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| muscur... |
 Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:08 am |
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Years in the making, finally the "Green Goddess" returns! This is a
rare opportunity not to be missed! A Special Engagement at The Blue
Mouse Theatre in Tacoma, Washington's Historic Proctor District (one
day only!)
"GREEN GODDESS" (1923) Friday, November 13, 2009, 7:00 PM
The Blue Mouse’s OPENING NIGHT Film Accompanied Live by World Renowned
Silent Film Organist Dennis James plus Live Vaudeville Act
Eighty-six years ago . . .
The Blue Mouse Theatre opened its doors to long lines of ardent movie-
goers. Tacoma News Tribune called it "the finest suburban theatre in
the Northwest.” Today, The Blue Mouse is the oldest continuously
operating movie house in Washington. Recently, the Tacoma Landmarks
Commission placed The Blue Mouse Theatre on the Tacoma Register of
Historic Places. The Blue Mouse may soon find itself on the National
Register of Historic Places!
The Blue Mouse & Historic Tacoma invite you to watch as the Blue Mouse
turns GREEN for its 86th Birthday Party with a rare screening of its
actual 1923 Opening Night Film.
* Eat popcorn from an eco-friendly bag.
* Enjoy wine & hors d'oeuvres with Green Goddess dressing.
* Experience a historically authentic presentation of Richard Arliss
in "Green Goddess," the silent adventure movie that packed the theatre
opening night in 1923 with standing room only!
* Live performance by world famous silent movie organist. Vaudeville
song & dance.
All Tickets $35 Advance purchase highly recommended! Buy tickets
at:
The Blue Mouse Theatre located at 2611 N Proctor or Pacific Northwest
Shop located at 2702 N. Proctor / MC & Visa Accepted
Information (253) 752.9500, (253) 752.2242 or Babe Lehrer (253)
383.1283
Made possible by the Packard Humanities Institute, the Stanford
Theatre Foundation, Historic Tacoma, Bill Broich and Phyllis McGavick
& Alfred's Cafe
With the silent film program and scheduling dysfunctions in middle
management continuing at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Dennis
James, the final appointed House Organist there from 1998 to 2008, and
the professional silent film organist who introduced the theatre's
popular Silent Movie Mondays series, frequently selling out 2897 seat
the theatre during his 11 year tenure, continues his professional
silent film and other musical presentations throughout the Northwest
Area during the 2010 season:
2010
January 21, Washington Center, Olympia, Washington
4th annual silent film series: Greta Garbo and John Gilbert in FLESH
AND THE DEVIL
February 11, Washington Center, Olympia, Washington
4th annual silent film series: Rudolph Valentino in SON OF THE SHEIK
February 14, Lynwood Theatre, Bainbridge Island, Washington
Silent film series- two screenings: Harold Lloyd in GIRL SHY
February 15, Admiral Theatre, West Seattle, Washington
Original Silent Movie Mondays site debut: William Boyd in THE YANKEE
CLIPPER
March 7, City Museum, Wenatchee, Washington
Silent film program: comedy films
March 8, Town Hall, Seattle, Washington
OdeonQuartet (string quartet) with Dennis James, Glass Armonica
chamber music performance
March 11, Washington Center, Olympia, Washington
4th annual silent film series: Janet Gaynor and George O'Brien in
SUNRISE
July 5, Lynwood Theatre, Bainbridge Island, Washington
Annual Anniversary silent film screenings:
July 6, Location tba, Seattle, Washington
American Theatre Organ Society National Convention - feature silent
film event by invitation conveyed by convention chairman Tom
Blackwell: title tba
For more information, visit: http://www.cas.sc.edu/film/james.html |
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| muscur... |
| Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 5:18 am |
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On Nov 8, 6:46 am, "Me" <m... at (no spam) you.com> wrote:
Quote: I live in the area & was excited to read your post until reading the 2 reviews on IMDB. It sounds like a pretty weak film. Any thoughts? Sure wish we had more silentrs on the big screen in tacoma.
Hmmm, thoughts. Well, let's take your note in reverse order. I, too,
wish we have more silents on the big screen in Tacoma, and as a
resident of the CIty of the Future for the past 6 years I have
continually been suggesting this to our four preserved historic movie
palaces. With the Blue Mouse trying out the concept on the
professional level with this anniversary screening of their opening
night film, THE GREEN GODDESS, half the work is now being done to
bring even more silents to the city . . . the other half is, of
course, attendance. So, if you are now thinking, from reading IMDB
reviews, of not attending the show, and still want to see more silent
films in Tacoma, you might want to think about other aspects of the
performance that might be of interest to you should you attend beyond
confirming opinions about the plot. Perhaps the fact that this print
comes directly from the preservation facility of the UCLA FIlm and
Television archive and is a fine demonstration of the quality of their
work - in this case a 35mm print taken from the only known surviving
copy of the film. And then consider their will be a live music
performance of a historically informed score assembled from period
published silent film music materials, as opposed of the region's
newly available meandering and anachronistic improvisations to silent
films these days. And then there's the singer opening the show with
the 1919 hit tune "Take Your Girlie to the Movies If You Can't Make
Love At Home." And if that's not enough excitement to entice a
dedicated silent film fan interested in more silents on the big screen
in Tacoma to attend what looks to be a sellout performance, come on
down to nearby Olympia, over to Bainbridge Island or even on up to
West Seattle for my other upcoming SILENT FILM CONCERTS next year
listed.
Dennis James / SILENT FILM CONCERTS |
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| Me... |
| Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:46 am |
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I live in the area & was excited to read your post until reading the 2 reviews on IMDB. It sounds like a pretty weak film. Any thoughts? Sure wish we had more silentrs on the big screen in tacoma.
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| Derek B Boothroyd... |
| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 3:13 pm |
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On Sun, 8 Nov 2009, Me wrote:
Quote: I live in the area & was excited to read your post until reading the 2
reviews on IMDB. It sounds like a pretty weak film. Any thoughts? Sure
wish we had more silentrs on the big screen in tacoma.
I saw it some years ago and thought it was very good. If you search for
The Green Goddess in the Google groups archive of alt.movies.silent,
though there are gaps you will find others who agree with me (as well as
some who don't). But there is no doubt that it looks great. I would
certainly recommend it.
- Derek B. |
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| muscur... |
| Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:08 am |
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I'm pleased to report THE GREEN GODDESS anniversary show screening at
the Blue Mouse Theatre in Tacoma, WA was a complete advance sellout.
The archive restoration 35mm print is beautiful - perfect tinting,
marvelous titling and only one sign of nitrate deterioration in the
over two hour film. My recreation score was filled with appropriate
"exotiques," and the debut of my restored and enhanced Hammond RT-3
went without a hitch. Plans are already well underway for November
13, 2010 to make this a committed annual event for us all - silent
films with live music . . . shown the way they were meant to be!
Dennis James - SILENT FILM CONCERTS |
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