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For immediate release: Fri., Sept. 22, 2017 Contact: Sarah Knab | 608.258.4438

Duck Soup Cinema Returns with Three "New" (to Overture) Silent Films

First Film of the Season Features Rising Stars Artists as Vaudeville Acts

Madison, Wis. ? For over 30 years, Overture has revived and celebrated the heritage and legacy of Capitol Theater, originally built for silent film and opened in 1928. The 2017/18 `Duck Soup Cinema' (DSC) season features two returning films and three titles never shown as part of Overture's silent film series with accompaniment on the 1928 Grand Barton Organ, one of the last organs of its kind, vaudeville entertainment, a Master of Ceremonies and door prizes. Admission starts at $7 for adults ($3 for children).

"Starting and growing this program over the last 31 years has been an incredible experience, and I'm thankful to continue my work on `Duck Soup Cinema' in retirement," said Rudy Lienau, Overture's former vice president of operations and Duck Soup Cinema programmer. "By keeping this art form, complete with the original 1928 Grand Barton Organ, provides us the opportunity to share something very special and unique with our community."

2017/18 Duck Soup Cinema schedule: The Freshman (1925) | Sat., Oct. 7, 2 & 7 p.m. | Organist - Jelani Eddington Vaudeville Acts

? Singer/guitarist Andy Austin ? Singer Elijah Edwards (2017 Overture's Rising Stars Winner) ? Gotta Dance Clogging Team (2017 Overture's Rising Stars Finalist) Harold Lloyd comedy that tells the story of a college freshman trying to become popular by joining the school football team. It remains one of Lloyds most successful films and was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

DSC debut: The Flying Ace* (1926) | Sat., Nov. 4, 7 p.m. | Organist - Jelani Eddington This inspiring film, featuring an all African-American cast, set in World War I tells the story of a fighter ace breaking through racial barriers to serve the nation, and his return to the U.S. after the war.

DSC debut: Mantrap (1926) | Sat., Feb. 17, 2 & 7 p.m.| Organist - Jelani Eddington This film, based on the novel of the same name by Sinclair Lewis, features a vivacious manicurist who marries a backwoods trader and moves to frontier Canada, but comes to realize she misses the city when a NYC divorce lawyer, shows up...

DSC debut: Sunrise* (1927) | Sat., Mar. 7 p.m. | Organist - Clark Wilson This mature drama, which won three Oscars at the 1st Academy Awards in 1929, is a tale about a farmer fighting good and evil within him ? choosing between an urbane woman and his wife at home.

Sherlock Jr. (1924) | Sat., Apr. 7, 2 & 7 p.m. | Organist - Clark Wilson Ranked #62 in American Film Institute's list of 100 funniest films of all time, this comedy stars Buster Keaton as a projectionist who longs to be a detective and tries his hand at it when framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocket watch. The two series, `Sounds of Silents' (1986-1998) and `Duck Soup Cinema' (1999-Present), have engaged patrons in nearly 95,000 silent film experiences, garnering national recognition for authenticity complete with music on the 1928 Grand Barton Organ, one of the last of its kind, still in its original theater.

Local vaudeville-style acts open for a silent film screening (with the exception this season of The Flying Ace and Sunrise). Each show features a skilled organist who mirrors the actors' emotions on the Grand Barton Organ, just as it was done in 1928.

Tickets are available in person at the Overture Center Ticket Office (201 State Street), online at or by phone at 608.258.4141.

Duck Soup Cinema is sponsored by Goodman Jewelers. Additional funding provided by Madison Stagehands and Projectionists Union, I.A.T.S.E Local 251, contributions to Overture Center for the Arts, and by members of the Duck Soup Cinema Club.

Editor's note: If interested in on-site or advance coverage, please contact Sarah to arrange.

OVERTURE CENTER FOR THE ARTS in Madison, Wisconsin features seven state-of-the-art performance spaces and five galleries where national and international touring artists, ten resident companies and hundreds of local artists engage people in over half a million educational and artistic experiences each year.

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