Now Playing: Early Moviegoing and the Regulation of Fun

by Paul S. Moore

Book Overview

Using Toronto as a case study, and focusing on a period from the opening of the first theaters showcasing moving pictures in 1906 to the end of World War I, Now Playing locates the origins of our present-day mass audience in the culture of cities. Paul S. Moore examines the emergence of everyday moviegoing and its regulation through neglected details like fire safety, newspaper ads, serial films, and amusement taxes, connecting them to more familiar...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791474178
• ISBN13: 9780791474174
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"