Tag: peter pan

  • There Ain’t No “Santa Claus” Silent Film

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    If a venue and I are looking at a December date, I get asked the same thing other film accompanists get asked. Is there a good Christmas silent movie we can show? It’s easy to program to the calendar with films from the 1940s onward. There are a couple perennial Xmas favorites, thanks to Laurel…

  • Dec/Jan/Feb show bookings

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    Have just finished recording theatre organ scores for a release by Unknown Video of William S. Hart in Sand. Also on the disc is an Art Acord 2-reel oater and a surprise comedy short (you’ll just have to buy it to find out!). Recorded the scores earlier in the week on the Miditzer and am…

  • Peter Pan on Long Island, and more…

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    Today’s show wraps up a rather busy December; 10 shows plus some scoring for DVDs. Two rather successful school shows of The Crowd at AMMI, a vaudeville show in Manahawkin NJ, and the Silent Clowns “Buster’s Stunning Stunts” shows are among the highlights. Played for Peter Pan (1924) at the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington,…