Author: Q. David Bowers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
The first serious pictorial study of early American theaters where one could be entertained for a nickel or a dime, long before the advent of radio or television.
Nickelodeon Theatres and Their Music
Author: Q. David Bowers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
The first serious pictorial study of early American theaters where one could be entertained for a nickel or a dime, long before the advent of radio or television.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
The first serious pictorial study of early American theaters where one could be entertained for a nickel or a dime, long before the advent of radio or television.
Nickelodeon Theatres and Their Music
Author: Q. David Bowers
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780911572506
Category : Mechanical musical instruments
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The first serious pictorial study of early American theaters where one could be entertained for a nickel or a dime, long before the advent of radio or television.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780911572506
Category : Mechanical musical instruments
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The first serious pictorial study of early American theaters where one could be entertained for a nickel or a dime, long before the advent of radio or television.
Cinema Houston
Author: David Welling
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292773986
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Cinema Houston celebrates a vibrant century of movie theatres and moviegoing in Texas's largest city. Illustrated with more than two hundred historical photographs, newspaper clippings, and advertisements, it traces the history of Houston movie theatres from their early twentieth-century beginnings in vaudeville and nickelodeon houses to the opulent downtown theatres built in the 1920s (the Majestic, Metropolitan, Kirby, and Loew's State). It also captures the excitement of the neighborhood theatres of the 1930s and 1940s, including the Alabama, Tower, and River Oaks; the theatres of the 1950s and early 1960s, including the Windsor and its Cinerama roadshows; and the multicinemas and megaplexes that have come to dominate the movie scene since the late 1960s. While preserving the glories of Houston's lost movie palaces—only a few of these historic theatres still survive—Cinema Houston also vividly re-creates the moviegoing experience, chronicling midnight movie madness, summer nights at the drive-in, and, of course, all those tasty snacks at the concession stand. Sure to appeal to a wide audience, from movie fans to devotees of Houston's architectural history, Cinema Houston captures the bygone era of the city's movie houses, from the lowbrow to the sublime, the hi-tech sound of 70mm Dolby and THX to the crackle of a drive-in speaker on a cool spring evening.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292773986
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Cinema Houston celebrates a vibrant century of movie theatres and moviegoing in Texas's largest city. Illustrated with more than two hundred historical photographs, newspaper clippings, and advertisements, it traces the history of Houston movie theatres from their early twentieth-century beginnings in vaudeville and nickelodeon houses to the opulent downtown theatres built in the 1920s (the Majestic, Metropolitan, Kirby, and Loew's State). It also captures the excitement of the neighborhood theatres of the 1930s and 1940s, including the Alabama, Tower, and River Oaks; the theatres of the 1950s and early 1960s, including the Windsor and its Cinerama roadshows; and the multicinemas and megaplexes that have come to dominate the movie scene since the late 1960s. While preserving the glories of Houston's lost movie palaces—only a few of these historic theatres still survive—Cinema Houston also vividly re-creates the moviegoing experience, chronicling midnight movie madness, summer nights at the drive-in, and, of course, all those tasty snacks at the concession stand. Sure to appeal to a wide audience, from movie fans to devotees of Houston's architectural history, Cinema Houston captures the bygone era of the city's movie houses, from the lowbrow to the sublime, the hi-tech sound of 70mm Dolby and THX to the crackle of a drive-in speaker on a cool spring evening.
The Show Starts on the Sidewalk
Author: Maggie Valentine
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300066470
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Documenting the evolution of the American movie theatre and exploring its role in American culture and architecture, this work focuses on the career of S. Charles Lee, who designed more than 300 theatres between 1920 and 1950, buildings that became prototypes for the whole country.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300066470
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Documenting the evolution of the American movie theatre and exploring its role in American culture and architecture, this work focuses on the career of S. Charles Lee, who designed more than 300 theatres between 1920 and 1950, buildings that became prototypes for the whole country.
