[DOC] [TLE] Nickelodeon (movie theater) - Wikipedia [PAR] The nickelodeon was the first type of indoor exhibition space dedicated to 
showing projected motion pictures. Usually set up in converted storefronts, these 
small, simple theaters charged five cents for admission and flourished ... They 
called it the Nickelodeon, joining "nickel" with the Greek word for an enclosed 
theater... [DOC] [TLE] Movie theater - Wikipedia [PAR] A movie theater or movie theatre (also called a cinema) is a venue, usually a 
building, that .... The earliest precursors to movies were magic lantern shows. .... 
Many of these early theaters contain a balcony, an elevated level across the .... 
3D film is a system of presenting film images so that they appear to the viewer to 
be... [DOC] [TLE] 8.2 The History of Movies | Understanding Media and Culture: An ... [PAR] Not only did Mlis, a former magician, invent the trick film, which ... Known as 
nickelodeons because of their 5 cent admission charge, these early motion 
picture theaters, often ... In these early years, theaters were still running single-
reel films, which came at ... These dream palaces, so called because of their 
often lavish... [DOC] [TLE] Film History Before 1920 [PAR] They created their own combo movie camera and projector - a more portable, 
hand-held .... In 1896, Edison's Company (because it was unable to produce a 
workable ... At the time, the Vitascope was showing films in only one location, this 
one in ... The earliest 'movie theatres' were converted churches or halls, showing
... [DOC] [TLE] First nickelodeon opens - Jun 19, 1905 - HISTORY.com [PAR] The storefront theater boasted 96 seats and charged each patron five cents. 
Nickelodeons (named for a combination of the admission cost and the Greek 
word for ... outlet for films until they were replaced around 1910 by large modern 
theaters. ... movie factories (as the earliest production studios were called) were 
formed. [DOC] [TLE] The Great Depression and Its Effects on the Movie Theatres of West ... [PAR] Yet, all three movie theatres in West Chester, Pennsylvania were able to stay ... 
era of great change within the film industry, and not just because of the 
Depression. ... By 1931, theatres without sound were in the minority; by 1934 they 
had all but ... As stated before, attendance at movie theatres fell by a third during 
the early... [DOC] [TLE] CHAPTER 7/Part 2 - an illustrated history of the early cinema [PAR] It thus seems more likely that movies were used to signal the end of one cycle 
and ... because they had to attract the same customers week after week, theaters 
were ... ten cents), these smaller theaters catered to working-class and lower-
level ..... So-called feature films usually meant acted multishot narratives built 
out of... [DOC] [TLE] history of the motion picture | Britannica.com [PAR] Mar 11, 2016 ... Early years, 18301910 Origins The illusion of motion pictures is based on ... 
could employ glass plates or paper strip film because it recorded events of short 
... The parlour charged 25 cents for admission to a bank of five machines. ... 
These films, whether they were Edison-style theatrical variety shorts or... [DOC] [TLE] Walking East 3rd Street: The American Movies Theater - GVSHP [PAR] Dec 28, 2012 ... The American Movies Theater was constructed in 1913 on East 3rd Street 
between ... was termed a nickelodeon  a name that derived from the often only 5
-cent ticket price. ... to operate, and therefore, charged higher prices for 
admission. ... They were especially popular in the Lower East Side, where the... [DOC] [TLE] LOEW'S PARADISE THEATER INTERIOR - NYC.gov [PAR] May 16, 2006 ... nickelodeons (so-called because of the five-cent admission charges) showing 
silent movies began to open in converted storefronts, and over... [DOC] [TLE] Antitrust and Pricing in the Motion Picture Industry - Yale Law School ... [PAR] Since the 1970's, at any given movie theater, one price has been charged for all 
movies .... pattern because they were born after it was established in

Question: These early movie theatres were so named because they charged only 5 cents admission
Answer: Nickelodeons