BEVERLY OF GRAUSTARK w/ Pipe Organ Soundtrack by Ben Model!
Fri, Apr 18
|Epsilon Spires
Mistaken identities, intrigue, a chase, a swordfight and more! Silent film star Marion Davies sparkles in this 1926 gender-bender comedy. Featuring a live musical score performed on our Historic Estey by Ben Model, resident silent film accompanist at MoMA and The Library of Congress!
Time & Location
Apr 18, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USA
About the event
Beverly of Graustark, starring Marion Davies at her comedic best is the kind of material that allowed her to shine and proved to be a key title in the making of her star persona. She stars as Beverly Calhoun, an American co-ed whose cousin Oscar (Creighton Hale) is a Prince and heir to the throne of Graustark. In a twist of fate, she must switch places with him in order to prevent the conniving General Marlanax (Roy D’Arcy) from becoming King. Along the way, Beverly (as Oscar) meets goatherd Dantan (Antonio Moreno), hires him as her bodyguard… and to no one’s surprise, winds up falling for him. Marking a stylistic shift from Marion Davies’ earlier features, Beverly of Graustark – expertly directed by Sidney Franklin – is more akin to her playful 1928 rom-corns Show People and The Patsy. This new restoration by the Library of Congress includes the film's recentl…
Tickets
General Admission
Admission for one to BEVERLY OF GRAUSTARK (1926) w/ Live Pipe Organ Soundtrack by Ben Model. Popcorn and refreshments are included! Doors open at 7:00pm, the film begins at 7:15pm. Please let us know if you require special arrangements. Enjoy the program!
$20.00Sliding-Scale Ticket
Ticket for one to BEVERLY OF GRAUSTARK w/ Live Pipe Organ Soundtrack by Ben Model. Thanks to a generous grant from the Ben and Jerry’s Foundation, subsidized sliding-scale tickets are available for those who self-identify as experiencing financial hardship. In order to make this program accessible for all, we are offering tickets by sliding scale. Taking equity and inclusion into account, please pay what you can to help support the venue.
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