Celebrate National Silent Movie Day with Beverly Of Graustark

To celebrate National Silent Movie Day, the Olympia Film Society will be screening the seldom-seen Beverly of Graustark, a cross-dressing comedy showcasing the talents of one of the biggest stars of the silent era: Marion Davies. Olympia musician Crockett King (a frequent performer at the Brotherhood Lunge) will accompany the film with an original score.

OFS describes the event:

“In this silent comedy, Marion Davies plays an American student 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) engages in swordfights, chases, dances, and all varieties of intrigue.”

The movie shows once only at 7 p.m. on Monday Sept. 29. Tickets are $18.25 for General Admission and $15.25 for OFS members. Then can be bought online or at the box office starting an hour (6:00 p.m.) before showtime. Here is the link to purchase advanced tickets: https://olympiafilmsociety.org/beverly-of-graustark/.

Please note: OFS often shuts off its online ticketing system 24 or so hours before the movie starts—but that does not mean the show is sold out or seats are unavailable. The Capitol Theater seats over 1,000 people and there are always plenty of seats for its movies. If you can’t get a ticket online, just bring your hard-earned shekels (or plastic) to the box office before the movie and they will happily sell you a ticket or two.

The Capitol Theater offers soda, and popcorn and your very own, narrow, squeaky seat (no cup holders provided). You’ll also be able to get a beer or a cider (Beverly of Graustark would approve).

I plan to arrive around 6:40, linger around outside for a few minutes, and then get my ticket and be seated in the theater with my popcorn and beverage by about 6:50. I generally try to sit in the middle of the theater on the first floor.

Also, the movie should let out around 8:30 p.m. so a post-movie beverage and/or dessert at The Spar is a possibility if anyone is interested.

Note: I am cross listing this event on other Meetups so there may be more people interested than you see here.