Silent Films from MoMA: Lady Windermere’s Fan (1925)

Saturday, June 7, 2025 | Reception at 5:30 p.m. | Program begins at 6:30 p.m.

Experience silent film as never before in the first-ever partnership between the Peoria Riverfront Museum and The Museum of Modern Art, New York, featuring new restorations from MoMA’s renowned collection.

The Peoria Riverfront Museum is proud to present a digitally restored version of Ernst Lubitsch’s 1925 Lady Windermere’s Fan with live musical accompaniment featuring the Peoria Symphony Orchestra. This special performance offers an extraordinary evening combining the art of film with a live musical score that elevates the cinema into a truly immersive experience.

Saturday, June 7, 2025

5:30 p.m. - Welcome reception with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres

6:30 p.m. – Performance begins in the Giant Screen Theater

Tickets $50 for members, $65 for non-members

Lady Windermere's Fan. 1925. USA. Directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Screenplay by Julien Josephson, based on the play by Oscar Wilde. With Ronald Colman, May McAvoy, Bert Lytell, Irene Rich. Restored by The Museum of Modern Art, with the financial support of Matthew and Natalie Bernstein. Accompanied by a new score compiled, synchronized, and edited by Gillian B. Anderson, based on a cue sheet issued by the Tax-Free Music Co. compiled by Michael Hoffman for the original release. 94 minutes.

This film program is organized by Dave Kehr, Curator of Film, Sean Egan, Senior Producer, Film Exhibitions and Projects, The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Live musical accompaniment featuring the Peoria Symphony Orchestra

Presented by Flo and Sid Banwart