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Silent Films of the World War I Era

Silent Films of the World War I Era

Sat

26

Apr

Silent Films of the World War I Era

Midway Village Museum

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Saturday, April 26

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM


Midway Village Museum

6799 Guilford Road, Rockford, IL 61107

815-397-9112

Midway Village Museum

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Saturday, April 26, 2025, doors open at 4:00pm


“Professor Sprocket’s Traveling Nickelodeon Band” presents Silent films of the WWI era.


Midway Village Museum will host the Rockford Wind Ensemble and its conductor Mark Rose for a program of 1910s and 1920s silent films accompanied by live music.


In the early years of cinema, films were produced without a soundtrack. Local theaters provided their own musicians to score the showing of each film.


Rockford’s Orpheum Theater used a pianist, while a few years later the Coronado Theater had an in-house orchestra. Rarely was the musical score provided by the distributor of the film. Local musicians brought their own ideas of how to express the emotions of the action through their musical accompaniment.


Most modern movie goers have never experienced silent movies in this format.


For this program, Mark Rose will arrange 1920s music to match the action of the two films to be shown- “The Bellboy” by Fatty Arbuckle and “The Haunted House" by Buster Keaton. Fifteen local musicians will take part in the ensemble under Rose’s direction.


The event will run about 90 minutes. The films are family-friendly and will be shown in the Museum Center Lakeview Rooms.


Visitors can also hear the Camp Grant March performed live.


Rates

Adult (13+) $10

Child (5-12) $5

Museum Member FREE

Adult Registered Re-enactor $5

Child Registered Re-enactor $3


Questions? Call 815-397-9112.

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