The golden age of Indianapolis theaters
By: Howard Caldwell.
Publisher: Indiana University Press; Quarry Books/Indiana University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9780253354600
Subjects: Theaters -- Indiana -- Indianapolis -- History; Motion picture theaters -- Indiana -- Indianapolis -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Birth of a theater buff; title: Theater one and what happened before; title: A war's effect and another theater is born; title: Theater count briefly jumps to three; title: English's opera house and its impact; title: The 1890s and its seeds of change; title: Theater enhancement and the gentle intrusion of moving pictures; title: English's and The Grand lead the growing theater parade; title: The Shuberts come to town as the theater competition grows; title: City's first movie palace enhances respectability of going to the movies; title: The 1920s and the birth of new challenges; title: The silent film era's finale; title: Sound moves in with a vengeance; title: The 1930s and its challenges; title: The 1930s and its challenges II; title: The rest of the 1930s survivors; title: The 1940s, a decade of success and sadness; title: The 1950s bring changes and new competition; title: A brief look at what happened next.