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All programs are held at the New-York Historical Society,
located at Central Park West at West 77th Street.
Tickets are $8 all adults, and $5 for seniors, kids and members.
Live piano accompaniment by Ben Model at all shows.
Our winter/spring 2008 line-up:Click on Buster's hat to see our 2006 and 2007 programming!
Sunday, February 10 at 2pm
Charlie Chaplin's Romance Variations
When Charlie Chaplin became famous as the “Little Tramp” he wasn't content to have his character just be a figure of fun, so he developed Charlie into a comic underdog, hero, and lover. Sometimes a henpecked husband or a rejected suitor, this program - His Trysting Place ('14), A Jitney Elopement ('15), The Bank ('15) and The Vagabond ('16) - takes Chaplin from his Keystone beginnings, through Essanay, to his classic period at Mutual.
Sunday, February 24 at 2pm
Harry Langdon: King of the Forgotten Clowns
Harry Langdon made his movie debut in 1924 and his career blazed brightly until 1928. Forgotten for many years, today he's considered one of the era's most original clowns, and his feature The Strong Man ('26) was just added to the National Film Registry. Our Langdon sampler – Feet of Mud ('24), Remember When? ('25), Lucky Stars ('25) and Fiddlesticks ('27) – are some of the early Mack Sennett shorts that made him famous.
Sunday, March 9 at 2pm
Buster Keaton in "Seven Chances"
While The General ('27) is probably Buster Keaton’s most famous film, Seven Chances ('25) is also one of his best that features great gags and breathtaking stunts. Having to marry by 7 o'clock to get his inheritance, Buster must brave a stampede of angry brides and rolling boulders to do it. Opening the show is forlorn Harry Langdon who has his own wedding troubles in His Marriage Wow ('24).
Sunday, April 13 at 2pm
Tyler Brooke: Lounge Lizard Extraordinaire
Never heard of Tyler Brooke? Along with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, this forgotten clown was a member of the late 1920’s Hal Roach “All Stars” and our selection – Dizzy Daddies ('26), The Merry Widower ('26), Should Husbands Pay? ('26) and On the Front Page ('27) – highlight his talents and contribution to film comedy. Hosted by film historian and Brooke biographer Charlie Morrow.
Sunday, April 27 at 2pm
Roach Teams: Laurel & Hardy / Anita & Marion
The Hal Roach Studio was known as “the Lot of Fun,” where human foibles and the frustrations of everyday life were magnified a hundred times over. Film historian and author Ed Watz will introduce our salute which showcases two comedy teams that came together at Roach at the very end of the silent era – Laurel & Hardy in From Soup To Nuts ('28) and Their Purple Moment ('28), plus Anita Garvin & Marion Byron in Feed 'em and Weep ('28) and A Pair of Tights ('29).
