Duck Soup Cinema Nosferatu (1922)
Directed by: F.W. Murnau Written by: Henrik Galeen (screenplay) CAST Max Schreck............................................................................................Graf Orlok/Nosferatu Gustav von Wangenheim................................................................................................. Hutter Greta Schröder........................................................................................................ Ellen Hutter Alexander Granach............................................................................................................Knock Georg H. Schnell............................................................................................................Harding Ruth Landshoff...................................................................................................................Annie John Gottowt.................................................................................................. Professor Bulwer Gustav Botz..................................................................................................... Professor Sievers Max Nemetz..............................................................................................Kapitän der Demeter Wolfgang Heinz................................................................................................. Zweiter Kapitän Albert Venohr.............................................................................................................. Matrose 1 Eric van Viele...............................................................................................................Matrose 2
GRAND BARTON ORGAN Dennis James
HOSTED BY Joe Thompson
VAUDEVILLE ACTS Doc the Rube, Ken Lonnquist, TRISIS, Truly Remarkable Loon
SAT, NOV 9, 2013 | Capitol Theater Support provided by Dane Arts with additional funds from The Evjue Foundation, Inc., charitable arm of the Capital Times, W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation, and the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation with additional funding provided by Madison Stagehands and Projectionists Union, I.A.T.S.E Local 251, contributions to Overture Center for the Arts, and by members of the Duck Soup Club. Learn how you can support Duck Soup by becoming a member at overturecenter.com/contribute.
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2013/14 Duck Soup Club Members Current as of October 22, 2013
Anonymous
John & Nancy Hilliard
M. Diane Pollock
Daniel Becker
Bill & Marcia Holman
Dawn Berney
Andrew Hunn
In Memory of C. Fred Pollock
Patricia Brooks
Rita Jackson
Christopher Burch Nancy Burger Jeff & Jeri Close Bea & Gene Dewey
Helen Poser
Larry M. Kneeland Priscilla Laufenberg Bob & Jeanne Lenberg Rudy Lienau
Robert N. Doornek
Marion & Michael McGrath
Rabbi Irvin & Vivian Ehrlich
Scott Meeker John & Cindy Mehl
Theodore Finn
Bob Miller & Pam Hoffman
Wayne Glowac
Steve N. Miller
Thomas Gregory
Janet Monk
Ami Rodland Elayn Ross Jenny Rowland & John Sears Don & Barb Sanford Tom & Julie Schuster Diane & David Silbaugh Jeanne & Joe Silverberg Brenda Spychalla Robert & Marsha Steffen
Robert & Beverly Haimerl Beverly & Stanford Ninedorf Terry Haller
Lynn & Sally Phelps
Naomi Herbsman
Evan & Jane Pizer
Ellen Twing Alan R. West Tova Yoast-Hull Eileen Zeiger
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PROGRAM Vaudeville Acts INTERMISSION Door Prizes Nosferatu (1922) MAX SCHRECK Max Schreck was born in Berlin. He worked in an apprenticeship until joining Max Reinhardt’s group of Germany’s most talented actors. He played mostly out-of-the-norm and horror movie characters. Max was married to an actress named Fanny Normann. He made his film debut in “Der Richter Von Zalamea”. One day, the great Friedrich Wilhelm (FW) Murnau was talking with Max Reinhardt. Reinhardt introduced Schreck to Murnau. Murnau saw talent in Schreck and hired him to play Graf
(Count) Orlok in the fledgling Prana Film’s first production, “Nosferatu; Eine Symphonie Des Grauens” (Nosferatu; A Symphony Of Horror). His performance as the bald, bat-eared, close fanged Orlok remains one of the most frightening film characters in history. Max performed in many other films including “Die Strasse” (The Street) and “Der Tunnel” (The Tunnel) before his death from a heart attack on February 19, 1936.
GRAND BARTON ORGAN Like all grand movie theaters built during the Silent Film Era, the Capitol Theater had a pipe organ that allowed a single musician to fill the theater with music while movies were being shown. Overture Center’s organ is a Barton, manufactured by the Bartola Musical Instrument Company in Oshkosh. It is believed to be the oldest Barton in Wisconsin, and the only one in the state remaining in its original location and condition. The instrument is such a rare gem that in 1990 it was honored by the Organ Historical Society as “an instrument of exceptional merit,” the first time a theater organ had been so recognized by the society, which typically reserves such honors for the grand pipe organs found in churches. Hollywood had premiered the first “talkie,” the year before the Capitol Theater opened, but it took a while for sound films to catch on, and the Barton got a lot of use in the early years of the Capitol Theater. As sound films became popular, the organ was used for sing-alongs and pre-feature entertainment, but as film showings lost their pageantry, this role diminished.
