Performance

Marion Davies - The Cardboard Lover

1 upcoming performance in New York

At Symphony Space, “Marion Davies – The Cardboard Lover” revisits the 1929 screen persona of Davies and the uneasy balance between comic performance and studio control in early Hollywood. The program frames the film as an artifact of an era when women on screen were often celebrated for timing while being managed for image. Featured performers include Ani DiFranco, Tony Trischka, Abby Jimenez, Annabelle Gurwitch, and Caro Claire Burke. In New York’s long tradition of repertory exhibition and live accompaniment, the event treats silent-era comedy as a living text rather than nostalgia.