BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.3//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:567@1718.ucla.edu DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261028T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261028T200000 DTSTAMP:20261001T223804Z URL:https://1718.ucla.edu/events/magic-lantern-2/ SUMMARY:Halloween Magic Lantern Show! - Showing 2 DESCRIPTION:Presented by The American Magic Lantern Theater\nTravel back in time with the boisterous fun of America’s only Halloween magic lantern show. An authentic 1890s visual extravaganza projected on a full-sized scr een—the kind of show that led to the movies!  Halloween stories like Po e’s The Raven\, spooky animated comedy\, spiritualist slides of the dead visiting the living—all dramatized on-screen by a live showman and sing er/pianist. The audience participates in the fun\, creating sound effects\ , and joining in chants and hilarious sing-alongs like The Worms Crawl In. Plus\, a modern take on an 18th century spook show\, The Phantasmagoria.\ n\nFor 25 years\, The American Magic Lantern Theater has delighted audienc es from Lincoln Center to Singapore. “What a hoot!” says NEED. “You' ll be enthralled\,” says The Family Adventure Guide to Connecticut. But National Public Radio says it best: “It’s an incredible experience . . . .Don’t miss them. They’re a living national treasure!” For adults and children 10+.\n\nThe American Magic Lantern Theater is the nation's l eading touring theater company recreating Victorian magic lantern shows. O ver the last twenty-five years\, Theater members have appeared in more tha n 1\,000 performances\, from Lincoln Center to Singapore.\n\nTerry Borton\ , a fourth-generation lanternist\, narrates the performance\, which he als o wrote and produced. Terry has a doctorate from Harvard\, has written two books on education\, and was for fifteen years Editor in Chief of Weekly Reader.  With his wife he is the co-author of Before the Movies. His new book\, Magic Lantern Art: The American Screen’s First Great Narrative Ar tist\, Joseph Boggs Beale\, is now available at bookstores. The Borton Mag ic Lantern Collection\, concentrating on the work of lantern artist Joseph Boggs Beale\, is at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles.\n\n  \;\n\nElizabeth Joy Kelly\, soprano and pianist\, graduated from Tem ple University with a Master of Music in Vocal Performance. Since then\, s he has worked professionally as a stage director\, costume designer\, cond uctor\, accompanist\, and her favorite\, opera singer. Currently\, Elizabe th teaches private lessons and is curating her own concert series entitled Elizabeth &\; Friends.\n\n \;\n\n\n\nThe event is free to attend w ith advance registration. It will be held in-person at the Clark Library. Seating is limited at the Clark Library\; walk-in registrants are welcome as space permits. The registration form below is for Showing 2 (7:00 - 8:0 0 p.m.) and will close on Monday\, October 26\, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.\n\n\n\nL oading…\n\n\n\nPhoto credit: Magic lantern slide by Joseph Boggs Beale ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://1718.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/10 /Magic-Lantern-Site.png CATEGORIES:Lectures LOCATION:UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library\, 2520 Cimarron Street \, Los Angeles\, California\, 90018\, United States GEO:34.033012;-118.314487 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=2520 Cimarron Street\, Los Angeles\, California\, 90018\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=UC LA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library:geo:34.033012,-118.314487 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR