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Vol. VI, No. 6.
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Group of Ohio Delegates Attending the Convention of the Motion Picture Exhibitors' League of America at Columbus, Ohio, November 1 and 2, 1911.
Holland Theaters
In Amsterdam, the lively Dutch capital, great improvements have recently taken place in the moving picture business, and very successful have been the entertainments given. Ten years ago there was only one variety of theater there, which usually presented two or three pictures towards the end of the program. Within the last year or two, however, the number of moving picture shows has increased, till at the present time Amsterdam, with a population of 550,000, can boast of thirteen theaters, besides which, three theaters are being constructed to meet the requirements of the moving picture.
Rotterdam, with 400,000 inhabitants, follows close with fourteen theaters, and the numbers show signs of further increase.
At The Hague, where the royal residence is located, with a population of 350,000, there are twelve theaters. Utrecht, with 200,000 souls, has but three theaters. In other large provincial towns, there are two theaters.
The government and police regulations are of a very simple kind. Each establishment must be pro
vided with not less than two separate exits, and the corridors must be one and a half yards in width. Chairs and seats must be fastened, with an intervening space between each row of three-quarters of a yard. The operating cabin must be constructed of fireproof material, and disconnected from main building. It must also possess a water tank with four taps in ceiling in case of outbreak of fire. If these regulations are observed, a license can be obtained with little difficulty. There is no censorship in vogue in Holland. The exhibitor has to pay a five per cent tax on net takings, but this tax is always added to the price of admission, so the exhibitor is really out nothing.
The most popular pictures consist of nature studies and travels. Dutch sea-dramas and children's plays take a prominent part. The program usually comprises from six to eight numbers, of one or two hours duration, as the case may be. The prices of admission are, for a show of one hour, from four to twenty cents. For two hours' performance, from twelve to thirty cents. At the larger Union Theater, the prices are thirty, fifty and sixty cents. The theaters are open on Sundays from mid-day till midnight.
Officers of the Motion Picture Exhibitors' League of America. Photograph taken at the Columbus Convention, held November 1 and 2, 1911.