▁him ▁with ▁John ▁B oles ▁for ▁" The ▁Song ▁Of ▁The ▁Da wn ". ▁ ▁Release ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁deb uted ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁at ▁the ▁C riter ion ▁Theater ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁Box - office ▁rece i pts ▁at ▁this ▁the ater ▁were ▁below ▁expect ations ▁within ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁weeks . ▁ ▁A ▁grand ▁premi ere ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁at ▁the ▁Ro xy ▁Theater ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁where ▁the ▁Wh item an ▁Orchestra , ▁together ▁with ▁George ▁G ers h win ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 2 5 - pie ce ▁Ro xy ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra , ▁put ▁on ▁a ▁stage ▁show . ▁It ▁featured ▁the ▁R haps ody ▁in ▁Blue ▁and ▁M ild red ▁Ba iley ▁back ed ▁by ▁the ▁Ro xy ▁Ch orus ▁and ▁was ▁performed ▁five ▁times ▁a ▁day , ▁between ▁show ings ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁for ▁a ▁week . ▁The ▁film ▁continued ▁to ▁play ▁at ▁the ▁Ro xy ▁for ▁only ▁one ▁additional ▁week . ▁ ▁As ▁originally ▁released , ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁ 1 0 5 ▁minutes ▁long . ▁The ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁re issue ▁was ▁ 6 5 ▁minutes . ▁Several ▁entire ▁sequences ▁and ▁numbers ▁were ▁removed ▁for ▁the ▁re issue , ▁while ▁others ▁were ▁trim med ▁of ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁sh ots . ▁One ▁cut ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁re - release ▁was ▁a ▁sketch ▁with ▁William ▁Kent ▁about ▁a