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Return to Welcome, Keaton Celebration Archive
 Keaton was born near Iola, KS at Piqua in 1895
Visit Iola's official Keaton Celebration site.
Visit the Buster Keaton Museum, Piqua, Kansas.
Visit International Buster Keaton Society.
This event is funded by the Kansas Humanities Council, a nonprofit cultural organization encouraging the appreciation of history, heritage and values; the Iola Convention & Tourism Committee; the Daniels Bequest and private donors. Sponsored by the Keaton Celebration Committee in cooperation with the Bowlus Fine Arts & Cultural Center.
Also check the Kansas Silent Film Festival web site. KSFF is held each February in Topeka, KS.
Haver/Keaton photos collages (below) ©2011 by Carol Yoho
Event photos (avobe) ©2011 by Carol Yoho/ Robert Arkus
Special Attraction
"IMAGES OF AN ERA"
A spectacular exhibit of ORVAL HIXON photographs from 1914-1930
HIXON was named the Official Orpheum and Shubert Vaudeville Photographer
Exhibit was shown at the Mary L. Martin Gallery, downstairs in the Bowlus Fine Arts Center
Visit Orval Hixon web site.
Combs Organ Specialists, Newton, KS, provided the organ for the 2011 Buster Keaton Celebration. Visit Combs Organ web site for more information in meeting pipe organ needs.
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2011 Schedule:
Also visit Iola Official Buster Keaton Celebration site
NOTE: This schedule is subject to change.
FRI., Sept. 23, 2011
A.M.: 8:30 |
Registration opens at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center in Iola, KS.
Auditorium Lobby (Free admission) |
9:15 |
Welcome and Remarks by Master of Ceremonies Frank Scheide, Keaton Co-Chair |
9:20 |
"Remembering Buster: An Interview with James Karen," by Frank Scheide |
10:00 |
Q & A |
10:10 |
"Stars of Kansas," by Eric Monder |
10:50 |
Q & A |
11:00 |
Break |
11:10 |
Screening of The E-Flat Man
(1935) Educational Pictures, w/ Buster Keaton |
11:30 |
Lunch Break |
P.M.: 1:00 |
Welcome and introductions
by Master of Ceremonies Lisa Stein Haven |
1:10 |
“21st Century Kansas FIlmmaker,” by Kevin Willmott |
1:50 |
Q & A |
2:00 |
“Gordon Parks,” by Jill Warford, Gordon Parks Museum, Fort Scott |
2:40 |
Q & A |
2:50 |
Break |
3:00 |
"Delbert Mann: From Lawrence, Kansas, to Hollywood's Oscar," by Jonathan Cavallero |
3:40 |
Q & A |
3:50 |
Screening of Marty (1953) Television version with Rod Steiger, directed by Delbert Mann |
5:00 |
Dinner Break |
7:30 |
Fri. evening screenings:
The Balloonatic, (1923) w/ Buster Keaton & Phyllis Haver (22 min), new DVD edition from Keno
Chicago (1927) w/ Phyllis Haver
—there will be a short intermssion during the screening of Chicago |
Evening films shown with live music by the Marvin Faulwell, organ, and Bob Keckeisen, percussion
SAT., Sept. 24, 2011
A.M.: 8:30 |
Registration opens at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center in Iola, KS.
Auditorium Lobby (Free admission) |
9:00 |
Welcome and introductions by Master of Ceremonies Bill Shaffer |
9:20 |
“Buster Keaton: The Accidental Kansan ” by David Macleod |
10:00 |
Q & A |
10:10 |
“Eugene Pallette: Thin Man in a Large Body,” by Martha Jett |
10:50 |
Q & A |
11:00 |
Screening of Should Men Walk Home?
(1927) w/ Mabel Normand & Eugene Palette (Oliver Hardy does a caemo.) |
11:30 |
Lunch Break |
P.M.: 1:00 |
Welcome and introductions by Master of Ceremonies Martha Jett |
1:10 |
“Arbuckle & Keaton,” with special short film premiere, by Robert Arkus
Featuring the premiere screening of a new video restoration of "His Wife's Mistake”(1916) with Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle |
1:50 |
Q & A |
2:00 |
“Kansas Film Flappers: Phyllis Haver/Thelma Hill/Louise Brooks and the Portrayal of Postwar Feminine Experience,” by Lisa Stein Haven |
2:40 |
Q & A |
2:50 |
Break |
3:00 |
“Famous Travels of Osa & Martin Johnson, Kansas Filmmakers,” featuring a rare film clip of the New York City premiere of Congorilla.
by Jaquelyn Borgeson, Osa & Martin Johnson Safari Museum, Chanute, Kansas |
3:40 |
Q & A |
3:50 |
Screening of Simba (1928) with Osa & Martin Johnson Warning:this film depicts the killing of animals as part of the story.
These depictions may be offensive to some viewers. |
5:00 |
Dinner Break |
7:30 |
Sat. evening screenings:
Rowdy Ann Short w/ Fay Tincher (of Topeka, Kansas) (18 min)
Two Tars with Laruel & Hardy & Thelma Hill (of Emporia, Kansas) (20 min)
The Navigator (1924) Feature w/ Buster Keaton (59 min) |
Evening films shown with live music by the Marvin Faulwell, organ, and Bob Keckeisen, percussion
- Frank Scheide, Ph.D., University of Arkansas
- Eric Monder, Documentary Filmmaker & Lecturer at Bethany College, Balwin City, KS, and member of Kansas Humanities Speakers Bureau
- Lisa Stein Haven, Ph.D., Ohio University at Zanesville
- Jill Warford, Executive Director, Gordon Parks Museum, Fort Scott Community College
- Jonathan Cavallero, Ph.D., University of Arkansas
- David Macleod, Keaton historian and co-founder of the Blinking Buzzards Buster Keaton Appreciation Society (UK)
- Martha Jett, Documentary Filmmaker and Keaton Biographer
- Robert Arkus, Film Historian & Archivist
- Kevin Willmott, Screenwriter, Filmmaker, Playwright, Actor Activist; Associate Professor, University of Kansas
- Jaquelyn Borgeson, Osa & Martin Johnson Safari Museum, Chanute, Kansas
Hosts/Masters of Ceremonies:
- Frank Scheide, Ph.D., University of Arkansas
- Bill Shaffer, Producer/Director KTWU Channel 11, Topeka
- Lisa Stein Haven, Ass. Professor of English, Ohio University Zanesville
- Martha Jett, Admin. Ass., West Verginia University Hospitals, Morgantown, WV.
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19th Annual 
Orval Hixon: “Images of an Era,” an exhibit of photos shown at the Mary L. Martin Gallery, downstairs in the Bowlus Fine Arts Center.
