100 Years of Leicester Cinema (Images of England)

Through the medium of old photographs, programs, and advertisements, this book provides a fascinating look at the history of movie-going in Leicester and its adjacent towns and villages over the last century. Including insights into the technology behind the silver screen, the entrepreneurs, and the cinema chains that operated in the area, the stars, the staff, and of course the customers, this studyreveals how the experience of movie-going has changed over the decades. Detailed histories of the region's cinemas make this volume a comprehensive survey of the history of screen entertainment in the region in the hundred years that have passed since the first picture house in town opened its doors.