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Downtown ChicagoÕs Historic Movie Theatres

Author : Konrad Schiecke
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786488654
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Downtown ChicagoÕs Historic Movie Theatres written by Konrad Schiecke and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of downtown Chicago—its early development, later struggles, and current restoration—is mirrored in the history of the theatres that occupied its streets. This vivid chronicle tells the tale of the Windy City’s theatres, from mid-nineteenth century vaudeville houses to the urban decline and renewal of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Discussed are the rebuilding efforts after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the first nickel theaters showing “moving pictures,” the ornate silent movie palaces, the move to “talkies,” the challenges of the Great Depression and the introduction of television, and urban decline. Today, Chicago has preserved some of its most historic movie palaces, landmarks of cultural vibrancy in its reawakened downtown. With nearly 200 photographs from the Theatre Historical Society of America, this work brings to life all of the theatres that have enlivened Chicago’s entertainment district, reflecting the transformation of downtown Chicago itself.

Historic Movie Theatres in Illinois, 1883Ð1960

Author : Konrad Schiecke
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476610703
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Book Synopsis Historic Movie Theatres in Illinois, 1883Ð1960 by : Konrad Schiecke

Download or read book Historic Movie Theatres in Illinois, 1883Ð1960 written by Konrad Schiecke and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-02-28 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history and catalog of the movie theaters of Illinois follows their evolution from the early opera houses, to the storefront nickelodeons, to the awe-inspiring movie palaces, to the post—World War II theaters and the advent of the multiplex. Each theater has its own story, and together these stories make up a fascinating history of cinema viewing in Illinois. This richly illustrated book—the first dealing exclusively with Illinois theatres— contains nearly 3,000 descriptions of historic movie houses, from the early 1880s to 1960. The alphabetically arranged entries, which include such information as the theater’s name, location, number of seats, and the dates it opened and closed, cover cities and towns from Abingdon to Zion, including Chicago and its surrounding suburbs. The book opens with a history of the movie house, beginning with silent movies shown on walls and ending with the multiplex era. It also includes a chapter on television’s impact and information on renovated historic theatres in the state. Appendices include lists of Illinois-operated movie theatre circuits, theatre websites and include a bibliography.

The Chicago Movie Palaces of Balaban and Katz

Author : David Balaban
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738539867
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book The Chicago Movie Palaces of Balaban and Katz written by David Balaban and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pictorial history of the movie theater business of the Balaban and Katz Theater Corporation in Chicago.

A Theater of Our Own

Author : Richard Christiansen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book A Theater of Our Own written by Richard Christiansen and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who produced the first stage adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz" in 1902-nearly forty years before the movie classic?

Love, Loss, and what I Wore

Author :
Publisher : Algonquin Books
ISBN 13 : 1565124758
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (651 download)

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Download or read book Love, Loss, and what I Wore written by and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a volume originally intended just for friends, the author reflects on her fortunes and misfortunes through the clothes she has worn, clothes that have expressed her hopes and dreams--from her Brownie uniform to her first maternity dress. Reprint.

Detroit's Downtown Movie Palaces

Author : Michael Hauser
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738541020
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Detroit's Downtown Movie Palaces written by Michael Hauser and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The spokelike grid of wide grand avenues radiating out from downtown Detroit allowed for a concentration of theaters initially along Monroe Street near Campus Martius and, after the second decade of the 20th century, clustered around Grand Circus Park, all easily accessible by a vast network of streetcars. In its heyday, Grand Circus Park boasted a dozen palatial movie palaces containing an astonishing total of 26,000 seats. Of these theaters, five remain today, fully restored and operational for live entertainment. Detroit, more so than any other North American city, illustrates how demographic and economic forces dramatically changed the landscape of film exhibition in an urban setting.

Great American Movie Theaters

Author : David Naylor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Great American Movie Theaters written by David Naylor and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Naylor believes that few buildings in America are as spectacular and marvelously original as movie theaters. But in many towns and cities some of these great theaters are lost forever, torn down or destroyed by neglect. In this book, Naylor recaptures the spirit of the old movie theaters, and shows where to find and see the hundreds that remain. He describes these architectural wonders in detail, providing evidence of why the picture palaces and movie houses of the past now share a treasured place in the national memory. ISBN 0-89133-127-1 (pbk.): $16.95 (For use only in the library).

