April 9: Funnies & Flappers Lecture at the Egyptian Theatre

 Saturday, April 9 - 2:00 PM            
ART DECO SOCIETY LECTURE
Co-presented by the American Cinematique: Funnies & Flappers, 60 min.
Everyone is familiar with the image of the flapper - the modern, carefree woman who embodied the spirit of the Jazz Age. Films, literature and music all used the flapper as an artistic device. But there was another medium in which sociopolitical commentary about the flapper was present: comics. Come explore the role of the flapper in the funny papers in this illustrated lecture, presented by historian and Historic Preservation Consultant Mitzi March Mogul.

Then, at 3:00PM:
SHOW GIRL IN HOLLYWOOD, 1930, Warner Bros., 80 min. Dir. Mervyn LeRoy. Alice White stars as "Dizzy" Dixie, a Broadway understudy who is lured out to Hollywood when a smooth-talking director promises her fame and fortune. But when Dixie, against the odds of the crummy empty promise that brought her to Hollywood, actually starts to get starring roles in the movies, her ego soars along with her paycheck. Featuring brilliant Technicolor musical sequences! With cameos by Al Jolson and Loretta Young. Preceded by a "Betty Boop" short.

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