HIGH CLASS MOVING PICTURES Lyman H. Howe and the Era of Traveling Exhibition 1st

Description: High-Class Moving PicturesLyman H. Howe and the Forgotten Era of Traveling Exhibition1880-1920 ByCharles Musser & Carol Nelson Published by Princeton University Press1991First Edition This is a previously owned hardcover book that has 372 pages. It is a good reading copy in acceptable condition. The binding is tight but the original owner wrote his name in ink on the front flyleaf and left ink marks and notes on 148 pages. I tried to show some of these marks in the pictures above. The original dust jacket that is also in good condition.If you don't like ink marking in your books then don't buy the book! The book is also illustrated with a number of b/w photographs some of which are shown in the photographs above. The following description is taken from the dust jacket The entrepreneur of phonograph concerts and motion-picture programs Lyman H. Howe was the leading traveling exhibitor of his time and the exemplar of an important but until now little examined aspect of American popular culture. This work, with its numerous and lively illustrations, uses his career to explore the world of itinerant showmen, who exhibited all motion pictures seen outside large cities during the 1890s and early 1900s. They frequently built cultural alliances with genteel city dwellers or conservative churchgoers and in later years favored "high-class" topics appealing to audiences uncomfortable with the plebeian nickelodeons. Bridging the fields of American studies and film history, the book reveals the remarkable sophistication with which exhibitors created their elaborate, evening-length programs to convey powerful ideological messages. Whether depicting the Spanish-American War, the 1900 Paris Exposition, or British colonialism in action, Howe's "cinema of reassurance" had many parallels with the music of John Philip Sousa. A great book for anyone who is interested in the history of cinema. Don't miss out, add this great book to your collection today! And check out my other listings for more interesting books, postcards and ephemera.

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