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= April 25 =

Television film first
What was the first feature film broadcast on television, anywhere in the world? --  Jack of Oz   [pleasantries]  20:46, 25 April 2021 (UTC)


 * The Crooked Circle (1932 film), on March 10, 1933. Clarityfiend (talk) 21:02, 25 April 2021 (UTC)
 * A sign of how primitive things were back then: The first TV commercial didn't air until July 1, 1941, for Bulova Watches. Clarityfiend (talk) 21:09, 25 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks. --  Jack of Oz   [pleasantries]  00:34, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 * On reflection, I'd happily live primitively if the yardstick is a lack of television advertisements. --  Jack of Oz   [pleasantries]  23:01, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

Percussion instrument name
What is the percussion instrument that is made out of two wooden sticks, and played when you smack them together? It's shown at 13:16 |here. EpicPupper 22:37, 25 April 2021 (UTC)
 * The traditional Australian Aboriginal instrument is called clapsticks. Doug butler (talk) 23:08, 25 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Such an instrument would fall under the category of Struck idiophone and more specifically Clapper (musical instrument). Variations are used in many musical traditions, including Western Classical music: as the Slapstick, it was so often used in a certain type of non-musical comedy that it gave its name to the genre.
 * Another example of its use by a (fairly) conventional orchestra can be seen around 1:40 in this Danish National Symphony Orchestra's 2018 performance of Ennio Morricone's theme for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.200.135.95 (talk) 09:41, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 * One assumes a different etymology for "going like the clappers"? Martinevans123 (talk) 09:52, 26 April 2021 (UTC)