The gold and red horseshoe-shaped console is the most visible part of the instrument, but the organ’s sound comes from 1,034 pipes hidden in chambers on either side of the stage. The large illuminated console and its 141 stop keys and three manuals is usually located at house right. At one time, it was on its own elevator in the orchestra pit. It was moved to make space for the many large-scale productions staged in the theater. A seven and one half horsepower blower in the basement of the theater powers the organ and the massive electrical switching system is sealed in a special room high in the building. This electrical relay is so large that it was put in place before the theater was finished in 1928 and could only be removed with considerable demolition of the building. The smallest pipes, which produce the high notes, are the size of a soda straw, and the largest are 16 feet tall and 18 inches in diameter. The pipes that produce the deepest notes are eight feet high and about 24 inches square, made of thick, knotless pine slabs. Like any wind instrument, the sound comes from Nosferatu | Overture Center
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GRAND BARTON ORGAN cont. air passing through the pipes, but the wind is supplied by a seven-horsepower air pump, rather than a musician’s breath. The pipes are divided into fourteen ranks, or sets, that mimic the instruments of an orchestra. In addition, a “toy counter” offers special
sounds like a chirping bird, auto horn, sleigh bells and percussive effects. An important part of keeping the organ in top condition is regular use. Overture Center continues to use the organ as part of the center’s Duck Soup Cinema series.
ORGANIST DENNIS JAMES For well over 25 years, Dennis James has played a pivotal role in the international revival of silent films with live music. Beginning as a pianist for campus screenings at Indiana University during the late 1960s, James now tours worldwide under the auspices of his own Silent Film Concerts production company presenting feature silent film programs with solo theatre organ, chamber ensemble and full symphony orchestra accompaniments. Performing silent films regularly with symphony orchestras throughout the United States and Canada since 1978, James offers the most comprehensive repertoire in the field. James is a featured soloist on the international film festival circuit, including regular appearances for the San Francisco, Toronto, Washington D.C. and Philadelphia as well as the annual Pordenone and Rome (Italy) Festivals Cinema Muto. He performs frequently at the Walker Film Center in Minneapolis, the Cleveland Cinematheque and for the Chicago Art Institute’s film series and at the Louvre Museum in Paris, the Palazzo Delle Espisozioni in Rome, and the National Film Theatre in London. He regularly performs under the auspices of the American Film Institute, the Museum of Modern Art, the Pacific Film Archive, the George Eastman House, the American Federation of the Arts, and for the U.C.L.A. Film and Television
Archive and the British Film Institute. His silent film presentations have been seen throughout Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Italy and England. Dennis James is also dedicated to furthering public interest in the pipe organ and to the continuation of the theatrical traditions of organ performance. His has served as house organist for the Lansdowne and Brookline Theatres in Philadelphia and later at the Paramount and Rivoli Theatres in Indiana. From 1975 to 1989 James was the final appointed house organist for the restored Ohio Theatre in Columbus. Since 1991 he appears frequently at the Stanford Theatre in Palo Alto, California, between his international touring engagements. In a career made up of diverse engagements, he has performed with such popular film personalities as Vincent Price, Ray Bolger, Bob Hope, Red Skelton, Myrna Loy, Oliva De Havilland, Ginger Rogers and Fay Wray. He was selected by composer/conductor Carmine Coppola as the organist for the ongoing world tour presentations of Napoleon, the 1927 epic silent film by Abel Gance. He has also toured extensively with silent film stars Charles “Buddy” Rogers and the late Lillian Gish and providing musical accompaniment at national revivals of their motion pictures.
HOST JOE THOMPSON Joe Thompson has appeared on Madison stages countless times (plus one if you count tonight). He made his theatrical debut at the age of 9 with the Racine Theater Guild and thanks his mom and dad for always remembering to take him home after rehearsal. His current activities include oregoni (the art of folding 4
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paper into the shapes resembling Oregon), making jello salads, and strenuous daily oral hygiene. He is a member of Madison’s sketch comedy troupe “The Prom Committee” and co-author of Fatherhood, The Musical with Phil Martin. He is the proud father of two and the lucky husband of one.
