The Golden Age of Indianapolis Theaters / Howard Caldwell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Caldwell, Howard, 1925-2017.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture theaters--Indiana--Indianapolis--History.

Motion picture theaters.

Theaters--Indiana--Indianapolis--History.

Theaters.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Quarry Books/Indiana University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Opening a window on a storied past, longtime Indianapolis television journalist and lifelong theatergoer Howard Caldwell presents the story of the magnificent theaters of Indianapolis. Caldwell shares with us the pleasure these majestic spaces brought to thousands of Hoosiers during their glory days -- when an outing to the theater was a special event and film was still a marvel of technology. He discusses the roles played by the greatest stars of the day and relates the origins of Indy's famous theater

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 1890's 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 Shubert's come to town as the theater competition grows

City's first movie palace enhances respectability of going to the movies

The 1920's and the birth of new challenges

The silent film era's finale

Sound moves in with a vengeance

The 1930's and its challenges

The 1930's and its challenges II

The rest of the 1930's survivors

The 1940's, a decade of success and sadness

The 1950's bring changes and new competition

A brief look at what happened next.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-253-00143-9

OCLC:

735596533