Charlie Chaplin's 'The Kid' to screen with live music in Plymouth

PLYMOUTH — Silent film with live music returns to the Flying Monkey with a screening of Charlie Chaplin's classic comedy and drama, "The Kid," (1921) on Thursday, June 11, at 7 p.m. at the Flying Monkey Moviehouse and Performance Center. 

The screening, the latest in the Flying Monkey's silent film series, will feature live accompaniment by Jeff Rapsis, a New Hampshire-based composer who specializes in creating music for silent films.

Chaplin was already the world's most popular comedian and filmmaker when he produced "The Kid," his first feature-length project. The movie, with its daring mix of intense drama and slapstick comedy, proved an instant sensation and marked one of the high points of Chaplin's long career.

"The Kid" follows the story of a tramp (Chaplin) who attempts to raise an orphaned boy on his own. It includes several classic scenes, and is highlighted by a sequence in which Chaplin battles authorities attempting to return the child to an orphanage.

The screening enables local audiences to experience silent film as it was intended to be shown: on the big screen, in restored prints, with live music, and with an audience.

The Flying Monkeyhouse and Performance Center is located at 39 S. Main St in Plymouth. Tickets may be purchased online at flyingmonkeynh.com or at the door. For more about the music, visit jeffrapsis.com.