History of Silent Movies (IN-PERSON)
Tuesday, August 276:30—8:00 PMProgram RoomNewburyport Public LibraryNewburyport Public Library, 94 State Street, Newburyport, MA, 01950
The Golden Age Of Silent Movies
Come take a look at newsreels, cartoons, early comedy, historical drama, serial thrillers, slap-stick comedy featuring Harold Lloyd and Charlie Chaplin plus sight gags and chase scenes done by the king of sight gags, Buster Keaton … all presented with narration and musical accompaniment by pianist Richard Hughes. Plus - animation devices and sound effects for audience members to synchronize to a melodrama from 1913!
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