Motion Picture Theater Management (1927)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Theater Management
Date:
1927
Publisher:
New York, George H. Doran company
Volume:
Motion picture theater management
Leaf #:
00015
Language:
English
Subjects:
motion pictures, Motion picture theaters
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
December 02, 2023
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CONTENTS PAGE Preface ......... . v PART I: Introductory CHAPTER I. The Object of the Book ....... 15 II. The Industry and the Theater . . . . . 21 PART II: Management and Organization III. Management and the Public . ? . . . -37 IV. Departments and Functions . . . . . .45 V. Personnel and Inspections . . . . . 52 VI. Safety 61 VII. House Management ....... 67 VIII. Training for Management . . . . -. , 77 ■ PART III: Plant and Structure IX. The Building and Its Construction . . ? s 87 X. Structural Equipment ....... 96 XI. Fire Apparatus and Water Supply . > -. . .104 PART IV: Personnel XII. The Function of Personnel . . , . . .119 XIII. The Service Staff . s s f . , .124 XIV. The Production Staff s . , , . , .139 XV. Plant and Housekeeping . ... . . -. .153 XVI. Auditing and Accounting Personnel . . . .164 XVII. Conferences . . s , , ._ . .168 XVIII. Employment . . . . . ■ , . . .176 ix