Author:
Paul, William, 1944- author.
Imprint:New York : Columbia University Press, [2016]
Descriptionxvi, 422 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Note:Introduction: an art of the theater -- Making movies fit -- Store theaters: a radical break -- Palatial architecture, democratized audience -- Elite taste in a mass medium -- Uncanny theater -- The architectural screen -- Conclusion: Ontological fade-out -- Appendix 1: Stage shows and double features in select markets outside New York City -- Appendix 2: Feature films based on theatrical sources, 1914-2011 -- Abbreviations used for citations in notes.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
