High-class moving pictures Lyman H. Howe and the forgotten era of traveling exhibition, 1880 - 1920 - Musser, Charles 1951- (Princeton Univ. Press, 1991)
Introduction -- Traveling exhibits: Howe's early years, 1856-1890 -- Photographers of sound: Howe and the Phonograph, 1890-1896 -- Lifelike pictures: Howe's animotiscope, 1896-1897 -- Cultur in coflict: Howe moves into the Opera Houses, 1897-1899 -- Hard times or the roadmen: Lyman H. Howe, the Premier traveling exhibitor, 1899-1902 -- The proliferation of traveling exhibitors: Howe forms multiple companies, 1903-1905 -- The Nickelodeon crisis: Howe moves into the Big Cities, 1905-1908 -- Motion Pictures under Attack: Howe provides a model cinema, 1908-1911 -- A new Generation of Roadmen: Howe faces renewed competition, 1911-1915 -- Later years: 1916-1933 -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Howe: a civic leader -- Appendix B. Exhibition patterns among traveling Motion Picture Showmen, 1896-1904 -- Appendix C. Selected film exhibitions in Wilkes-Barre, 1896-1919 -- Appendix D. Selected film exhibitions in Philadelphia, 1908-1916 --Appendix E. Howe exhibitions in selected cities -- Appendix F. Howe filmography -- Appendix G. Documents
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