Catalina Island Commemorates Chaplin

17 Apr 2014

The Catalina Island Museum is currently hosting an exhibition on Charlie Chaplin and Paulette Goddard. The exhibition lasts until September 28, 2014.

The Catalina Island Museum will also be screening Chaplin’s masterpiece “City Lights” accompanied by a live symphony orchestra in the historic Avalon Theatre on May 17th, 2014. Grammy Award-winning conductor Richard Kaufman will conduct a 39-piece orchestra performing the original score composed by Charlie Chaplin himself.

Details can be found on the Catalina Island Museum’s website.

Happy 125th Birthday, Charlie!

16 Apr 2014

125 years ago today: BIRTH OF CHARLES CHAPLIN!

Victorian Music Hall Songs by Charles Chaplin, Sr.

24 Mar 2014

The Porter House of Publishing has released a songbook by Cecilia H. Porter featuring six long lost songs that were originally performed on the Victorian Music Hall stage more than a hundred years ago by Charles Chaplin Senior, father of the famous Little Tramp.

For details, see our previous post about this topic or visit the Porter House of Publishing website.

Chaplin in Portugal

11 Mar 2014

Don’t miss these live orchestral screenings this month at the beautiful Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon with Timothy Brock conducting Chaplin’s scores:

• City Lights, 23rd March
• The Circus, 28th March
• Modern Times, preceded by Kid Auto Races at Venice, 30th March

For full information, visit the website of the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos.

Screenings in Copenhagen

11 Mar 2014

The Danish Film Institute Cinematheque has been celebrating the 100 years of The Tramp with several screenings in February and March. Here are some of their March screenings:

• A Dog’s Life + The Idle Class: March 11th
• The Gold Rush: March 12th
• City Lights: March 13th
• Modern Times: March 13th and March 25th
• The Circus: March 16th

Visit the Danish Film Institue website for full details.

City Lights with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

05 Mar 2014

On Friday, March 21st, 2014, 8:00 pm, don’t miss a screening of Charlie Chaplin’s masterpiece City Lights with live orchestral accompaniment at the Chicago Symphony Center. Richard Kaufman conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra playing Chaplin’s own score. City Lights, believed by many to be the greatest film Chaplin ever made, follows the Tramp on his quest to rescue the Flower Girl from blindness and poverty.

For tickets and event details, visit the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s website.

The Gold Rush with Live Orchestra

19 Feb 2014

For those of you who wish to experience the magic of Charlie Chaplin’s “The Gold Rush” while listening to a live orchestra play Chaplin’s own score, here are a few upcoming U.S. dates:

23 Feb 2014 - Vancouver, WA - Visit the Bravo! Vancouver Concert Series website for details

28 Feb 2014 - Tampa, FL - Visit the Florida Orchestra website for details

01 Mar 2014 - St. Petersburg, FL - Visit the Florida Orchestra website for details

01 Mar 2014 - Tempe, AZ - Visit the Arizona Pro Arte Ensemble website for details

14 Mar 2014 - Lexington, KY - Visit the Lexington Philharmonic website for details

And, as always, our full, regularly updated list of live orchestral screenings of Chaplin films around the world is available on our live orchestral screenings page.