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Wit, Scandal, and Silent-Era Elegance: “Lady Windermere’s Fan”
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- Film
- Ticket Required
Friday, September 19, 2025, 7:30–9:00 p.m.
Location: Gartner Auditorium
Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center
Suzanne and Paul Westlake Performing Arts Center
Ticket Required
Image courtesy of the Cleveland Silent Film Festival
About The Event
Step into a world of high society and hidden secrets as the Cleveland Silent Film Festival and Colloquium presents Ernst Lubitsch’s Lady Windermere’s Fan (1925), an imaginative silent adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s sharp-tongued comedy of manners.
This silent-era gem is accompanied by a chamber quintet performing live, bringing the film to life with a rich, evocative original compilation score drawn from authentic historic photoplay music. It’s an evening where elegance, irony, and artistry take center stage.
Don’t miss this rare chance to experience one of silent cinema’s most sophisticated comedies as it was meant to be seen and heard: on the big screen, with live music and all the charm of a bygone era.
More information about the Cleveland Silent Film Festival can be found on the organization’s website (opens in a new tab).
The views expressed by performers during this event are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Ticket Prices
Additional discounts may apply. Member benefits vary depending on level.
Festival Pass
Guests have the option to purchase tickets to individual screenings or to buy a festival pass, which allows purchasers to attend all screenings at the Cleveland Museum of Art at a discounted fee. In addition to the four screenings at the CMA, the festival pass includes admission to the screening of Faust on September 27 at 9:00 p.m. at the Cleveland Cinematheque. Festival pass holders must bring their festival pass to the Cinematheque box office to receive their ticket for the Faust screening.
A festival pass costs $105 for nonmembers and $90 for members.
Sponsors
The 2025–26 Performing Arts Series is sponsored by the Musart Society. This program is made possible in part by the Ernest L. and Louise M. Gartner Fund, the P. J. McMyler Musical Endowment Fund, and the Anton and Rose Zverina Music Fund.
The Cleveland Museum of Art is funded in part by residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.
Performing arts programs are supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.
