Ben Model, resident silent film accompanist at The Museum of Modern Art, with Hamilton centenarian Ruth Hartshorne at last year’s Evening of Silent Film at Hamilton Theater. Model will play keyboard and provide insights into silent film at this year’s event at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23.
Hamilton Theater News
(Hamilton, NY – Aug. 2014) Hamilton Theater takes a trip down memory lane at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, with An Evening of Silent Film, featuring the 1925 comedy classic, “The Freshman,” starring Harold Lloyd; admission is $8.
“Families that have not had the pleasure of enjoying silent film are in for a treat,” said Hamilton Theater’s Chuck Fox. “Harold Lloyd’s comedy is as entertaining for families today as it was for those who enjoyed his films in the Hamilton Theater in the 1920s.”
Live accompaniment on keyboard and fascinating insights into the silent film era will once again be provided by Ben Model, silent film historian and host of the Silent Clown Film Series in New York.
Harold Lloyd, Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton are widely recognized as the greatest comic stars of the silent film era. In The Freshman, nerdy first-year student Harold Lamb becomes the target of practical jokes when he arrives at Tate University. With the help of his one true friend, Peggy, he resolves to make every possible effort to become popular.
Comedy ensues, highlighted by Lloyd’s classic action scenes, all shot without the benefit of trick photography.
An Evening of Silent Film is sponsored by Vantine Imaging and LB Homewood Construction. For tickets and information, call 315.824.8210.