Silent-Film Double Bill Oct. 2

A silent-film double bill of One Week (Buster Keaton short, 1920) and The Kid (Charles Chaplin feature, 1921) will be presented on Saturday, October 2, 2021, at 7:30 p.m. in Lincoln Theater, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT, with live piano accompaniment by Patrick Miller. Admission is free.

Attendees must show ID and proof of vaccination to attend the screening.

Attendees are requested to pre-register for tickets using the sign up link below. 

The screening is a centennial tribute to The Hartt School -- Hartt 100 -- which was founded in 1920-1921. One Week was released in 1920, and The Kid was released in 1921. Both films were the top box-office and critical hits of the 1920-1921 film season. Buster Keaton (1895-1966) is one of the great American silent-film comedians. One Week is Keaton's first released short silent film and is a dazzling showcase of his fantastic comedic skills that would characterize his unique screen persona. Charles Chaplin (1889-1977) is also one of the great American silent-film comedians. The Kid is Chaplin's first feature silent film and is a powerful and personal dramatic comedy, reflecting his impoverished London childhood, with a brilliant star performance by child actor Jackie Coogan. 

Patrick Miller, recently retired Associate Professor of Music Theory, taught at The Hartt School, University of Hartford for 40 years, and served as chair of the music theory program and director of the academic studies division. He studied at the University of Kansas (B.Mus., M.Mus.) and the University of Michigan (Ph.D.). Since 1982, he has performed his piano accompaniments for silent film screenings throughout New England with performances at the Wadsworth Atheneum, Mount Holyoke College, University of Hartford, University of Connecticut, Connecticut College, Trinity College, Wesleyan University, and Yale University.  He has studied silent film music at the George Eastman Museum (Rochester, NY), the Museum of Modern Art, and the Library of Congress, and has accompanied the masterworks of American and international silent cinema.