BookThe golden age of Indianapolis theaters
Personal name
Main title
- The golden age of Indianapolis theaters / Howard Caldwell.
Published/Created
- Bloomington : Quarry Books/Indiana University Press, c2010.
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Description
- xii, 206 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
ISBN
- 9780253354600 (cl : alk. paper)
- 0253354609 (cl : alk. paper)
LC classification
- PN2277.I5 C35 2010
Contents
- Birth of a theater buff -- Theater one and what happened before -- A war's effect and another theater is born -- Theater count briefly jumps to three -- English's opera house and its impact -- The 1890s and its seeds of change -- Theater enhancement and the gentle intrusion of moving pictures -- English's and The Grand lead the growing theater parade -- The Shuberts come to town as the theater competition grows -- City's first movie palace enhances respectability of going to the movies -- The 1920s and the birth of new challenges -- The silent film era's finale -- Sound moves in with a vengeance -- The 1930s and its challenges -- The 1930s and its challenges II -- The rest of the 1930s survivors -- The 1940s, a decade of success and sadness -- The 1950s bring changes and new competition -- A brief look at what happened next.
LC Subjects
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Notes
- Includes bibliographical references.
LCCN
- 2009051721
Dewey class no.
- 792.09772/52
Geographic area code
- n-us-in
Other system no.
- (OCoLC)ocn419823934
Type of material
- Book
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- PN2277.I5 C35 2010
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- PN2277.I5 C35 2010
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