Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/shadowland01mppu/page/n86/mode/1upShadowland was an American monthly magazine about art, dance, and film published from 1919 to 1923 before being absorbed by Motion Picture Classic. It featured art deco illustrations, caricatures, photographs, poetry, and articles concerning artists, actors, dancers, the theatre, and music.
Please note, the following articles were in the original issue but are not included in this audiobook because parts of these articles’ texts are missing from the only available scan:(Summary by Wikipedia)
- Putting the New Stage Art into Motion Pictures by Jameson Sewell
- Breaking into Vaudeville
- What Every Woman Should Know by The Rambler
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For articles, stories, and the narrator of the one-act play:
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- "Section # of Shadowland: October, 1919. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Shadowland: October, 1919, by Various. Section Title."
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- "End of Shadowland: October, 1919, by Various."
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