Dorothy Papadakos, Organist Wednesday, June 22, 2016 1:45 PM and 3:45 PM First United Methodist Church

  Two Silent Films Written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin

 

First Performance (1:45 PM) Introductory remarks by Dorothy Papadakos

The Cure (1917) Second Performance (3:45 PM) Introductory remarks by Dorothy Papadakos  

The Adventurer (1917)

  The Blu-ray restorations of The Cure and The Adventurer are presented by permission of David Shepherd & the Blackhawk Films Collection

 

Special thanks to the First United Methodist Church clergy and staff for providing their facility, organ and support services for this concert.

The Cure   Producers: Henry P. Caulfield & Charles Chaplin Writer, Director & Editor: Charles Chaplin Starring: Charles Chaplin . . . The Inebriate Edna Purviance . . . The Girl Eric Campbell . . . The Man with Gout Henry Bergman . . . Masseur John Rand . . . Sanitarium Attendant James T. Kelley . . . Sanitarium Attendant Albert Austin . . . Sanitarium Attendant Frank J. Coleman . . . Head of Sanitarium Cinematography: Roland Totheroh Release Date: April 16, 1917 Filmography: Chaplin’s 62nd film; 10th film for Mutual Films Running Time: 31 minutes The Cure is considered the funniest of Chaplin’s twelve Mutual Films. When it was released, alcoholism was a serious problem among the working classes. So, to make his comic drunk funny, he put aside his iconic Tramp character to become a wealthy fop. It is one of only a few films where Chaplin doesn’t portray the Tramp.

The Adventurer   Producers: Henry P. Caulfield, Charles Chaplin & John Jasper Writer, Director & Editor: Charles Chaplin Starring: Charles Chaplin . . . The Convict Edna Purviance . . . The Girl Eric Campbell . . . The Suitor Henry Bergman . . . The Father Albert Austin . . . The Butler Cinematography: Roland Totheroh Release Date: October 22, 1917 Filmography: Chaplin’s 64nd film; 12th and final film for Mutual Films Running Time: 31 minutes The Adventurer is the most popular and fastest-paced of the Mutual Films. The Cure and The Adventurer are presented by permission of Film Preservation Associates, Inc.

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Chaplin, who suffered insomnia during this period of his life, began to use a phonographic dictating machine beside his bed to record comedic ideas and sequences that came to him, a practice that would remain with him for years. In his autobiography, Chaplin describes his comedic formula as a gag every fifteen seconds! Chaplin’s directing was unique: he acted out the parts of all the actors as he wished them to be played, down to the slightest hand gesture or eye brow movement. By 1916, just two years after appearing in his first motion picture, Chaplin had become the most famous entertainer in the world and was offered the largest salary ever extended to a motion picture star: $670,000 for a single year’s work in a landmark contract with Lone Star-Mutual Corporation to make twelve two-reel comedies over eighteen months. Many film historians believe this remarkable series of films to be Chaplin’s best works for their blend of comedy, pathos and social commentary. “Fulfilling my contract with Mutual was, I suppose, the happiest period of my life. I was light and unencumbered and twenty-seven years old, with fabulous prospects and a friendly, glamorous world before me.” – Charles Chaplin

About the Performer   Dorothy Papadakos is a member of the seven-time Grammy Award winning Paul Winter Consort. She came to international attention as the first woman organist of the world’s largest gothic cathedral, the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City (1990-2003). A graduate of The Juilliard School and Barnard College, she is also a published composer and playwright. Her musical BACCHUS smashed box office records in its acclaimed world premiere in North Carolina and is now in development for a new production. Dorothy

 

is a renowned international performer and improviser, known for her annual Halloween Tours of silent horror films spooking sold out audiences across America (Phantom of the Opera, Nosferatu, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, and Hunchback of Notre Dame). Her hero is Charlie Chaplin and she equates accompanying his films to playing Duruflé . . . a supreme technical challenge that’s emotionally thrilling. Recent new works include Toccatalina! for organ solo, her play If I were a Rothschild, and the screenplay Hitchhike to Heaven, a new musical and TV drama. To learn more, visit www.dorothypapadakos.com.

First United Methodist Church Aeolian Skinner, 1967 Four manuals

    GREAT 16’ Spitzflöte 8’ Principal 8’ Bordun 8’ Flute Harmonique 5 1/3’ Gros Quint 4’ Oktave 4’ Koppelflöte 3 1/5’ Gros Tierce 2’ Oktave 2’ Hellpfiefe II Sesquialtera III-IV Plein Jeu IV-VI Mixtur IV Scharf 16’ Bombarde 8’ Trumpet

POSITIV 16’ Quintaton 8’ Principal 8’ Gemshorn 8’ Gedeckt Pommer 4’ Spitzgeigen 4’ Nachthorn 2’ Principal 1 1/3’ Nasat 1’ Oktave III-IV Fourniture II Glockenspiel 16’ Fagot 8’ Krummhorn 4’ Klarine Tremulant Cymbelstern  

 

CHOIR

PEDAL

ANTIPHONAL

8’ Viola Pomposa 8’ Viola Celeste II Klein Erzahler 8’ Zartflöte 4’ Traversflöte 2’ Blockflöte 8’ Bassethorn 8’ Cor Anglais 8’ Tuba Major 8’ Clarion 8’ Trompette En Chamade Tremulant Chimes

32’ Kontra Geigen 32’ Bourdon 16’ Prinzipal 16’ Geigen 16’ Bourdon 16’ Spitzflöte (Gt) 16’ Contre Viole (Sw) 8’ Oktave 8’ Bourdon 8’ Spitzflöte (Gt) 4’ Choral Bass 4’ Rohrflöte 2’ Blockflöte IV Grave Mixtur VI Fourniture 32’ Kontra Posaune 32’ Contre Basson (Sw) 16’ Posaune 16’ Bombarde 16’ Bombarde (Gt) 16’ Basson (Sw) 8’ Trompette 4’ Clarion 4’ Krummhorn (Pos)

8’ Viola 8’ Viola Celeste 8’ Concert Flute 4’ Flute 8’ Vox Humana

SWELL 16’ Contre Viole 8’ Geigen Prinzipal 8’ Viole de Gambe 8’ Viole Celeste 8’ Gedeckt 8’ Flauto Dolce 8’ Flute Celeste 4’ Prinzipal 4’ Spillflöte 2 2/3’ Nasard 2’ Octavin 1 3/5’ Tierce IV-VI Plein Jeu 16’ Basson-Hautbois 8’ Trompette 8’ Hautbois 4’ Clarion Tremulant  

 

FANFARE 8’ Grande Principal 4’ Pincipal 2’ Principal VIII Jeu de Fonds V Cornet 8’ Trompette En Chamade Fanfare to Great Fanfare to Pedal  

ANTIPHONAL PEDAL 16’ Bourdon

Multi-Level Capture Combination Action 99 Levels of Memory Four Programmable Crescendo Pedals Solid State Logic System Generals 1-18