Excerpt from Exhibitors' Times, Vol. 1: The Motion Picture Newspaper; May 17, 1913 In future issues of The Exhibitors' Times we shall deal in detail with some of the suggestions in this book, which are possibly open to friendly criticism and amend ment. Meanwhile, we think individual Exhibitors might profitably get a copy of the book and read it. Ten cents is the charge for it. The. Value of the advice-is considerably more than that. Inferentially the book tells the Exhibitor how best to conduct his theatre. That is what the book amounts to if it is read by the light of intelligence and judgment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

In this authoritative work, Seiler and Seiler argues that the establishment and development of moviegoing and movie exhibition in Prairie Canada is best understood in the context of changing late-nineteenth-century and early-twentieth-century social, economic, and technological developments. From the first entrepreneurs who attempted to lure customers in to movie exhibition halls, to the digital revolution and its impact on moviegoing, Reel Time highlights the pivotal role of amusement venues in shaping the leisure activities of working- and middle-class people across North America.