The Big Parade

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Title: The Big Parade

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Publisher: Thematic Music Cue Sheet, 1925

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Format: Cue Sheet

Document type: Cue Sheet

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Contents:

  1. At screening: “The Big Parade” by Axt
  2. The spring of 1917: “Yankiana Suite No. 1” by Thurban
  3. On life’s other side: “Flirting Lovers” by Kempinski
  4. Me work: Whistle and noise effects—war declared
  5. Man with towel over face: “Sweet Little Woman O’Mine” by Bartlett
  6. Jim gets into auto and goes away: “School Days” by Edwards
  7. What a thing is patriotism: Drum solo in march tempo
  8. Jim’s car stops: “Over There” by Cohan
  9. Jim opens door and enters to mother: Repeat No. 5 “Sweet Little Woman O’Mine”
  10. Father enters: “American Festival Overture”
  11. Girl runs into room: Repeat No. 6 “School Days”
  12. Jim has enlisted: Assembly call

Segue: “Tommy, Lad” by Margetson

  1. From avenue to alley: Assembly call
  2. After trumpet call: “Where Do We Go From Here?” by Wenrich
  3. You are in the army now: “We’re In the Army Now”
  4. When nightfall: “Madelon” by Robert
  5. Soldiers come through archway: “Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit-Bag” by Powell
  6. Change of scene after pigs run out of barn: “I Ain’t Got Weary Yet” by Wenrich
  7. Second close-up of Jim: “We’re In the Army Now”
  8. Say I joined the army: “K-K-Katy” by O’Hara
  9. O’Hara takes a shovel from Slim: “Mirth and Merriment” by Delille
  10. Dog tired: “Over There” by Cohan
  11. Jim takes box: “School Days” by Edwards
  12. Close-up of O’Hara before title—“It’s to eat, ain’t it”: “Shoot” by Kaufman
  13. Jim take knife: “My Buddy” by Donaldson
  14. Farmer, have you: “Hinky Dinky Parlay Voo?” by McHugh
  15. Close-up of Jim alone: “The Little Millionaire” by Cohan
  16. Close-up of Slim alone: “Comrades” from Old Timers by Lake
  17. After an hour: “When Yankee Doodle Learns to Parlez Vous Francais” by Nelson
  18. Jim rolling barrel: Repeat No. 19 “We’re In the Army Now”
  19. Girl and cow show: “Le Belote” by Yvain
  20. Jim turns and sees cow: Repeat No. 20 “K-K-Katy”
  21. Jim sees Melisande through barrel hole: Repeat No. 31 “Le Belote”
  22. Pail falls in water: Repeat No. 19 “We’re In the Army Now”

Segue: “Cynical Scherzando” by Axt

  1. Jim comes to arch after coming down tree: Repeat No. 31 “Le Belote”
  2. I don’t understand: Repeat No. 29 “When Yankee Doodle Learns to Parlez Vous Francais”
  3. Change of scene when Jim and girl walk away: “Happy Moods” by Marquardt
  4. Kitchen scene—trumpeter appears on screen: Mess—trumpet call
  5. Jim walks to girl: Repeat No. 31 “Le Belote”
  6. Melisande kisses Jim’s cheek: LOVE THEME, “Douce Fievre” by Y’Ener
  7. Jim whistling: “Over There” by Cohan
  8. Jim stops whistling second time: Repeat Love Theme No. 40
  9. Me you tris much love: Repeat No. 29 “When Yankee Doodle Learns to Parlez Vous Francais”
  10. I am veree happy: Repeat Love Theme No. 40
  11. Mouth harmonica: Imitate mouth harmonica on organ or by drummer
  12. One harmonica scene: “Alice” by Hauenschild
  13. Once a week: “La Marseillaise”
  14. Girl comes from house to Jim: Repeat Love Theme No. 40
  15. Girl introduces Jim: “Rocking-Horse Parade” by Ring-Hager
  16. Close-up of Melisande with candle: Repeat Love Theme No. 40
  17. Jim and girl see Slim and O’Hara: “Incid. Symphony No. 29” by Damaur
  18. O’Hara and Slim in trough: “We Won’t Go Home Until Morning” by Lake
  19. O’Hara arrives at fight: Repeat No. 51 “Incid. Symphony No. 29”
  20. We weren’t stealing: “Incid. Symphony No. 34” by Kempinski
  21. Melisande plucks rose: Repeatl Love Theme No. 40
  22. Eat your chow: “Beans” by Luz

Note: Watch for mail trumpet call—whistle or stage, then mail trumpet call

  1. After trumpeter: “Devil Dogs” by Marquardt
  2. Letter on screen: Repeat No. 29 “When Yankee Doodle Learns to Parlez Vous Francais”
  3. Professor wipes forehead: “If He Can Fight Like He Can Love” by Meyer
  4. O’Hara leaves Slim: Repeat No. 17 “Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit-Bag”
  5. Jim reading letter after title—“And they’re making”: Repeat No. 23 “School Days”
  6. Melisande enters: Repeat No. 31 “Le Belote”
  7. Close-up of Jim: LOVE THEME, “Douce Fievre” by Y’Ener
  8. Trumpeter appears: Consecutive trumpet calls
  9. Slim spits on candle: Repeat No. 51 “Incid. Symphony No. 29”
  10. Auto at archway: “The Big Parade” by Axt
  11. And when Jim’s outfit: Bugle call
  12. After four bars ¾ call: Repeat No. 17 “Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit-Bag”
  13. Their first welcome: “Battle Hurry” from Military Suite by Luz
  14. To the front: Repeat No. 66 “The Big Parade”

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Source: Carl Braun Collection

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