{"id":350549,"date":"2026-07-23T23:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T23:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/350549\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T23:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T23:30:12","slug":"tampa-theatre-organist-will-soundtrack-a-special-screening-of-silent-film-the-black-pirate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/350549\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa Theatre organist will soundtrack a special screening of silent film \u2018The Black Pirate\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ADr. Steven Ball at Tampa Theatre in Tampa, Florida on March 13, 2021. Credit: Javi Ortiz\/Zitrovision \/ Creative Loafing Tampa Bay<\/p>\n

Land ho, and listen up.<\/p>\n

The Tampa Theatre\u2019s summer renovation<\/a> is almost complete, but the venue is still showing movies. Not just in its own Taylor Screening Room, but on screens around the Bay area.<\/p>\n

One special showing happens next month just down the street.<\/p>\n

The no-cover presentation of the silent film \u201cThe Black Pirate\u201d comes to the Sykes Chapel at the University of Tampa in celebration of the Gaspar\u2019s Gold: Carnival and Community in a New South City exhibit<\/a> on display in the Plant Museum just a few steps away.<\/p>\n

Tampa Theater\u2019s organist<\/a> and a member of the University of Tampa\u2019s music faculty, Dr. Steven Ball, will be performing a live original music score to accompany the silent film.<\/p>\n

Sykes Chapel holds 260 seats for the free event with doors opening 30 minutes before showtime.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Black Pirate\u201d is a critically-acclaimed film known as one of the first to be shot entirely in color and for its star\u2019s athleticism, Douglas Fairbanks, performing outrageous stunts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The pirate movie is a classic action and adventure tale of pirate looting, revenge for the protagonist\u2019s father\u2019s death and protecting the damsel in distress.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no cover for Tampa Theatre Presents: The Black Pirate (1926)<\/a> happening Saturday, Aug. 8.<\/p>\n

\"Youtube<\/p>\n

This article appears in July 23 \u2013 29, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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