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Film still from Love ‘Em and Leave ‘Em (1926)

Presented in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Library for the Performing Arts, our librarians bring the magic of silent cinema to Lincoln Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium. The library will present two 16mm silent films from its collection, curated by Elena Rossi-Snook and Steve Massa, with live piano accompaniment by Ben Model, one of the classic film world's leading silent film accompanists. Stay after the film screenings for a discussion and Q&A about the film with Ben Model and NYPL film specialist Rossi-Snook.

For this event, we screen the film Love ‘Em and Leave ‘Em (1926), a comedy romance shot at Paramount’s Astoria Studios (today known as Kaufman Astoria Studios), starring Evelyn Brent and Louise Brooks, in her first major film role. Brooks was a dancer in the Ziegfeld Follies before entering the movie industry in New York—today she is remembered as one of the great icons of the silent screen. Lawrence Gray and Osgood Perkins also star in the cast—all together they share scenes with Central Park and other iconic New York locations.

The comedy short Movie Night (1929) opens our program. This Hal Roach film stars the often overlooked Charley Chase, an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and director, and is a look at family movie-going in the 1920s. This is an opportunity to see a rare film, which has never been released on video or digitally—with very few copies in existence, The New York Public Library is the only public institution to have a print in its collection.

Venue
David Rubenstein Atrium
1887 Broadway, New York, NY 10023

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The David Rubenstein Atrium is where arts and democracy converge—committed to the values of welcoming all, artistic innovation, audience and artist intimacy, and community partnership. The Atrium’s free programming opens our world to culture that addresses today’s most pressing issues and explores our common humanity. Learn more »

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