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From 1917-1925 Hugo Riesenfeld was the manager of the Rivoli, Rialto and Criterion Theatres in New York City. A conductor and violinist, Riesenfeld was educated at the Conservatory of Music in Vienna and the University of Vienna. He then conducted with the Imperial Opera House in Vienna. In 1907 he came to the US with Oscar Hammerstein and for four years worked with the Manhattan Opera Company in New York. While on Broadway he demonstrated the artistic and commercial possibilities of using intelligent music to accompany films. In 1928 he was appointed general musical director in charge of musical productions for United Artists Pictures.- Karl Hammes was born on 25 March 1896 in Zell (Mosel), Germany. He was an actor, known for Königswalzer (1935) and Spanisches Intermezzo (1929). He died on 10 September 1939 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
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Edward Cupero was born on 15 February 1878 in Alife, Provincia di Caserta, Campania, Italy. He was a composer. He died on 10 September 1939 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.