Duck Soup Cinema returns to Capitol Theater

Restoration of the Capitol Theater’s original Grand Barton Organ has been completed and Overture Center for the Arts announced the return of the Duck Soup Cinema silent film series. The Grant Barton Organ is one of only a few historic theater organs still in its original home and one of three unaltered Barton Organs still in existence and located in the Capitol Theater since 1928. Film showings for the season include vaudeville entertainment with an emcee, door prizes, and classic feature films with live organ accompaniment by a skilled organist. Tickets for individual shows and the series package are on sale. The Duck Soup Cinema season begins on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. with “The Phantom of the Opera,” a 1925 American classic silent horror film adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel “Le Fantôme de l’Opéra directed by Rupert Julian. “Why Worry?” will be performed on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and “Ten Nights in a Bar Room” will be performed on Saturday, June 3, 2023, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.