At the turn of the 20th century, ragtime music was all the rage. It was music to dance to as well as music to pass on oral traditions. Created by recently freed Blacks who couldn’t then read or write ...
Some people think that ragtime started with Irving Berlin’s Alexander’s Ragtime Band. Others, better informed, know that when Berlin’s song appeared (1911) ragtime had long since passed its peak.
A collage of photos from the Comerford Theater’s opening night appeared in the Aug. 19, 1938, edition of the Wilkes-Barre Record. File Photo “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” was the first film to play at ...
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