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From the Archives, 1928: The first talkie opens in Sydney
From the Archives, 1928: The first talkie opens in Sydney
The Jazz Singer, starring Al Jolson - the first sound film to be screened in Australia - premiered at the Lyceum Theatre. The Herald attended an advance screening.
By Staff reporter
Normal text size THE JAZZ SINGER. TALKIES AT LYCEUM.
The Jazz Singer, the Warner Bros. Vitaphone talkies production at the Lyceum Theatre, was shown at an advanced screening last night. It will be the principal attraction at this theatre, commencing from this morning s session.
Ain t heard nothing yet: Al Jolson introduces his wife (Josephine Dunn) to the patrons of the cabaret, in the 1928 film The Jazz Singer