Motion Picture Exhibition in Washington, D.C.: An Illustrated History of Parlors, Palaces and Multiplexes in the Metropolitan Area, 1894-1997 - Hardcover

Headley, Robert K.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786405449 ISBN 13: 9780786405442

Publisher: McFarland Publishing, 1999

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

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

Review:

"information on everything. Headley has found a surprisingly rich assortment showing theaters in all their interior and exterior beauty. ...captures the excitement and the exuberance of all that has been motion picture exhibition" -- Big Reel

About this edition

• Publisher: McFarland Publishing
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0786405449
• ISBN 13: 9780786405442
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 398