Nethercutt All-Star Silent Comedies Show
Call at 4 PM sharp!
The Nethercutt once again presents an authentic Itinerant Moving Picture Show of Silent Cinema Comedies.
The organist for this event will be Robert Israel, who is flying in from the Czech Republic to perform for you. Joe Rinaudo will hand-crank his 1909 Powers Cameragraph projector, assisted by Gary Gibson. Kyle Irwin, Master of Ceremonies and Museum Curator, will demonstrate antique mechanical musical instruments before the show and during intermission.
*The best chance of obtaining tickets is to call starting at 4pm PST. You will probably get a busy signal. Just keep calling, then follow prompts. This is for the following event only:
Nethercutt All-Star Silent Comedies Show Friday, March 2, 2018 at 8 PM Saturday, March 3, 2018 at 2 PM
(There will be no evening show on Saturday.) Nethercutt Museum Sylmar, California
Admission is free, but tickets must be obtained in advance, only on Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Address and other information is also at the link above.
COMING MARCH 10, 2018: THE GOOSE WOMAN LOUISE DRESSER with LIVE ORCHESTRA
March 10, 2018 Burbank, California DETAILS
WHAT COULD BE SPOOKIER… THAN A DARK THEATER HAUNTED BY SILENT GHOSTS FROM A CENTURY PAST, BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE BY A SINGLE HAND, CRANKING AN ANTIQUE MOVING PICTURE MACHINE
JOIN US THIS OCTOBER FOR THESE
HIGHLY SPIRITED SHOWS:
OCT. 14 ♠ HAL-O’WEEN EVENING OF HAL ROACH COMEDIES WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA
CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH
Burbank, California
OCT. 22 ♠ PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925) WITH LIVE ORGAN AND RESTORED COLOR SEQUENCES
BAKERSFIELD FOX THEATRE
Bakersfield, California
OCT. 27 & 28 ♠HAPPILY HAUNTING SHORT COMEDIES & DRAMA WITH MIGHTY WURLITZER
NETHERCUTT COLLECTION
Sylmar, California
The Spooky Details:
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2017 at 7:00 PM CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH
Burbank, California
$15 Purchase Tickets Here
A HAL-O’WEEN EVENING OF HAL ROACH COMEDIES
Charley Chase and Martha Sleeper in “Crazy Like a Fox” (1926)
Join us Saturday, October 14, 2017 as we present a screening of four classic comedies from the Hal Roach Studios. Included on the program will be:
Do Detectives Think(1927) Crazy Like a Fox (1926) Cat, Dog & Co.(1929)
Also, Buster Keaton in The Haunted House (1921)
The films will be accompanied by a period musical score performed live by The Famous Players Orchestra under the direction of Scott Lasky. Joe Rinaudo will project 35mm film on an original hand-cranked Power’s 1909 Cameragragh Model 6 Motion Picture Machine. Your Master of Ceremonies will be film historian Stan Taffel.
Showtime: Saturday, October 14, 2017
7:00 PM
Location: Christ Lutheran Church
2400 West Burbank Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91506
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2017 at 2:00 PM
FOX THEATER BAKERSFIELD
Bakersfield, California
$10 Purchase Tickets Here
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
The Phantom of the Opera at the Fox Bakersfield will be a very special viewing of the silent classic horror film that you and your family won’t want to miss. You will get to watch this film, complete with restored 2–STRIP TECHNICOLOR sequences, accompanied with the live performance by Dean Mora at the organ, just like you would have, had you been watching a movie the the Fox Bakersfield in 1930. And to add more character and historic appeal, the film will be projected from a fully restored 1909 Powers Cameragraph Hand-Cranked Motion Picture Machine, set up in the center of the auditorium.
The Phantom Of The Opera will be screened at the historic Fox Theater Bakersfield. Opened in 1930, The Fox was one of the last of its kind built in the Gilded Age. The 1500 seat Fox Theater was designed by famed Los Angeles architect S. Charles Lee. Known for his trademark “The Show Begins on the Sidewalk;” his designs would later gain classic status as paragons of style and beauty. In 1953, the original interior was replaced with a contemporary Art Deco motif inspired by Fox West Coast Theaters’ Charles P. Skouras. A lavish concession area was added, along with a remodel of the marquee, box office and main entrance — embellished with glitzy 50’s bright metals, terrazzo and neon. Read more history about the Fox Theater Bakersfield here.
Synopsis
In this silent horror classic, aspiring young opera singer Christine Daaé (Mary Philbin) discovers that she has a mysterious admirer intent on helping her become a lead performer. This enigmatic masked presence is Erik, also known as the Phantom (Lon Chaney), a horribly disfigured recluse who lives underneath the Paris Opera House. When the Phantom takes Christine prisoner and demands her devotion and affection, her suitor, Vicomte Raoul de Chagny (Norman Kerry), sets out to rescue her.
Restoration
The film is the only 35mm print in existence that tells the complete story (as originally intended) by combining the 1929 release and the 16mm show at home versions (blown up to 35mm). It also now has all of the original 2–STRIP TECHNICOLORsequences restored as they were seen in 1925. Original narrative and spoken inter-titles (about 68) have been restored as well as the prologue titles that describe the beginnings of the Phantom and his connection to the Paris Opera House. Since this print is drawn from the original 1925 and the 1929 (sound speed) versions, hand cranking will allow you to see, for the first time, the film presented at the proper speeds. Gary Gibson will present a glass lantern slide show during all reel changes.
The Phantom of the Opera
Restoration Credits: see below
Showtime: Sunday, October 22, 2017
Doors open 1:00 PM ◊ Show 2:00 PM
Location: Bakersfield Fox Theater
2001 H Street Bakersfield, CA93301 map Box Office phone: (661) 324 -1369
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2017 at 8 PM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2017at2 PM & 8PM NETHERCUTT COLLECTION Sylmar, California Request Tickets available Sept. 27, 2017 at 4pm (Admission is free but you must request tickets in advance.)
