tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968625.post-1807029964566449552008-06-27T13:23:00.000-07:002008-07-09T11:28:50.390-07:00<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_PxoYdA-iOq8/SGVQi_gFfkI/AAAAAAAAAls/YLPMGkziN2U/s1600-h/Salomy+Jane+image+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_PxoYdA-iOq8/SGVQi_gFfkI/AAAAAAAAAls/YLPMGkziN2U/s320/Salomy+Jane+image+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216664305470373442" /></a><br />The Anne T. Kent California Room and the Smith Rafael Film Center present a rare screening of the 1914 silent film, <em>Salomy Jane</em>, by the California Motion Pictures Corporation, whose studios were located in San Rafael. Based on a story by Bret Harte, Salomy Jane stars Beatriz Michelena in a western melodrama set in the era of the 1849 Gold Rush. Exteriors were filmed in Marin County as well as the Russian River area.<br /><br />Preceding this historic screening will be an illustrated presentation by silent film historians David Kiehn (Niles Essany Silent Film Museum) and William Sagar (Fairfax Historical Society).<br /><br /><strong>Piano accompaniment by Bruce Loeb.</strong><br /><br /><strong>When</strong>: Saturday, September 27, 2008<br /><strong>Time</strong>: 7:00 p.m.<br /><strong>Where</strong>: Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael<br /><strong>Cost</strong>: $15/$12. CKI Member; Tickets available at the Rafael Box Office<br /><br /><strong>Proceeds to benefit the Anne T. Kent California Room</strong>Librariannoreply@blogger.com