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Photo of a "Symphony Orchestra of Picked soloists" for the Russell's 1916 showing of The Birth of a Nation.

A rare mention of an original film music score comes up in this article on the Français' showing ofThe Thief of Bagdad.

This Imperial theatre advertisement includes a logo describing "The House With The Organ | Canada's Theatre Beautiful". This logo was used between 1915 and 1923.

An article describing the large-scale presentation of "The Prodigal Son" at the Russell Theatre with an augmented orchestra and "a special musical accompaniment"

Photograph of the Regent Concert Orchestra of the 1917-1918 season. From left to right: Joseph Pelisek (violin), Amédée Tremblay (piano and organ), Julius Hillas (clarinet), Rudolph Pelisek (violin), Horace Wilson (organ), Robert Richard Wimperis…

"Passion Play" shown "In Colored Moving Pictures" at the Monument National along with a "special Musical Programme" in 1908.

Pictures of the communal prologue (theatre and music production) of Pollyanna at the Court of Happinessthat preceded showings of the Mary Pickford filmPolyanna at the Russell Theatre in April 1920.

An article describing the Russell's successful April 1920 prologuePolyanna at the Court of Happiness, which preceded showings of the Mary Pickford filmPollyanna.

One of several notices of the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra's repertoire found in the North American music trade journal,The Metronome. Notices for the Chateau Laurier Orchestra can also be found in this journal.

An advertisement for Basil Horsfall’s “Operafilm,” a combination of live costumed opera singers alongside an on-screen dramatisation, which later appeared in Winnipeg, Calgary, and Salem after its initial presentation in Ottawa.