#9 silent comedy, slapstick, music hall. 1 ‘ and lots more! All articles © Matthew Ross, 2015 Subscriptions and article submissions to
[email protected] 2 Welcome to issue 9, which will be the final edition of MOVIE NIGHT, at least in its current form. Don't panic, we're not going anywhere, but it's time for a bit of a shake up, including a new name. The next issue will be the tenth since we started in the summer of 2011, and that seemed as good a milestone as any to make some changes. First of all, the name. Originally, MOVIE NIGHT was named after the classic Charley Chase two-reeler of that name. That film is a love-letter to silent cinema spectatorship, in line with what I wanted to achieve. Further- more, Chase is one of my favourite of all the more forgotten comics, and one who this magazine aims to cele- brate. However... as a title and brand, MOVIE NIGHT also seems a bit generic. As time has gone on, I've become more aware of this, and have found that it is particularly hard to Google the mag effectively. In addition, I don't want to be restricted to movie comedy. What about music hall, vaudeville, radio and early television? All these had a part to play in the classic comedy era, both for the ca- reers of cinema stars and those of their own making. So, after umm-ing and ahh-ing, I’ve settled on a new name that I hope you’ll like.