VAUDEVILLE Jim “Doc the Rube” Carter has a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine and a PhD in Veterinary Pathology from the Veterinary College at Kansas State University. He began clowning around with the Aldersgate Clowns in Olathe, Kansas in 1980. When he moved to Wisconsin he started the Asbury Clowns at Asbury United Methodist Church. His secular clowning has involved doing walk around entertainment and clown stage shows with his clown partners. He performed at the Clown Hall of Fame, the Kids Expo and in the Great Circus Parade in Milwaukee sponsored by the Circus World Museum. Doc has taught clown classes at several regional workshops and at a national Clown Impact Conference. Ken Lonnquist is a funny, enjoyable songwriter. He made up his first song at age seven, took up the guitar at twelve, and has been performing professionally since his college days at UW-Madison. He won a national audition and traveled widely as Minstrel for the Environment, writing and performing in schools and colleges about environmental concerns. He hit the college Singer-Songwriter circuit, honing his skills at improvisation and Topical Humor (heard on NPR, Air America, the CBC, Pacifica Radio). A series of recordings for adults and children followed. Recognition from Audubon, Parents Choice, American Library Association, Booklist, Childrens Music Web, Parents Guide To Childrens Media and others solidified his reputation as a Family Songwriter and Entertainer. TRISIS is a vocal trio of sisters specializing in vintage harmonies primarily from the 1920s to the 1950s in the style of that period’s popular sibling singing acts. The members of TRISIS include Jessica (age 17), Jacqueline, (age 13) and Jasmine (age 10). The girls’ father, David, accompanies them on guitar and their mother, Khristine, keeps everyone well-centered. They became interested in this music as very young children when their grandmother introduced them to her collection of Hit Parade records while sitting with her on the front porch. TRISIS has been performing professionally now for about two and a half years. In that time, they have performed over 200 shows, released
two CDs (A Traditional Christmas and Studio C: Romantic Songs from the 1920s/30s), toured with Michael Perry / Tent Show Radio LIVE and have been asked to make cameo appearances on several established artists’ recordings. In the spring of 2014, they will again be touring regionally with other artists as well as being featured in their own shows. TRISIS recently was honored to be selected as the winner of the 2013 Sing for Your Supper contest to benefit the Agape Center in Milwaukee. Through the years, TRISIS has worked to benefit local food pantries and transitional living assistance programs. When not engaged in these activities, the girls spend time with the family’s pet black lab, Pepita, and attend online virtual school in order to better accomodate touring and performance demands. Truly Remarkable Loon grew up in Madison, Wisconsin. His parents, immigrants from Eastern Europe, gave him a name no Englishspeaking person could properly pronounce. Loon used several different monikers (i.e. Parsley) until 1974. That year, while canoeing in the Boundary Waters, he was given the name Loon by his boating partner for his inattention to 13 consecutive days of rain. “Truly Remarkable” was added by another friend in 1975 for Loon’s blatant defiance for the laws of gravity. A self-professed “class clown,” Loon attended Madison Memorial High School. He wishes to state once more for the record that he did not put a dead animal in the boys’ room, causing the evacuation of the entire A wing at the school in 1974. In 1976, Loon was inspired to learn how to juggle. After two years of intense, obsessive practice, Loon was able to juggle balls, clubs, machetes, tomatoes, fire torches and anything else that wasn’t tied down. Now, Loon can be seen on stage at fairs and festivals across America, juggling giant bean bag chairs, spinning plates, tossing the dreaded implements of death and those ever-flaming torches. Purple is his favorite color and trademark, though attempts to copyright the color have been unsuccessful. Nosferatu | Overture Center
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Help Restore the Grand Barton Organ, A Thrilling Reminder of the Sounds of the Golden Past What cost $20,000 in 1928 during the construction of the Capitol Theater, today, is priceless. The Capitol Theater’s Grand Barton Organ, built in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was and remains the crown jewel of the theater. Very few theater organs remain today, and those that do have been altered tonally or removed from their orginal home, but not our Grand Barton. We need your support to ensure it will be singing loud and clear for future generations to come! Learn all about the benefits of membership and the Grand Barton Organ restoration project and make a contribution at overturecenter.com/contribute.
2013/14 Grand Barton Organ Restoration Project Contributors Current as of October 22, 2013
Anonymous
Larry M. Kneeland
Rudy Lienau
Dawn Berney
Priscilla Laufenberg
Ami Rodland
Robert N. Doornek
Scott Meeker
Diane & David Silbaugh
Wayne Glowac
Bob Miller & Pam Hoffman
Jeanne & Joe Silverberg
Terry Haller
Beverly & Stanford Ninedorf
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The City of Madison LEGACY SPONSORS
Dianne Christensen
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