ABC, the first name in entertainment /
Eyles, Allen.
Cinema Theatre Association.
Burgess Hill, West Sussex : Cinema Theatre Association ; London : Distributed by BFI Pub.,
1993.
Examines the creation of ABC, describes the cinemas that were purpose built, the major acquisitions of exisitng cinemas, the booking policy, the live shows and organ interludes, the reponse to 3-D and Cinemascope, the decline in audiences which led to subdivision into smaller cinemas and closures, and the first steps into the multiplex era.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 160) and index.
Examines the creation of ABC, describes the cinemas that were purpose built, the major acquisitions of exisitng cinemas, the booking policy, the live shows and organ interludes, the reponse to 3-D and Cinemascope, the decline in audiences which led to subdivision into smaller cinemas and closures, and the first steps into the multiplex era.
Motion picture theaters