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Vitaphone Shorts Featuring Black Entertainers

In recognition of Black History Month, ADSW will present a series of Vitaphone musical shorts from the 1920s and 1930s featuring some of the premier black entertainers of the era. Among the entertainers to be seen in the rarely screened shorts will be:

• Billie Holliday
• Small’s Paradise Entertainers
• Claude Hopkins and His Orchestra
• The Nicholas Brothers
• Cab Callaway
• Adelaide Hall
• Don Redman and His Orchestra
• Louis Armstrong
• Fredi Washington
• Jimmy Lunceford and His Orchestra

A Paramount short featuring Washington’s own Duke Ellington will also be included.

Vitaphone Restoration Film Series

ADSW's bimonthly film series is a fundraising effort to support the restoration of vintage Vitaphone shorts by the Vitaphone Project. Each $4,500 raised will fund the professional restoration of a short at UCLA's Film and Television Archives. Although admission to the films will be free, attendees are asked to make a contribution to our Vitaphone restoration fund.

ADSW will select from a list of shorts awaiting restoration, and will receive a copy of each short restored. The series will offer a combination of feature films and musical shorts.

Screenings will be held the second Tuesday of every other month:

• December 11, 2007: First a Girl
• February 12, 2008: Vitaphone Shorts featuring black entertainers
• March 11, 2008: Vitaphone Shorts (repeated due to ice storm)
• April 8, 2008: Madam Satan
• June 10, 2008: Ramblin' Round Radio Row
• August 12, 2008: To be announced
• October 14, 2008: To be announced
• December 9, 2008: To be announced

Directions

The Charles Sumner School is a beautifully restored historic building located at 1201 17th St., N.W., next to the National Geographic Explorers Hall.

• Map: from Google Maps, from Yahoo Maps, from MapQuest
• Metro: .25 miles from Farragut North on the Red Line, .35 miles from Farragut West on the Blue and Orange Lines.
• Parking: Some on-street parking is available after 6:30 pm; there are also several public garages in the area.
• Dining: There are a number of restaurants and hotels with bars and restaurants located nearby.

For More Information

For more information, call ADSW at 202-298-1100 or contact ADSW by email.

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Created January 12, 2008; Modified Saturday, January 12, 2008.