Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Keaton Gets a Laugh in the Silents and the Talkies: Clips from "Spite Marriage" and "Speak Easily"

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One of the notable things about Buster Keaton's career as an actor is that his deadpan expression and slapstic stunts translated success...
Monday, June 24, 2013

Silent Screens in the Late 30s and Beyond

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In 1938, Edward Harrison’s New York Times article “Silence is Still Golden” argued that, “the silent film has never died” (209). [1...
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Old Time Movies and Silent Revivals

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“Old Time Movies” in the 20s As early as 1920, the term “old time movies” was already in widespread usage to describe the “vint...
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Silent Pictures in the 1930s and "Why This Play Now?"

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Whether it’s Singin’ in the Rain , Sunset Boulevard or The Artist we all know the story: silent film stars, and with the...
Thursday, June 20, 2013

The Other Stone Face: Abraham Lincoln in "Barbarous Nights"

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  In Barbarous Nights , Abraham Lincoln plays an important, though somewhat enigmatic, part in Buster Keaton’s journey to disco...
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Friday, June 14, 2013

Sailors of the Past and Today

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If Barbarous Nights  is set in the 1930s of the future and the past, what does that mean for the Sailor in the play? Here is some informatio...

New Material to the Barbous Blog Coming Soon!

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After a technological battle for the ages, I have come out victorious and can once again post to the dramaturgical blog for Barbarous Nights...