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Sunday Espresso Matinee: Paul Robeson

April 9, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Sunday Espresso Matinee Paul Robeson
Sunday, April 9th from 11am-4pm
at The Little Theatre Auditorium

LTA and NL Roaming Cinema presents Sunday Espresso Matinees at Little Theatre Auditorium.
(Tickets: pay what you can)

Hang out, chat with friends, enjoy movies?️, espresso drinks ☕ and cocktails?!
This week we celebrate actor, singer, and activist Paul Robeson (born April 9, 1898). ???.

Featuring?:
11a ~ Body and Soul (1925, Oscar Micheaux)
Starring Paul Robeson in his first movie role, playing twin brothers. A sinister minister extorts gambling house owner and drives an honest girl to ruin.
Runtime 1 hr 20 min

12:30p ~ Emperor Jones (1933, Murphy) Made outside of the Hollywood system, based on Eugene O’Neill’s play. Brutus Jones is considered one of Robeson’s greatest dramatic performances, one of the first major studio movies to feature an African-American in a starring role.. Language warning: n-word is used in this film.
Runtime 1 hr 13 min

2p ~ Camille (1926, Ralph Barton) Robeson plays author Alexandre Dumas, Minnesota writer Sinclair Lewis plays allegorical figures, and this fever dream of a short film has many cameos, including Norma Talmadge and Charlie Chaplin. Runtime 26 minutes

2:40p ~ Big Fella (1937) 1 hr 10 min
If time, short films ?️ will be shown until 4pm!

This activity is funded in part with grants from the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council made possible by the voters of Minnesota, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

Details

Date:
April 9, 2023
Time:
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Venue

New London Little Theatre
24 Central Avenue East
New London, MN 56273 United States