Ensemble

Author : Mark Larson
Publisher : Agate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1572848057
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book Ensemble written by Mark Larson and published by Agate Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This definitive history brings Chicago’s celebrated theater and comedy scenes to life with stories from some of its biggest stars spanning sixty-five years. Chicago is a bona fide theater town, bursting with vitality that thrills local fans and produces generation after generation of world-renowned actors, directors, playwrights, and designers. Now Mark Larson shares the rich theatrical history of Chicago through first-person accounts from the people who made it. Drawing from more than three hundred interviews, Larson weaves a narrative that expresses the spirit of Chicago’s ensemble ethos: the voices of celebrities such as Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ed Asner, George Wendt, Michael Shannon, and Tracy Letts comingle with stories from designers, composers, and others who have played a crucial role in making Chicago theater so powerful, influential, and unique. Among many other topics, this book explores the early days of the fabled Compass Players and the legendary Second City in the ‘50s and ‘60s; the rise of acclaimed ensembles like Steppenwolf in the ‘70s; the explosion of storefront and neighborhood companies in the ‘80s; and the enduring global influence of the city as the center of improv training and performance.

After the Final Curtain

Author : Matt Lambros
Publisher : Jonglez Photo Books
ISBN 13 : 9782361951641
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book After the Final Curtain written by Matt Lambros and published by Jonglez Photo Books. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of the time, there is nothing remarkable about a movie theater today; but that wasn't always the case. When the great American movie palaces began opening in the early 20th century, they were some of the most lavish, stunning buildings ever seen. However, they wouldn't last -- with the advent of in-home television, theater companies found it harder and harder to keep them open. Some were demolished, some were converted, and some remain empty to this day. After the Final Curtain: The Fall of the American Movie Theatre will take you through 24 of these magnificent buildings, revealing the beauty that remains years after the last ticket was sold.

Chicago Death Trap

Author : Nat Brandt
Publisher : SIU Press
ISBN 13 : 080932721X
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Chicago Death Trap written by Nat Brandt and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2006-08-03 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A blow-by-blow account of the deadliest fire in American history retraces the final days of the Iroquois Theatre in Chicago, a supposedly indestructible building that burned killing more than six hundred people.

Bigger, Brighter, Louder

Author : Chris Jones
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022609071X
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Bigger, Brighter, Louder written by Chris Jones and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2013-10-04 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A constantly engaging and illuminating lesson in the role a great newspaper played in developing and sustaining a great theater town.” —Artvoice Chicago is regarded as one of the world’s premier cities for theater, and no one has had a more consistent front-row seat to its ascendance than the Chicago Tribune theater critics. Bigger, Brighter, Louder weaves together more than 150 years of Tribune reviews into a compelling narrative, pairing full reviews with commentary and history. With a sharp eye for telling details and a keen sense of historical context, Jones, longtime chief Tribune theater critic, takes readers through decades of highs and lows, successes and failures. The book showcases fascinating early reviews of actors and shows that would go on to achieve phenomenal success, including a tryout of A Raisin in the Sun with newcomer Sidney Poitier and the first major review of The Producers. It also delves into the rare and the unusual, such as a previously unpublished Tennessee Williams interview and a long conversation with Edward Albee’s mother. With reviews from Claudia Cassidy, Peregine Pickle, William Leonard, and more, many never collected before, Bigger, Brighter, Louder offers a unique lasting record of an ephemeral art and a riveting look at the history behind Chicago’s rise to theatrical greatness. “Bigger, Brighter, Louder gives us dozens of reviews—some perceptive, some notorious, and some bitingly funny. I warrant that you will find Mr. Jones’ Chicago-eyed view of theatre sharp, amusing and incisive.” —Playbill “Bigger, Brighter, Louder is a fascinating read, with Jones providing a thoroughly accessible exegesis.” —Time Out Chicago

Theatres in Los Angeles

Author : Suzanne Tarbell Cooper
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738555799
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (557 download)

