Robert K. Headley

Motion Picture Exhibition in Washington, D.C.

An Illustrated History of Parlors, Palaces and Multiplexes in the Metropolitan Area, 1894-1997

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

From inauspicious beginnings in the kinetoscope parlors and nickelodeons to the movie palaces of the golden era, and finally to the pared down multiplexes of today, this is the history of motion picture viewing in the nation's capital and vicinity. The research is supported by numerous interviews. The book includes a 200-page listing of all the movie theaters in the area past and present, with data such as location, dates of operation, architect, and seating capacity, as well as a summary of each theater's history and current status. Maps, drawings and photographs (most of which have never before been published) round out this comprehensive study.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 410
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juli 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 768g
• ISBN-13: 9780786428427
• ISBN-10: 0786428422
• Artikelnr.: 21552646

Autorenporträt

Retired linguist Robert K. Headley lectures on theatre history, and consults on documentaries and theatre restoration. He lives in University Park, Maryland.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
1. The Columbia Phonograph Company (1894-1905)     
2. The Nickelodeon Era (1906-1912)     
3. The First Palaces (1913-1916)     
4. The Move to F Street (1917-1923)     
5. The Movie Palace Years (1924-1927)     
6. After the Fox (1928-1934)     
7. Theaters Near You (1935-1944)     
8. The Move to the Suburbs (1945-1952)     
9. The Dark Years (1953-1961)     
10. Renaissance (1962-1965)     
11. Shoeboxes and Twins (1966-1981)     
12. Multiplexes (1982-Present)     
APPENDICES
1. Washington Area Theaters by Name     
2. Washington Area Theaters by Street Address     
3. Architects of Washington Area Theaters     
4. Theater Architecture     
5. Theater Personnel     
Notes     
Bibliography     
Index