HAPPY HAUNTED HALLOWEEN SHORTS
The Nethercutt Collection will host another three silent film hand crank shows. Friday at 8:00 p.m. & Saturday at 2:00 & 8:00 p.m. The program will be the same for each show. Tickets will be available Wednesday, September 27 starting at 4:00 p.m. by calling in for up to 4 tickets per caller. Phone: (818) 364-6464. Please be persistent as the office only has 3 phone lines. How to Request Nethercutt Show Tickets
This happily haunted show will feature several shorts we haven’t presented in a number of years:
Koko’s Earth Control(Cartoon) The Thieving Hand Do Detectives Think (Laurel & Hardy) Suspense Cat, Dog, and Co.(Our Gang) Super-Hooper Dyne Lizzies
Ghost of Mildred Smith
Musical narration and sound effects by Dean Mora at the Mighty Wurlitzer, the third largest theater organ in the world.
Gary Gibson will provide original glass lantern slides during all reel changes.
Your host is Kyle Irwin, curator, who will demonstrate the Nethercutt Collection’s automated musical instruments before the show and during intermission.
You may also tour the collection of over fifty classic cars which are on display in a museum setting that recreates the marble and mirrored showroom of an early automobile dealership.
Business or semi-formal attire is appropriate. Children must be 10 and older.
Don’t forget to call for tickets Wednesday Sept. 27 at 4pm sharp—and enjoy the show!
Showtimes: Friday, October 27, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Location:
Nethercutt Collection
15200 Bledsoe Street
Sylmar, CA 91342 map
35mm source material: Special thanks to Mr. David Shepard
Blackhawk film library
16mm source material: Mr. Stan Taffel
Script and cutting continuity: Mr. George Wagner
Title re-creation, design and typography: Mr. Chaz DeSimone DesimoneDesign.com
Title & film digitizing & output to film: Mr. Michael Brodersen Mr. Rico Hernandez Negative and print color timing: Mr. Doug Ledin
Project manager: Mr. Allan Tudzin
Fotokem Film & Video Services Fotokem.com
Film and title restoration
produced and supervised by: Mr. Joe Rinaudo SilentCinemaSociety.org
“Habeas Corpus” film courtesy of the Blackhawk film library.
Here are several shows throughout Los Angeles in early 2017 featuring the sights, sounds and history of entertainment as experienced a century ago during the Silent Cinema era:
January 26, 2017 ♦ 5:30 pm
Los Angeles In The Ragtime Era
Presented byGalen Wilkes Calabasas-Las Virgenes Historical Society
Calabasas Library, 200 Civic Center Way, Calabasas
February 10 and 11, 2017 ♦ 2:00 and 8:00 pm
Nethercutt
For those of you who have tickets for the February Nethercutt show, here is the program:
♥The theme will be LOVE for Valentines Day.♥
The show will feature:
♥ Buster Keaton in “Neighbors”
♥Larry Semon in “Plagues And Puppy Love”
♥ A very rare Edison Film from 1907 “The Teddy Bears”
♥ A rarely seen Charley Chase comedy “There Ain’t No Santa Claus”
♥ Plus a surprise from the Blackhawk film collection with special thanks toMr. David Shepard
Joe Rinaudo will be assisted on the hand-cranked Powers Cameragraph Motion Picture Machine by Gary Gibson, projecting glass lantern slides, and Dean Mora on the mighty Wurlitzer Theater Organ (third largest theater organ in the world).
Sorry, this event is sold out. If you have your tickets, enjoy the show! If not, hope to see you next October for our annual Halloween Spooktacular at the Nethercutt.
March 11, 2017 ♦ 7:00 pm
“Steamboat Bill, Jr.” with
Live Orchestra
Featuring a live musical score performed by The Famous Players Orchestra under the direction of Scott Lasky.
Projected by Joe Rinaudo in 35mm on an original hand-cranked Power’s 1909 Cameragragh Model 6 Motion Picture Machine. Your Master of Ceremonies will be Stan Taffel.
The program will include a 30 minute intermission and there will also be a raffle with prizes. Concessions will be available downstairs at the snack bar.
Showtime:
Saturday, March 11, 2017
Doors open at 6:15 p.m.
Show starts at 7:00 p.m.
Location:
Christ Lutheran Church
2400 W. Burbank Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91506
(southeast corner of Burbank Bl. & Buena Vista St., directly behind the Dunn-Edwards paint store)
Admission is $10.00 (suggested donation)
Tickets will go on sale at the door approximately one hour before showtime.
You can also purchase tickets online starting February 1 through the Famous Players Orchestra website.
March 25, June 17, and November 11, 2017 ♦ 7:00 pm JUNE 17 AND NOVEMBER 11 DATES CANCELLED
On three special dates throughout the year, Galen Wilkeswill present
An Edwardian Evening of Entertainment
Enjoy a period vaudeville show, witness a live recording of the audience onto an Edison wax cylinder, and experience other fascinating examples of the Edwardian era.
Perry Mansion, Heritage Square Museum
3800 Homer St., Highland Park
JUNE 17 AND NOVEMBER 11 DATES CANCELLED
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The Nethercutt Collection will host another three silent film hand crank shows. Friday at 8:00 p.m. & Saturday at 2:00 & 8:00 p.m. The program will be the same for each show. Tickets will be available Wednesday, September 27 starting at 4:00 p.m. by calling in for up to 4 tickets per caller. Phone: (818) 364-6464. Please be persistent as the office only has 3 phone lines. 