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Download or read book Theatres in Los Angeles written by Suzanne Tarbell Cooper and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Los Angeles and the movies grew up together, and a natural extension of the picture business was the premium presentation of the product--the biggest, best, and brightest theatres imaginable. The magnificent movie palaces along Broadway in downtown Los Angeles still represent the highest concentration of vintage theatres in the world. With Hollywood and the movies practically synonymous, the theatres in the studios' neighborhood were state-of-the-art for showbiz, whether they were designed for film, vaudeville, or stage productions. From the elegant Orpheum and the exotic Grauman's Chinese to the modest El Rey, this volume celebrates the architecture and social history of Los Angeles's unique collection of historic theatres past and present. The common threads that connect them all, from the grandest movie palace to the smallest neighborhood theatre, are stories and the ghosts of audiences past waiting in the dark for the show to begin.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company of Chicago

Author : John Mayer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1474239471
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book Steppenwolf Theatre Company of Chicago written by John Mayer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-11 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1974, a group of determined, young high school actors started doing plays under the name of Steppenwolf Theatre Company, eventually taking residence in the basement of a church in Highland Park, a suburb of Chicago. Thus began their unlikely journey to become one of the most prominent theatre companies in the world. Steppenwolf Theatre Company has changed the face of American Theatre with its innovative approach that blends dynamic ensemble performance, honest, straightforward acting, and bold, thought-provoking stories to create compelling theatre. This is the first book to chronicle this iconic theatre company, offering an account of its early years and development, its work, and the methodologies that have made it one of the most influential ensemble theatres today. Through extensive, in-depth interviews conducted by the author with ensemble members, this book reveals the story of Steppenwolf's miraculous rise from basement to Broadway and beyond. Interviewees include co-founders Jeff Perry, Gary Sinise and Terry Kinney, along a myriad of ensemble, staff, board members and others.

Shared Pleasures

Author : Douglas Gomery
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 9780299132149
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Shared Pleasures written by Douglas Gomery and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gomery (The coming of sound to the American cinema, 1975; The Hollywood studio system, 1986) draws upon his earlier work and that of other scholars to address the broader social functions of the film industry, showing how Hollywood adapted its business policies to diversity and change within American society. Includes 31 bandw photographs. Paper edition (unseen), $15.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Historic Movie Theaters of Delaware

Author : Michael J. Nazarewycz
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625858477
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Historic Movie Theaters of Delaware written by Michael J. Nazarewycz and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the opera house and movie palace to the modern multiplex, the big screen in Delaware is more than a century old. Hollywood legend Cary Grant visited the Playhouse Theater in 1955, fondly recalling his days on its stage as a child actor. Clint Eastwood came to Wilmington for a secret test screening of his film The Gauntlet at the Branmar Cinema. The groundbreaking history of Star Wars includes a Delaware theater that was one of only forty-five in the country to open the film. Author Michael J. Nazarewycz recounts the cinematic history of Delaware's movie theaters.

Chicago TV Horror Movie Shows

Author : Ted Okuda
Publisher : SIU Press
ISBN 13 : 0809335387
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Chicago TV Horror Movie Shows written by Ted Okuda and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2016-02-09 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: Chicago: Lake Claremont Press, 2007.

Chicago Movie Palaces of Balaban and Katz

Author : David Balaban
Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781531623814
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (238 download)

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Download or read book Chicago Movie Palaces of Balaban and Katz written by David Balaban and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2006-04-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Balaban and Katz Theater Corporation perfected the "movie palace" concept in Chicago, reating an extremely popular pastime that contributed greatly to Chicago's cultural identity. The Balabans started in the movie theater business in 1908 by leasing the 100-seat Kedzie Nickelodeon on Kedzie Avenue. Balaban brothers Barney and A. J. dreamed of operating 5,000-seat movie palaces, so in 1916, they joined family friends Sam and Morris Katz to form the Balaban and Katz Theater Corporation. Their mission was to offer an unrivaled theater-going experience with the finest live performances and service. They built ornate theaters, such as the Chicago, the Uptown, and the Congress Theaters, filling them with fine furnishings, antiques, and artwork. Balaban and Katz produced live stage shows between the movies with the likes of Bob Hope, Louis Armstrong, and Benny Goodman. Sadly, only a few of these gorgeous theaters still stand today.