The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra’s Silent Films with Orchestra –
Haunted Hollywood

presented by Westmoreland Cultural Trust

Friday, October 28 at 7:30 PM

Adults: $25, $16; Students: $12, $8

Great family event!
Come dressed for Halloween and participate in the costume contest.

Go back to the era of silent film as we celebrate the 90th Anniversary of The Palace Theatre.

Experience some of the funniest films by the best of the silent cinema comedians: Buster Keaton (1895-1966), Harold Lloyd (1893-1971), and Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977). As you savor them, you’ll quickly notice the trademark styles that made each of these men world-famous.

In THE HAUNTED HOUSE, as in most of his pictures, stoical Keaton finds everyone (and everything) against him, and for reasons he can neither
comprehend or control. Yet as his world crumbles, Buster’s beautiful “deadpan” is never compromised.

Harold Lloyd was a huge film comedy star of the 1920s, probably because his “Glass” character was slightly more realistic and mirrored the social ideals of his audiences. Harold epitomizes the hustling, plucky young businessman out to succeed through hard work and ingenuity. HAUNTED SPOOKS unfolds along these winning lines.

Finally, what more really can be said about Charlie Chaplin? Transcending fad and fashion, his strange “Little Tramp” surely speaks to the downtrodden part of each of us. In THE ADVENTURER – one of Chaplin’s fabled Mutual films – Charlie treats us to thrills, chills, and chaotic slapstick. It is a virtual compendium of visual comedy.
Each film will be accompanied live with their original orchestral scores and sound effects by The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra.

Charlie Chaplin – The Adventurer