Warner Theatre, New York, New York - 1926 Warner Theatre Broadway at Fifty-second Street, New York City Warner Bros. By Arrangement with The Vitaphone Corporation Western Electric Company and Bell Telephone Laboratories Present VITAPHONE JOHN BARRYMORE in "Don Juan" A Warner Bros. Production Programme WARNER BROS. Present VITAPHONE -- AND -- JOHN BARRYMORE in "Don Juan" VITAPHONE PRELUDE Hon. Will H. Hays President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America welcomes VITAPHONE. The New York Philharmonic Orchestra 107 Concert Musicians. Henry Hadley conducting, Overture from "TANNHAUSER," Wagner. Roy Smeck in "HIS PASTIMES." Anna Case "LA FIESTA," supported by the Cansinos and Metropolitan Opera Company chorus. Accompanied by the Vitaphone Symphony Orchestra, Herman Heller conducting. Mischa Elman Josef Bonime, accompanist "HUMORESQUE," Dvorak. Giovanni Martinelli By arrangement with the Metropolitan Opera Compan. Vesti la Giubba, from "I PAGLIACCI," Leoncavallo. Accompanied by the NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA. Incidental music to the above numbers played by members of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Herman Heller conducting. Intermission ten Minutes Program Subject to Change Without Notice WARNER BROS. Present JOHN BARRYMORE in "Don Juan" With Mary Astor Directed by Alan Crosland Adapted by Bess Meredyth Musical score by Major Edward Bowes, Mavid Mendoza and Dr. William Axt. Played on the Vitaphone by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra THE CAST Characters Players DON JUAN John Barrymore Adriana Della Varnese Mary Astor Pedrillo Willard Louis Lucretia Borgia Estelle Taylor Rena (Adriana's maid) Helene Costello Maia (Lucretia's maid) Myrna Loy Beatrice Jane Winton Leandro John Roche Trusia June Marlowe Don Juan (5 years old) Yvonne Day Don Juan (10 years old) Phillipe de Lacy Hunchback John George Murderess of Jose Helene D'Algy Cesare Borgia Warner Oland Donati Montague Love Duke Della Varnese Josef Swickard Duke Margoni Lionel Braham Imperia Phyllis Haver Marquis Rinaldo Nigel de Brulier Marquise Rinaldo Hedda Hopper A Warner Bros. Production Licensed by New York State Motion Picture Commission -- No. 145607 Presentation directed by Herman Heller The entire program produced and presented under the personal supervision of S. L. (Sam) Warner Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., and The Vitaphone Corporation take this occasion to thank the Metropolitan Opera Company and the Victor Talking Machine Company for the great assistance rendered by them in connection with selecting the artists for this unusual musical program. Mischa Elman and Giovanni Martinelli appear by courtesy of the Victor Talking Machine Co. The New York Philharmonic Orchestra records exclusively for the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, makers of Brunswick records. Mr. Elman was accompanied upon a Steinway piano. WARNER BROS. By Arrangement with THE Vitaphone Corporation Western Electric Company Bell Telephone Laboratories Present ANOTHER BIG VITAPHONE SHOW "THE FOUR ARISTOCRATS" Reinald WERRENRATH GEORGE JESSEL ELSIE JANIS WILLIE EUGENE HOWARD AL JOLSON == AND == SYD CHAPLIN as OLD BILL in "THE BETTER 'OLE" A Warner Bros. Production B. S. MOSS' COLONY THEATRE Direction - - - Warner Bros. BROADWAY AT 53rd STREET 2:30 -- TWICE DAILY -- 8:30 Including Sundays All Seats Reserved More Information on the Warner Theatre... The Warner Theatre at CinemaTreasures.org Last Modified April 23, 2024