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MaxSlide03.jpg

Sample title card from "Max Wants a Divorce," designed by Rachel Tenuta '17, reading: "Chicago Nov. 15, 1916. Dear Mister Linder, Your Uncle passed away and left you $3 million, under one condition, that you remain a bachelor. In that case, and only…
Max Wants a Divorce

Max Linder and Martha Mansfield acting on set for the film Max Comes Across, Chicago, Illinois, 1917. Further study reveals it to be most likely from Max Wants a Divorce.
14 Sweet Mystery of Life.mp4
12 Waltz of the Flowers.mp4

A scene in "Max Wants a Divorce" featuring Don Meyer's arrangement of Tchaikovsky's "Waltz of the Flowers"
11 Reception Music.mp4

A scene in "Max Wants a Divorce" featuring Don Meyer's arrangement of J.S. Zamecnik's "Reception Music"
1 Original Hesitation Waltz.mp4

A scene in "Max Wants a Divorce" featuring Don Meyer's arrangement of McNair Ilgenfritz's "Original Hesitation Waltz"
8 Oriental Music.mp4

A scene in "Max Wants a Divorce" featuring Don Meyer's arrangement of J.S. Zamecnik's "Oriental Music"
7 Moving Picture Medley Lively.mp4

A scene in "Max Wants a Divorce" featuring Don Meyer's arrangement of J.S. Zamecnik's "Moving Picture Medley: Lively"
9 Mexican or Spanish Music.mp4

A scene in "Max Wants a Divorce" featuring Don Meyer's arrangement of J.S. Zamecnik's "Mexican or Spanish Music"
15 Maple Leaf Rag.mp4

A scene in "Max Wants a Divorce" featuring Don Meyer's arrangement of Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag"
6 La Seduccion (Enchantment).mp4

A scene in "Max Wants a Divorce" featuring Don Meyer's arrangement of Henri Clique's "La Seduccion (Enchantment)"
5 Intermezzo - Trot.mp4

A scene in "Max Wants a Divorce" featuring Don Meyer's arrangement of Ernst Luz's "Intermezzo—Trot"
3 Hurry (For Struggles).mp4

A scene in "Max Wants a Divorce" featuring Don Meyer's arrangement of J.S. Zamecnik's "Hurry (for Struggles)"
13 Funeral March of a Marionette.mp4

A scene in "Max Wants a Divorce" featuring Don Meyer's arrangement of Gounod's "Funeral March of a Marionette"
4 Dramatic Andante (Pathetic or Romantic).mp4

A scene in "Max Wants a Divorce" featuring Don Meyer's arrangement of Ernst Luz's "Dramatic Andante (Pathetic or Romantic)"
10 Detective Scene (In Search of a Clue).mp4

A scene in "Max Wants a Divorce" featuring Don Meyer's arrangement of J.S. Zamecnik's "Detective Scene (In Search of a Clue)"
2 Comedy Scene.mp4

A scene in "Max Wants a Divorce" featuring Don Meyer's arrangement of J.S. Zamecnik's "Comedy Scene"
Reception_Music_Zamecnik.pdf

Photoplay cue music for silent films, "Reception Music," from Sam Fox Moving Picture Music Vol. 3 by J.S. Zamecnik
hesitation_waltz_cover.jpg

Sheet music for "Original Hesitation Waltz" by McNair Ilgenfritz, theory by Alice Martin.
medley-lively.jpg

Photoplay cue for silent movie comedy music, from the compilation Sam Fox Moving Picture Music, Vol. 3
Mexican-Spanish-music-Zamecnik.pdf

Photoplay cue for "Mexican or Spanish" silent movie music, from the compilation Sam Fox Moving Picture Music, Vol. 1
Max Wants a Divorce-final.mp4

1916 Max Linder film with live accompaniment by the Lake Forest Moving Picture Orchestra, recorded February 2016. Features original music from the Silent era by composers such as J.S. Zamecnik, arranged by Don Meyer.
La_Seduccion_cover.png

Cover image and part of sheet music for "La Seduccion (Enchantment)" by Henri Clique
Intermezzo-Trot-Luz.pdf

Photoplay cue music for "Intermezzo-Trot" from A.B.C. Dramatic Set No.15: “Society reception or cabaret scene”
Max-Wants-Divorce-slide.jpg

Glass slide advertising a showing of the 1917 Essanay film Max Wants a Divorce.
Essanay_building_in_Chicago.jpg

A contemporary photograph of the Essanay Studios building in Chicago.
Dramatic_Andante.jpg

Photoplay cue music for "Dramatic Andante" from A.B.C. Dramatic Set No.15: “Society reception or cabaret scene”
Max_at_LFC_Chapel.jpg

Don Meyer and the Lake Forest Moving Picture Orchestra present Max Wants a Divorce at Lake Forest College on February 6, 2017.
Detective-scene-Zamecnik.pdf

Photoplay cue music for silent films, "Detective Scene," from Sam Fox Moving Picture Music Vol. 3 by J.S. Zamecnik
zamecnik-music-cover.jpg

Photoplay cue for silent movie music, from the compilation Sam Fox Moving Picture Music, Vol. 3
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