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ElectraChime on Set of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at the Geffen Theater
ElectraChime Coronet Finish to Suit with three Nickel Bells
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Virginia Woolf Encore in San Diego
Long Chime Doorbells in Movies and Television
More often than not and unsurprisingly, their sound is used to announce a visitor. Sometimes, set decorators use doorbells to speak silently to the circumstances and set a mood. In the Wonder Years (ABC 1988-1993) a long chime doorbell is featured in a scene where Kevin and Paul get home from school and converse with Paul's family from the Pfeiffer hallway.
The characters lived in ranch style homes typical of the millions built in post war America. We all related to Kevin, his friends and family because so many of us grew up in just such houses.
In a stroke of brilliance the producers kept the show's setting ambiguous while taking extraordinary care to precisely reproduce homes of the period. This enabled us to relate the characters to our own experiences as we picked out furnishings we remember from growing up in Mid Century Modest surroundings.
In Edward Albee's absurdist play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, a long chime doorbell has a stronger supporting role. The chimes are used to illustrate the fractious relationship
ElectraChime Spotted Onstage by Newlyweds
Electrachime Ribbon with three nickel plated brass bells in San Francisco Niche
Robert,
My wife and I saw your doorbell at Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf in LA last summer on our honeymoon.
ElectraChime Takes A Bow at Yale
Coronet Finish to Suit in Supporting Role at Yale Repretory Theater
Hello Robert!
