The matchless minstrel, jazz singers, most beloved entertainer of the world, Al Jolson, has | left the stage for the movies and the sensational fruit of his cine ’ matic genius is now to be seen— | if tickets are bought in advance— at the Strand in this city. New York, Chicago, Philadel phia and other of the larger cities | sTRAND—Warner Bros. have acclaimed Jolson and “The Jazz Singer” as the greatest com| bination of the generation. And, by the way, the story of the play, parallels the life of Al Jolson. The star in real life was the son of an orthodox cantor, premiere in New York, that word comes that his father, too ill to) sing the ancient song of remembrance in the synagogue, begs the errant son to come and do it for him. ‘The singer’s soul is tossed between the love of the world and the woman who has made him win its plaudits and the old folks at home. The story is intensely appealing, and breathes the spirit of tolerance. Every tear is balanced by a dozen laughs and there are scenes of tremendous dramatic power. But it is the personality of Jolson, compelling, ecstatic, sobbing, yearning, smiling, dancing, kneeling in prayer, pouring out his soul | in jazz or in the haunting undying pathos of ancient things, that sets the audience wild. It is probable that no such demonstrations of delight have been granted any other star, as those that greet Al Jolson, or rather the animated | shadow of Jolson, as he appears in the torrential whirl of “The Jazz Singer.” Alan Crosland has done marvel| ous directing, various sequences | depicting the crowded Ghetto, New | York’s famous “Winter Garden,” scene of so many Jolson triumphs, | humble home and palace and stage, are brilliantly interwoven with the characters of this idyl of human hearts. The cast is exceptional. There is but one Al Jolson and one “Jazz Singer.” Jolson in “Jazz Singer”’ Tremendous Success Warner Bros.’ supreme triumph, Al Jolson in “The Jazz Singer,” is now at the. . Theatre. Jolson in his first motion picture out classes even his spectacular record as a king of jazz. The story is that of a Jewish boy who ran away from an orthodox home to conquer Broadway. At the pinnacle of success he is confronted with the problem of returning to appear in the synagogue in place of his dying father or staying to win the lady and the praise of the world. The splendid cast is headed by May McAvoy, Warner Oland, Eugenie Besserer and Otto Lederer. Al Cohn wrote the scenario. The play is based on Samson Ranphaelson’s success. Alan} Crosland directed. Al Jolson and not to be missed. king of | and ran away | from home to become a jazz singer. | It is in the moment of triumph, when his first play is to have its | play. “The Jazz Singer’—two wonders| Worthy of his great name. ee AL JOLSON sions emanate a cama eee May McAvoy EES SS, eet. Warner Oland eee eee Eugenie Besserer ..Himself See a Otto Lederer aes A ccoscsercescertusnesseumseneveesvaeeeee ODbie Gordon ..Richard Tucker ene Ue ee eR ee Nat Carr eee csi... William Demarest Soe ee Anders Randolf nee ee cose Will Walling Al Jolson Wins New Laurels in “The Jazz Sinzer” present Al Jolson in “The Jazz Singer,” with May McAvoy, Warner Oland, Eugenie Besserer, Cantor Josef Rosenblatt,. Otto Lederer, Bobby Gordon, Richard Tucker, Nat Carr, William Demarest, Anders Randolf and Will Walling. Based on play by Samson Raphaelson. Scenario by Al Cohn. Directed by Alan Crosland. Now and then along comes a moving picture that is out of the ordinary and_ distinctly worth while. Such a picture is Al Jolson’s “The Jazz Singer,” now being shown at the... .. Theatre. This is the great musical comedy star’s first appearance in the movies! And, it is his greatest hit! The effect of his presence is volcanic, emotional in the extreme, moving audiences to frantic applause and tears and laughter. “The Jazz Singer” is the story of Jolson’s own life, for he, too, like the Jack Robin of the play, /ran away from an orthodox home when a boy to follow the lure of the stage, and, like Jack, won fame and fortune on Broadway. When on the heights the boy’s soul is torn between love for the stage and for the woman of the stage, who has made possible his success, and love for the humble parents whose hearts still long for his return. The cast is worthy of the star which is saying a great deal. Dainty May McAvoy plays brilliantly the part of the toe dancing lady who changed the course of his life. Warner Oland gives a magnificent portrayal of the father, for whose sake he returns to the Ghetto in the hour of his triumph. Others in the cast are Eugenie Besserer as the mother, Otto Lederer as the importunate Uncle Moisha, Bobbie Gordon as the jazz singer when a_e child, Richard Tucker, Nat Carr, William Demarest, Anders Randolf and Will Walling. Al Cohn wrote the scenario from the successful Samson Raphaelson See Al Jolson in “The Jazz Singer.” Alan Crosland’s direction is | Jazz Singer” Al Jolson Screen Debut “Indiana,” says George Ade, “is a state I will never go back on or to.” And that is just what Al Jolson is saying of the stage since the spectacular success of his first movie, “The Jazz Singer,” now showing at the .... Theatre. The story of the play parallels Jolson’s own life. He, too, ran away from an orthodox home to follow the lure of the theatre and was re warded by applause such as no other entertainer in history has elicited. At the moment of the triumph of the Jack Robin of “The Jazz Singer,” his mother comes to tell him that his father is dying and to plead with him to leave Broadway for the humble home in the Ghetto to sing: the Day of Atonement song, in place of his father. Torn between two loves the piece rises to dramatic heights of great beauty. The cast includes May McAvoy, Warner Oland, Eugenie Besserer, Cantor Josef Rosenblatt. Otto Lederer, Gordon, Richard Tucker, Nat Carr, William Demarest, Anders Randolf and Will Walling. Al Cohn did the scenario based on the Samson Raphaelson play. Alan Crosland’s masterly direction is everywhere evident. But it is Jolson, the inimitable, Jolson the emotional, the volcanic, the captivating, which makes audiences shout and weep and laugh. See and be convinced. WARNER BROS. Supreme Triumph / TACGEST FaCTURE HIT Al JOISON. 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