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LIVE EVENT, with FREE ADMISSION for all showings
White Concert Hall, Washburn Univeristy, 1700 SW Jewell, Topeka, KS 66603

Friday Afternoon, Feb. 28, 2025: Begins @ 1:00 PM

Overture & Welcome
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(1909)
  Mack Sennett, a D.W. Griffith film
 —Music by Bill Beningfield
(1919)
 Wallace Reid, directed by James Cruze
 —Music by Ben Model


Scott talks about how he chooses subjects for his celebrity biographies and their roots in silent film 

(1926)
George O'Brien, directed by Irving Cummings
—Music by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra 

—BREAK, 15 min.—

(1928)
Victor McLaglen & Louise Brooks, directed by Howard Hawks
—Music by Marvin Faulwell & Bob Keckeisen
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—DINNER BREAK—
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Friday Evening, Feb. 28, 2025: Begins @ 7:30 PM
@ White Concert Hall, Washburn University

His New Mamma
15 min.
(1924)
Harry Langdon, directed by Roy Del Ruth
—Music by Jeff Rapsis 
(1927)
Laurel and Hardy, directed by Fred Guiol
Music by Ben Model
(1925)
Ronald Colman, directed by Ernst Lubitsch
Music by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra 

Sat. Mar. 1, 2025, 9:00 a.m.-Noon
@ White Concert Hall, Washburn University

Overture & Welcome

An opportunity to see a documentary on the history of silent film comedy.

—BREAK, 5 min.—

(1910-1912)
Max Linder
Music by Ben Model
Ice Cold Cocos
20 min.
(1926)
Billy Bevan, directed by Del Lord
Music by Ben Model
(1920)
Nell Shipman, directed by Bert Van Tuyle
Music by Jeff Rapsis
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Lunch Break (on your own), resuming at 1:30 p.m
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Sat. Mar. 1, 2025, 1:30-5:00 p.m.
@ White Concert Hall, Washburn University

Overture & Welcome
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(1920)
Harold Lloyd, directed by Hal Roach
—Music by Jeff Rapsis
(1924)
Richard Barthelmess, directed by John S. Robertson
—Music by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra

BREAK, with Scott Eyman Book Signing

(1923)
Buster Keaton, directed by Edward F. Cline
Music by Marvin Faulwell
Mantrap
71 min.
(1926)
Clara Bow, directed by Victor Fleming
—Music by Ben Model

Dinner

Special Dinner Event, Our Sixteenth Annual
CINEMA-DINNER
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Seating begins @ 5:15 p.m.
Dinner from 5:30 to 7:20 p.m.

Special Guest Scott Eyman speaks about his work as writer of celebrity biographies of those with roots in silent filmmaking.

— This event is by reservation only. Dinner is $40. Contact Bill Shaffer at bill.shaffer@washburn.edu to reserve your space



Sat. Mar. 1, 2025, 7:30-10:00 p.m.
@ White Concert Hall, Washburn University


Overture & Welcome

(1914)
Mack Swain, directed by F. Richard Jones
Music by Bill Beningfield
(1915)
Charlie Chaplin, directed by Charles Chaplin
—Music by Ben Model
(1925)
Douglas Fairbanks, directed by Donald Crisp
—Music by Marvin Faulwell & Bob Keckeisen

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