Historic movie theatres in Illinois, 1883-1960 /

"Author clearly has a passion for his subject. The bulk of the book is a directory of 3,000 Illinois movie houses that were in business from the early 1880s to 1960"--ARBA. This history and catalog of the movie theaters of Illinois follows their evolution from the early opera houses, to th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schiecke, Konrad, 1938-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 2011.
Temas:
Motion picture theaters > Illinois > History.
Motion picture theaters > Illinois > Directories.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
Motion picture theaters
Illinois
directories.
Directories
History
Directories.
Répertoires.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • A Personal Note
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Overview of Cinema History
  • 1-The Early Years
  • 2-The Advent of Sound
  • 3-Television's Impact
  • 4-Saving the Older Theatres
  • Part II: Directory of Illinois Movie Theatres
  • Appendix: Illinois-Operated Movie Theatre Circuits
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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