BUTLER TWP - The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra will perform its program, "The Clown Princes," at 8 p.m. Sunday at Butler County Community College's Succop Theater.

The program will feature short silent films from Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd as the orchestra performs the original music.

The 10-piece orchestra, under the direction of Rick Benjamin, is a replica of the original movie house orchestra, pre-dating the theater organ.

Founded in 1985, the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra is the world's only year-round, professional ensemble specializing in the authentic recreation of original musical scores from the early 1900s and the scores for theater and dance music of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Reserved ticket seats are $22.50 and available by calling the Succop Theater Box Office at 724-287-8711, Ext. 429.

Any student with a valid student ID can buy tickets 30 minutes prior to performances at a reduced cost of $10.