Bursaries
Did you know that the Marie Dressler Foundation offers Bursaries to students in Northumberland. Full details at the Marie Dressler Foundation site here.
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October 12, 13, 14, 2018
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The Vintage Film Festival
Twenty six years ago (1992), a group of film enthusiasts involved in the restoration of the Marie Dressler house had a wild idea. Why not hold a festival showing the films in which Marie Dressler had starred? This seemingly fantastic idea grew into the present form in which we show a variety of films generally made before about 50-60 years ago. We will often, although not always, include a film starring Marie Dressler.
For more on Marie Dressler and the Marie Dressler Foundation, please go to the Marie Dressler Foundation Web site here.
The weekend is best enjoyed as an event and not just a collection of great movies. We start with a movie for pass holders only, then there's our Gala reception followed by two films. Then on Saturday we show a collection of six movies that range from very old, silent films starring Mary Pickford, Erich von Stroheim or Douglas Fairbanks, to talkies and musicals. On Sunday we show four movies.
Bursaries by Marie Dressler Foundation
Money raised by the festival goes to the Marie Dressler Foundation and one of their activities is to provide bursaries for students in Northumberland High Schools. For more information, please go to the Marie Dressler Foundation Web site.
Venue and Date for 2018
Note the dates for the 2018 Vintage Film Festival: October 12, 13 & 14. Also note that all screenings and events are to be at Port Hope's 'atmospheric' Capitol Theatre. [Map here]. Why not make a note on your calendar?
The 2018 Festival will be held
October 12, 13, 14, 2018
Program and Tickets now available for 2018 Festival
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The full program is now available - the bonus kickoff film for Festival Pass holders (that's the whole weekend) is Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. Weekend pass holders will welcome Toronto Star Film Critic Peter Howell in a return engagement as the seminar leader on Sunday. The subject will be The Love of Film.
Since 2018 is the 150th birthday of Marie Dressler, three of her films will be presented: Anna Christie co-starring Greta Garbo, Politics and The Patsy. Chaplin fans will enjoy the silent City Lights and Newman fans will like Cool Hand Luke. The full program is listed here.
Tickets are now available online here - Tickets will also be available soon at the Victoria Hall Box Office and at the Capitol Theatre.
Queen Marie Play at Alumnae Theatre
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Queen Marie, the Musical Comedy play about Marie Dressler by Shirley Barrie, is being performed by the Alumnae Theatre Company in Toronto from April 13 to 28, 2018. First performed at Fourth Line, it is now being staged at the longest-running theatre company in Toronto. Director Rosemary Doyle says that "Queen Marie features a cast of 26, plus musicians and dancing girls. We have a child and 9 women portraying Marie at different points of her life."
The Alumnae Theatre is at 70 Berkeley Street (at Adelaide)
- Performances are: Wed-Sat at 8 pm;
- Sundays at 2 pm
- Pre-show Talk: Thursday, April 19 at 6:30 pm
- Post-show Talkbacks: Sundays, April 15 & 22, following 2 pm show
Download the full Press Release with full details here.
Tickets are available at Alumnae's web site.
Marie Dressler Birthday Party
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Please join us at Victoria Hall Citizens Forum on Thursday, November 9th at 2:00 pm for the celebration of Marie Dressler's 149th Birthday.
You will be treated to a short documentary produced by Marie Dressler Foundation in association with the University of Toronto.
The documentary focuses on the community engagement and enthusiasm that resulted in the creation of Marie Dressler Museum, Canada's newest interactive heritage museum.
Refreshments will include "Marie Dressler Butter Tarts" from Dutch Oven, along with tea, coffee, etc.
Following the refreshment break, you are invited to watch one of Marie Dressler's earliest movies, "Tillie Wakes Up", made in 1917, and 46 minutes in length.
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