First Sound Film
The first historical experiment in synchronizing sound and motion pictures in 1894 featured one of the songs from the operetta. "The Song of the Cabin Boy," (Chanson du mousse), the barcarolle (No. 3), was played on the violin by William Kennedy Laurie Dickson. It may be viewed online as Dickson Experimental Sound Film.
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