Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
ajroach42@retro.social ("Andrew (cold)") wrote:
Are you familiar with Benshi?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benshi
Benshi were performers who provided live narration for silent films. adding commentary, explanations, and occasionally poetry.
They'd do this to theaters of 1,000 people, with a live orchestra, without amplification.