Brian Miller over at the Weekly is covering the contretemps between organist Dennis James and the Seattle Theatre Group over who'll be helming the Mighty Wurlitzer during silent movie nights. STG has told James they won't need his services to fill out the rest of the current series; they're bringing in a San Francisco ringer named Jim Riggs to accompany 1927's Seventh Heaven on Monday, June 29.

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Dennis James, the final appointed House Organist for Seattle's Paramount Theatre from 1998 to 2008, and internationally touring professional silent film organist who created and introduced the theatre's popular Silent Movie Mondays series, frequently sold out the hall during his 11 year tenure, continues his professional silent film and other music presentations throughout the Northwest Area during the 2009-2010 season:
2009
November 13, Blue Mouse Theatre, Tacoma, Washington
86th Anniversary screening: original opening night film THE GREEN GODDESS
2010
January 21, Washington Center, Olympia, Washington
4th annual silent film series: Greta Garbo and John Gilbert in FLESH AND THE DEVIL
February 11, Washington Center, Olympia, Washington
4th annual silent film series: Rudolph Valentino in SON OF THE SHEIK
February 14, Lynwood Theatre, Bainbridge Island, Washington
Silent film series- two screenings: Harold Lloyd in GIRL SHY
February 15, Admiral Theatre, West Seattle, Washington
Original Silent Movie Mondays site debut: William Boyd in THE YANKEE CLIPPER
March 7, City Museum, Wenatchee, Washington
Silent film program: comedy films
March 8, Town Hall, Seattle, Washington
OdeonQuartet (string quartet) with Dennis James, Glass Armonica chamber music performance
March 11, Washington Center, Olympia, Washington
4th annual silent film series: Janet Gaynor and George O'Brien in SUNRISE
July 5, Lynwood Theatre, Bainbridge Island, Washington
Annual Anniversary silent film screenings:
July 6, Location tba, Seattle, Washington
American Theatre Organ Society National Convention - feature silent film event by invitation conveyed by convention chairman Tom Blackwell: title tba
For more information, visit: http://www.cas.sc.edu/film/james.html