United States, Georgia, Bibb County, Macon, 32.84069, -83.6324Douglass Theatre (Macon, Ga.)1928-02Handbill advertising that the film The Jazz Singer, starring Al Jolson, will be shown in the Douglass Theatre on February 4 and 5, 1928. An image of Al Jolson in the center of the handbill declares him to be "the world's greatest comedian and King of Jazz." The handbill notes that this is the first time the film will be shown at popular prices. The handbill further emphasizes that the film has sound and lists the songs that Jolson will sing. The film is boldly declared "the supreme triumph" of the motion picture industry. Finally, the handbill indicates the venue, the Douglass Theatre, and lists the dates on which the picture will be shown. Released October 6, 1927, The Jazz Singer was one of the earliest talkies. Jolson appears in blackface during the film.Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2005, as part of Georgia HomePLACE. This project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.text/htmlimage/jpegdbr039Blues, Black vaudeville, and the silver screen, 1912-1930s (Digital Library of Georgia) GAGALhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/Jazz singer (Motion picture : 1927)Sound motion picturesFeature films--United StatesMotion picture theaters--Georgia--MaconAdvertising--Motion pictures--Georgia--MaconFilm posters--Georgia--MaconAdvertising fliers--Georgia--MaconDouglass Theatre (Macon, Ga.)Jolson, Al, d. 1950Handbill for the Douglass Theatre, advertising The jazz singer with Al Jolson, [1928] Feb. 4 and 5Text