Category Archives: Magazines

The Over-Excited Performer

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Quick Quotes 35. The following quote is from an interview in the July 1904 issue of Talking Machine News with American recording engineer Mr J. D. Smoot, working in London making records for the International Talking Machine Company. “How does the … Continue reading →

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Safety Last in Cinemas

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Snippets 207. The following quote, concerning the safety of children in cinemas, is taken from the 25th February 1909 edition of The Bioscope: In the meantime there is the question of the Children Act, 1908, which those concerned in entertainment … Continue reading →

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“The Voice in the Box!”

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Quick Quotes 32. The following quote is from the June 1904 issue of Talking Machine News: A correspondent, whose bona-fides is unquestionable, sends us particulars of a curious case of a madman and a talking machine. Ten years ago he was … Continue reading →

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Living Too Rapidly

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Snippets 205. Comments about the pace of life are ubiquitous in the media nowadays, but this is far from being a modern concern, and a generation “living too rapidly” was already a worry over a century ago. The following quote is … Continue reading →

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A Voice from the Past

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Snippets 204. The following quote is from the May 1904 issue of Talking Machine News: Edward Lloyd, the famous tenor, though he retired from the concert platform in December, 1900, not through failure of voice, or through ill health, but because, … Continue reading →

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Technology in Schools?

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Snippets 203.  How much technology should be used in schools?  Is it ok for children to be using ipads, or accessing the internet, while at school?  That’s a modern debate, but the worries behind it might not be so modern … Continue reading →

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Dancing the Kickapoo

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Snippets 201.  Many readers of this blog will have probably heard of the “cake walk”, a dance that was popular during the late 19th and early 20th Centuries.  The dance originated on the slave plantations in America and was performed … Continue reading →

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The Early Cinema Queuing Nuisance

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Snippets 193.  Looking at old newspaper articles, one thing that is often quite striking is how much resistance can be found to an idea that we now consider commonplace, but was unusual at the time.  One such example comes from … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Records

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Snippets 190.  The early 20th Century was a time of great innovation in technology, but not all good ideas are born equal.  Sometimes just because you can make something, it doesn’t mean you should.  From one of innovation’s blind alleys, … Continue reading →

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Caesar’s Short Skirt

Posted on February 21, 2019 by Roger Pocock

Snippets 189. An early name for a film camera was a “bioscope”, and the name was chosen for a film journal during the silent era of film, published in London. It ran from 1908 to 1932. The Bioscope was aimed at … Continue reading →

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