Documentary tells the tale of Downers Grove's Tivoli Theatre
It was on Christmas Day in 1928 that the Tivoli Theatre opened at 5021 Highland Ave. in Downers Grove around the same time the silent film era was winding down, and"talkies" were becoming the next sensation.
Called"History Happens Here, The Tivoli Theatre," the film is coproduced by filmmaker Jim Toth, along with the Downers Grove Historical Society. For the event, doors will open at 6 p.m. Admission is free to Downers Grove Historical Society members and costs $5 for other viewers, with proceeds benefiting the society. Tickets can be bought in advance at dghistory.org/tickets.
The feature-length film clocks in at about 90 minutes. Toth said countless hours were spent filming and editing the piece. "I wanted to increase my hands-on experience with filmmaking, which is something I'd been tangentially a part of through the advertising world," he added."I bought a camera and decided to take on these endeavors."
"It was a great leap of faith that Willis and Shirley took in themselves -- and in one another," Toth said."They found an opportunity and, in that opportunity, they discovered something that they loved and then invested every ounce of themselves into it." "The gentleman that owned the theater prior had kind of let it fall into an incredible state of disrepair," Toth said."So they painstakingly rebuilt the entire theater, repainted every inch of it, got new seats,"
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