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SUNDAY May 6th at 3 pm
Portage Theater 4050 N. Milwaukee Chicago, IL
The Silent Film Society of Chicago invites you to cast your vote for the King of Comedy as Chaplin and Keaton evade the police in a series of shorts. First on the list is a Keystone Kops comedy long considered lost, entitled A Thief Catcher. Filmed in 1914, this one-reeler features Chaplin in the role of a Keystone Kop, and may have been his first appearance in films. Also on the roster are the Chaplin shorts Easy Street and The Adventurer, as well as a pair of two-reelers by Keaton, The Goat and of course, Cops. Jay Warren, the SFSC's photoplay specialist, will provide live organ accompaniment.
Tickets are $8 for adults, $7 for students and seniors. Day of show tickets are $10. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the City Newsstand, 4018 N. Cicero or at the Portage Theater box office during box office hours. For more details, contact the Silent Film Society at 773-205-7372.
2012 SILENT SUMMER FILM FESTIVAL
6 Fabulous Fridays, July 20 through August 24, 2012
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Portage Theater 4050 N. Milwaukee Chicago, IL
The Silent Film Society of Chicago invites you to cast your vote for the King of Comedy as Chaplin and Keaton evade the police in a series of shorts. First on the list is a Keystone Kops comedy long considered lost, entitled A Thief Catcher. Filmed in 1914, this one-reeler features Chaplin in the role of a Keystone Kop, and may have been his first appearance in films. Also on the roster are the Chaplin shorts Easy Street and The Adventurer, as well as a pair of two-reelers by Keaton, The Goat and of course, Cops. Jay Warren, the SFSC's photoplay specialist, will provide live organ accompaniment.
Tickets are $8 for adults, $7 for students and seniors. Day of show tickets are $10. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the City Newsstand, 4018 N. Cicero or at the Portage Theater box office during box office hours. For more details, contact the Silent Film Society at 773-205-7372.
2012 SILENT SUMMER FILM FESTIVAL
6 Fabulous Fridays, July 20 through August 24, 2012
MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW
Our Sponsor...
The Silent Film Society is pleased to welcome Sears as the sponsor of Fright Night 2011.
The Silent Film Society of Chicago is dedicated to preserving the silent film heritage by bringing it to today's audiences through its proper presentation. With 80 percent of all silent film prints gone forever, the Society's goal is to heighten public awareness to expedite film preservation. In addition to silent film screenings, the Society's ongoing projects include a field trip program for children in grades 5 through 12 called Discovering the Silent Cinema, as well as its highly acclaimed Silent Summer Film Festival.
