Boxoffice barometer (1944)

Record Details:

Title:
Boxoffice barometer
Date:
1944
Publisher:
Kansas City : Associated Publications
Volume:
Boxoffice barometer (1944-45)
Leaf #:
000221
Language:
English
Collection:
Year Book and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
BOXOFFICE was the leading American exhibitor trade paper of the post-World War II era. But the publication had modest beginnings. In 1920, Ben Shlyen founded the paper, orginally titled THE REEL JOURNAL, in an office located in Kansas City's Film Row district. Like other regional exhibitor publications, THE REEL JOURNAL focused its attention on the local -- in this case, KC and the nearby territories that the city's distribution exchanges served. By the end of the 1920s, however, Shlyen had acquired or founded several more small exhibitor papers serving other US markets. In 1932, their titles all changed to BOXOFFICE, though they continued to be published in regional editions for decades to follow. -- Eric Hoyt, 2015
Date Added:
June 06, 2024
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FUNCTIONAL FOYERS Inside the older theatre as well as outside, the reconversion process for marked improvement is indicated. Here the old vestibule and foyer are expanded into really functional areas for the comfort and convenience of patrons and without sacrifice of seating capacity. Escalators are provided in the modernized foyer for the acceleration of traffic to the balcony sections, which are made even more desirable than downstairs. A comparison of the actual photograph (at the left) with the designer's rendering (at the right) and similarly the floor plans of the foyer, before and after, will disclose the extent of planned improvement. These foyer modernization plans were presented in The Modern Theatre, issue of February 26, 1944. BEFORE AFTER Realizing the importance of the reconversion and remodeling problem to be faced by many owners of theatres following this war because of the enforced moratorium on theatre building modernization and maintenance, the editors of The Modern Theatre section will continue the citation of such examples in future issues. In this, we will have the assistance and active collaboration of all members of The Modern Theatre Planning Institute, including twenty-eight leading theatre designers who comprise the Architectural Advisory Staff of the Institute. (See Roster on page 11.) BOXOFFICE BAROMETER 19