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Life Upon the Wicked Stage: New Books in the Performing Arts | Slapstick Divas: The Women of Silent Comedy

In America and abroad, the early cinema was full of funny ladies who were beloved by the audiences of their day but have since been overshadowed by the “boy’s club” of male comedians. Author Steve Massa takes a look at–and gives a nod to–the scores of hard-working women who from 1895 to the end of the silent era worked in front of the camera to keep audiences entertained.

Tickets will be distributed at the door on the day of the talk beginning at 5pm. Doors open at 5:30pm. Any tickets that were previously reserved on Eventbrite will be honored up to 5:45pm, at which time those seats will be open to standby.











When: Thu., Sep. 12, 2019 at 6:00 pm
Where: New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
212-870-1600
Price: Free
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In America and abroad, the early cinema was full of funny ladies who were beloved by the audiences of their day but have since been overshadowed by the “boy’s club” of male comedians. Author Steve Massa takes a look at–and gives a nod to–the scores of hard-working women who from 1895 to the end of the silent era worked in front of the camera to keep audiences entertained.

Tickets will be distributed at the door on the day of the talk beginning at 5pm. Doors open at 5:30pm. Any tickets that were previously reserved on Eventbrite will be honored up to 5:45pm, at which time those seats will be open to standby.

Buy tickets/get more info now