An evening's entertainment: the age of the silent feature picture, 1915-1928The 10-volume, illustrated series considers the film industry from its early roots in the 19th century right up to 1990. It examines the development of film and the film industry, analyzing both the genres, themes and technology that defined each decade a |
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These usually played second-run films. After them were third-, fourth-, and fifth-
run houses, whose service and standards were left undefined. "Vaudeville
Picture Houses" ran a film with five or six acts of vaudeville but were distinct from
straight ...
These usually played second-run films. After them were third-, fourth-, and fifth-
run houses, whose service and standards were left undefined. "Vaudeville
Picture Houses" ran a film with five or six acts of vaudeville but were distinct from
straight ...
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But unlike New York's Metropolitan Opera House or Adler and Sullivan's
Auditorium Theatre in Chicag0, the Hippodrome was not designed to serve an
elite audience. Instead, it hoped to fill its 5,200 seats by attracting a huge and
continuing ...
But unlike New York's Metropolitan Opera House or Adler and Sullivan's
Auditorium Theatre in Chicag0, the Hippodrome was not designed to serve an
elite audience. Instead, it hoped to fill its 5,200 seats by attracting a huge and
continuing ...
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them to operate throughout the summer, negating the seasonal attendance
swings suffered by their rivals (see table 2.2). 19 The design of most of these
houses was in the hands of a small group of specialized firms. Some tended to
work for ...
them to operate throughout the summer, negating the seasonal attendance
swings suffered by their rivals (see table 2.2). 19 The design of most of these
houses was in the hands of a small group of specialized firms. Some tended to
work for ...
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