'Movies & Music on the Lawn' returns to BR Gallery with ‘Familiar Faces’ theme
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One of Baton Rouge Gallery’s popular programs, Movies & Music on the Lawn, will kick off this year’s series at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 30.
The year’s theme, “Familiar Faces,” will focus on beloved and well-known stories in silent film versions not as well known.
Most movie fans know the 1939 Wizard of Oz film starring Judy Garland. Baton Rouge Gallery’s Movies & Music on the Lawn won’t be showing that film. Instead, it will show the first adaptation on film based on the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.
This 1925 comedy version of The Wizard of Oz depicts the iconic story of a Kansas girl in an enchanted world of wonder. The film has a completely different plot, set in the magical Land of Oz, from the book.
The plot focuses mainly on the character of the Scarecrow, played by director Larry Semon. Dorothy is played by Dorothy Dawn. Dawn’s version of the farm girl is an 18-year-old caught in a love triangle between the Scarecrow and the Tin Man, played by a young Oliver Hardy of the comedy team Laurel and Hardy.
The Tin Man and Lion are actually not characters but are disguised farmhands who find themselves swept up by a tornado to the mythical Land of Oz. With an intriguing story and stunning special effects, this version of the classic story will delight kids of all ages.
As always with Movies & Music on the Lawn, live musicians will accompany the silent film with both rehearsed and improvisational material sure to enhance the experience.
This installment will feature the musical style of The Zeelanders Group.
Admission is $5 to all non-gallery members and includes free popcorn. Baton Rouge Gallery members will be admitted free.
Other movies scheduled in the “Familiar Faces” series are The Mark of Zorro, June 27; Peter Pan, July 25; The Phantom of the Opera, Aug 29; Tarzan, Sept 26; and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Oct 31.
Call (225) 383-1470 or visit http://www.batonrougegallery.org.
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