On Wednesday, April 29: Buster Keaton's 'The General' at the Regent Theatre in Arlington, Mass.

Buster and his co-star in 'The General' (1926).I'm back on the road this week to the Regent Theatre in Arlington, Mass., where they're screening Buster Keaton's 'The General' (1926) on Wednesday, April 29, with music by me.It's the third visit to the Regent this month, as the venue pursues a mini-series of silent screenings that included Cecil B. DeMille's 'King of Kings' (1927) and Harold Lloyd's 'Safety Last' (1923).'Safety Last' was part of a 110th anniversary show (the Regent opened in 1916) that included live stage acts. It's the first time I've ever shared the bill with a belly-dancer, a bag-piper who could flip a hat from his foot onto his head, a man who could play three recorders at once, and a visibly pregnant hula-hoop artist.No stage acts are planned for Wednesday night's screening of 'The General,' unless someone convinces me to do my trick of flinging coins balanced on my elbows, but then catching them before they hit the ground. I'll bring some Kennedy half dollars…

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