Old Town Music Hall

We recently took a trip to El Segundo to check out the Old Town Music Hall. Craig's aunt has been trying to get us to go for ages, and we finally decided to check it out. From their website:

"Old Town Music Hall is a treasured cultural landmark located in El Segundo, California, not far from the Los Angeles International Airport. Since 1968, Old Town Music Hall has been showing vintage silent and sound films, and presenting live concerts by some of the world's finest performers of jazz, ragtime, and popular music from the past. Silent films are accompanied by the Mighty Wurlitzer, a massive 1925 wind-powered pipe organ that has been meticulously preserved so that silent classics can be experienced with live musical accompaniment, just as they did when they were first shown. It's something you really have to see and hear to believe."

The place was tiny and absolutely darling. The organist was seated by the door and greeted us as we walked in. There were framed portraits of classic film stars and statues of Laurel and Hardy. Inside the theatre was an impressive looking organ, a player piano, and two chandeliers rigged up to flash like lightning during specific parts of the show. For just ten dollars, we were treated to a medley of old tunes by the organist, an audience sing-along, a short film (we saw High and Dizzy from 1920 starring Harold Lloyd) and, after the intermission, they showed the Marx Brothers' Duck Soup! It was a charming evening full of that special kind of joy that only classic comedies can bring. We all had a great time, and if you're in the area and you like early cinema, I highly recommend you check it out!