On Friday, May 1st, Texas Theater will be showing Lon Chaney’s 1923 horror classic, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Paul Slavens will lead a live musical score to accompany the screening. Tickets are cheap – $8/Adult $4/Children. Purchase tix online or at the door. Showtime is at 7pm.

These are the best sort of events to go to. A classic film in an old theater, a live orchestra, and a cheap ticket to get in. Take advantage of stuff like this. You’ll be surprised at what you get out of it.

Texas Theater, 231 W. Jefferson Blvd. Dallas, Texas 75208 (map)
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)
The 1923 film version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, starring Lon Chaney as Quasimodo and Patsy Ruth Miller as Esmeralda, and directed by Wallace Worsley, is the most famous adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The film was Universal’s “Super Jewel” of 1923 and was their most successful silent film, grossing over three-million dollars.

The film is most notable for the grand sets that recall 15th century Paris as well as Lon Chaney’s performance and spectacular make-up as the tortured bell-ringer of Notre Dame. The film elevated Chaney, already a well-known character actor, to full star status in Hollywood. It also helped set a standard for many later horror films, including Chaney’s The Phantom of the Opera in 1925.

About Paul Slavens
J. Paul Slavens is a composer, pianist, improv musical comedy dude, voice over guy, and the host on KERA 90.1 FM on Sundays from 7-10pm CST. He was the frontman for former Deep Ellum mainstay Ten Hands.

Paul Slavens on MySpace
Paul Slavens website

Sources:
Wikipedia: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923 film)
Pegasus News: Bands: Paul Slavens