BUSTER KEATON COMEDY w/ Pipe Organ Musical Score by Jeff Rapsis
Sat, Nov 26
|Epsilon Spires
Experience Buster Keaton's timeless comedic genius and miraculous stunts executed with awe-inspiring precision with a live musical score performed by Jeff Rapsis on our historic Estey pipe organ! Our special program for Thanksgiving weekend features the films "The Scarecrow" and "Our Hospitality"
Time & Location
Nov 26, 2022, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USA
About the event
Our Hospitality (1923) broadened the boundaries of slapstick and proved that Buster Keaton was not just a comedian, he was an artist. Enjoy this fun, short video about Buster Keaton's approach, and his lasting influence on filmmakers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWEjxkkB8Xs
About The Film:
Although The General (1926) is Buster Keaton’s best-known and admired film, his 1923 feature Our Hospitality is one of his most perfectly constructed works. A period piece, the plot is loosely derived from the real-life feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys (renamed "Canfields" and "McKays"), two large Appalachian clans whose long-enduring conflict is legendary. Set in 1831, Keaton plays Willie McKay, a young New York City dandy who is summoned to the Old South to claim his family’s estate, only to find that his inheritance is a rundown shack. On top of that he learns that the object of his affection (Keaton’s real-life wife Natalie Talmadge) is the…
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Buster Keaton Comedy
Admission for Buster Keaton Comedy with Live Pipe Organ Soundtrack by Jeff Rapsis- refreshments will be provided. Please choose your seating with respect for others and let us know if you require special arrangements. $2 from every ticket goes directly towards the historic preservation of the venue. Thank you for your support! Enjoy the program!
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Tickets for this event are $20. Thanks to a generous grant from the Ben and Jerry’s Foundation, subsidized tickets are available for those who self-identify as experiencing financial hardship. In order to make this program accessible for all, we are offering tickets by sliding scale. Taking equity and inclusion into account, please pay what you can to help support the artists and venue.
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