It’s hard to imagine that someone with the nickname “the Great Stone Face” could also be a pure comedic genius — yet that’s exactly the case with silent film stalwart Buster Keaton. Find out why the physical-comedy paragon commanded Hollywood’s pre-talkie era at a screening of the 1926 slapstick masterpiece The General at Epsilon Spires in Brattleboro. Composer Jeff Rapsis’ accompaniment, played on the venue’s historic Estey pipe organ, reinvigorates the riotous railroad adventure flick set during the Civil War. This rare viewing allows modern moviegoers to experience early cinema as it was intended: on the silver screen, with a live score and plenty of audience interaction.