Sound Technology and the American Cinema
Author: James Lastra
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231115179
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
-- Review of Communication
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231115179
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
-- Review of Communication
Nickelodeon Movie Theater Storybook & Movie Projector
Author:
Publisher: Reader's Digest Children's Books
ISBN: 9780794403652
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Nickelodeon's most popular "Niktoons" star in this Movie Theater Storybook that contains five special episodes of favorite shows. The oversized book comes with a unique movie projector plus ten picture disks that contain 80 images. Full color. Consumable.
Publisher: Reader's Digest Children's Books
ISBN: 9780794403652
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Nickelodeon's most popular "Niktoons" star in this Movie Theater Storybook that contains five special episodes of favorite shows. The oversized book comes with a unique movie projector plus ten picture disks that contain 80 images. Full color. Consumable.
The Sounds of the Silents in Britain
Author: Julie Brown
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN: 0199797617
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Early cinemas were noisy places with pianos, organs, ensembles of all varieties and sometimes full orchestras accompanied films. Britain, a key cultural player in the entertainment world both at the time and now, has a different history than the USA of musical cultures and film production.
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN: 0199797617
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Early cinemas were noisy places with pianos, organs, ensembles of all varieties and sometimes full orchestras accompanied films. Britain, a key cultural player in the entertainment world both at the time and now, has a different history than the USA of musical cultures and film production.
Music for Silent Film
Author: Kendra Preston Leonard
Publisher: A-R Editions, Inc.
ISBN: 0895798352
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Between 1895 and 1929, more than 15,000 motion pictures were made in the United States. We call these works “silent films,” but they were accompanied by an enormous body of music, including works adapted or arranged from pre-existing works, as well as newly composed pieces for theater orchestras, organists, or pianists. While many films and pieces are lost, a considerable amount of material remains extant and available for use in research and performance. Music for Silent Film: A Guide to North American Resources is a unique resource on North American archives and English-language materials available in for those interested in this repertoire. Part I contains information about archives of primary source materials including full and compiled scores, sheet music, published anthologies of music, interviews with cinema musicians, periodicals, and instruction books. Part II surveys the English-language scholarship on silent film music in articles, book chapters, essay collections, and monographs through 2015. The book is fully indexed for ease of access to these important sources on film music.
Publisher: A-R Editions, Inc.
ISBN: 0895798352
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Between 1895 and 1929, more than 15,000 motion pictures were made in the United States. We call these works “silent films,” but they were accompanied by an enormous body of music, including works adapted or arranged from pre-existing works, as well as newly composed pieces for theater orchestras, organists, or pianists. While many films and pieces are lost, a considerable amount of material remains extant and available for use in research and performance. Music for Silent Film: A Guide to North American Resources is a unique resource on North American archives and English-language materials available in for those interested in this repertoire. Part I contains information about archives of primary source materials including full and compiled scores, sheet music, published anthologies of music, interviews with cinema musicians, periodicals, and instruction books. Part II surveys the English-language scholarship on silent film music in articles, book chapters, essay collections, and monographs through 2015. The book is fully indexed for ease of access to these important sources on film music.
Sounds for the Silents
Author: Daniel Goldmark
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486492869
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
This unique collection features piano sheet music that accompanied silent movies. Derived from eight rare sources, the music includes compositions by J. S. Zamecnik, M. L. Lake, Joseph Carl Breil, and others.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486492869
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
This unique collection features piano sheet music that accompanied silent movies. Derived from eight rare sources, the music includes compositions by J. S. Zamecnik, M. L. Lake, Joseph Carl Breil, and others.
Silent Film Sound
Author: Rick Altman
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231116633
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Silent films were, of course, never silent at all. However, the sound that used to accompany the screen picture in the early days of cinema has been neglected as an area of study. Altman explores the various musical, narrative, and even synchronized sound systems that enriched cinema before Jolson spoke.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231116633
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Silent films were, of course, never silent at all. However, the sound that used to accompany the screen picture in the early days of cinema has been neglected as an area of study. Altman explores the various musical, narrative, and even synchronized sound systems that enriched cinema before Jolson spoke.