UP IN MABEL'S ROOM (1926) w/ live music + intro by fashion historian Michelle Tolini Finamore
Schedule
Sat Apr 08 2023 at 07:00 pm
Location
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center | Silver Spring, MD
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In celebration of Art Deco MonthUP IN MABEL'S ROOM (1926) with live accompaniment by Makia Matsumura. Mabel sports an exceedingly stylish wardrobe in her effort to win back her former husband — not to mention her unmentionable article of lingerie. Fashion historian Michelle Tolini Finamore will introduce the film and discuss the vital importance of creative costuming in 1920s cinema.
**Happy hour starting at 6:00 p.m. (cash bar with cocktail specials) ?
Co-presented with Art Deco Society of Washington
Wealthy Garry Ainsworth (silent film star Harrison Ford) has recently married strait-laced Alicia (Sylvia Breamer), a major change from his previous wife, the high-living, pleasure-seeking Mabel (Marie Prevost), whom he divorced after a misadventure in Paris. But then Mabel turns up, resolved to win back her former husband, and she's not above flaunting a certain intimate item her then-husband gave her, both to re-entice him and to infuriate the jealous Alicia: a silken camisole embroidered with both her and Garry's names. The lingerie is so shocking that Garry's loyal valet Hawkins (William Orlamond) can barely utter its name, resorting to "A doo-dad! A feminine doo-dad! An article of intimate apparel!" and other entertaining euphemisms. An uproarious farce ensues, as the scandalous chemise changes hands, chases ensue and comic mistakes multiply. Prevost shines as the insouciant free spirit Mabel, ably supported by her leading man Ford, Phyllis Haver as her gal pal Sylvia and the scene-stealing Orlamond as the stammering Hawkins.
Silent with English intertitles. NOT RATED
About Art Deco Society of Washington
The Art Deco Society of Washington (ADSW) is a nonprofit organization incorporated to foster awareness, preservation and appreciation of the Art Deco period in the Washington, DC, area. For more information, visit adsw.org.
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Where is it happening?
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, 8633 Colesville Rd,Silver Spring,MD,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
