The Exhibitor as Producer: Stage Prologues in American Movie Theatres, 1917-1926

by Richard Abel

This open access book seeks answers to a series of questions about the little-studied subject of prologues or theatrical presentations in American movie theaters from the late 1910s to the mid-1920s. How did prologues emerge out of prior practices? Who were the exhibitors most involved? What characteristics would come to define prologues? How widespread did they become not only in metropolitan palace cinemas but also in movie theaters in mid-sized...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031717805
• ISBN13: 9783031717802
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 165 Pages