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Book SynopsisThe entrepreneur of phonograph concerts and motion-picture programs Lyman H. Howe was the leading traveling exhibitor of his time and the exemplar of an important but until now little examined aspect of American popular culture. This work, with its numerous and lively illustrations, uses his career to explore the world of itinerant showmen, who exh
Trade Review"Traveling film exibitions is the underlying topic of High-Class Moving Pictures, which documents the work of American showman Lyman H. Howe, presenting motion picture entertainment outside major cities. Excellent as is Musser's study, it deals with a totally unacknowleged and unrecognized area of history"--Cineatse
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Acknowledgments, pg. ix*Abbreviations, pg. xiii*1. Introduction, pg. 1*2. Traveling Exhibits: Howe 's Early Years, 1856-1890, pg. 12*3. Photographers of Sound: Howe and the Phonograph, 1890-1896, pg. 22*4. Lifelike Pictures: Howe's Animotiscope, 1896-1897, pg. 47*5. Culture in Conflict: Howe Moves into the Opera Houses, 1897-1899, pg. 69*6. Hard Times for the Roadmen: Lyman H. Howe, the Premier Traveling Exhibitor, 1899-1902, pg. 94*7. The Proliferation of Traveling Exhibitors: Howe Forms Multiple Companies, 1903-1905, pg. 127*8. The Nickelodeon Crisis: Howe Moves into the Big Cities, 1905-1908, pg. 160*9. Motion Pictures under Attack: Howe Provides a Model Cinema, 1908-1911, pg. 190*10. A New Generation of Roadmen: Howe Faces Renewed Competition, 1911-1915, pg. 223*11. Later Years: 1916-1933, pg. 258*12. Conclusion, pg. 276*Appendix A. Howe: A Civic Leader, pg. 283*Appendix B. Exhibition Patterns among Traveling Motion Picture Showmen, 1896-1904, pg. 289*Appendix C. Selected Film Exhibitions in Wilkes-Barre, 1896- 1919, pg. 291*Appendix D. Selected Film Exhibitions in Philadelphia, 1908- 1916, pg. 295*Appendix E. Howe Exhibitions in Selected Cities, pg. 297*Appendix F. Howe Filmography, pg. 300*Appendix G . Documents, pg. 308*Notes, pg. 315*Index, pg. 355
