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THIS OCTOBER: Nate Butler at the Silent Movies presents Lon Chaney in “The Phantom of the Opera” (1925)!With Live Piano Music by Nate Butler!
Saturday October 5th, 2024, at VISTA Theater, Fresno Music Academy & Arts
1298 N. Wishon Ave. Fresno CA. 93728
(just up the street from the Tower Theater, North of the corner of Olive and Wishon)
Doors open 6:30pm • Cartoons start at 7:00pm • Feature film at 8:00pm
ALL AGES WELCOME! • Admission is Pay What You Want.
Join host Nate Butler in learning more about the history of silent film, and enjoy these classics with live piano music!
Regarded by many as the first great horror film, “The Phantom of the Opera” (1925) stars Lon Chaney, the ‘Man of A Thousand Faces,’ so-called because of his mastery of early film makeup. Chaney plays Erik, the horribly disfigured Phantom who lurks in the catacombs and dungeons beneath the Paris Opera House. When Erik falls in love with a beautiful prima donna (Mary Philbin), he kidnaps her and holds her hostage in his lair, where he is destined to have a showdown with her fiancé (Norman Kerry) and the secret police.
PARENTAL WARNING: Although I consider this movie to be quite tame by today’s standards, it might spook young children (or, on the other hand, bore them, as it is quite long, without any comedy). When the movie was first released in 1925, it shocked audiences throughout the world, and many weak-hearted patrons fainted at the sight of Chaney’s hideous makeup, which he designed and applied himself.
There are actually several existing versions of Chaney’s “The Phantom of the Opera,” and not one of them has exactly the same sequences, music score (if any), title cards, or even the same cast of characters. So, on this night, we’ll be watching the ‘best’ print currently available that could be found, and Nate Butler will endeavor to provide you with a brilliant live piano score of his own devise!
About The Fresno Music Academy & Arts:
https://www.fresnomusicacademy.com/
Fresno Music Academy & Arts is the largest independent music school in Fresno and the immediate Central San Joaquin Valley. Conveniently located in the heart of Fresno's historic cultural center The Tower District (and now with a second location at Cedar & Nees), we serve music students from Fresno, Clovis, Sanger, Reedley, Madera and other surrounding communities who visit our studio every week.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Fresno Music Academy & Arts 1298 N. Wishon Ave. Fresno CA. 93728, Fresno, CA, United States, California 93728
