Display Name
Elizabeth Peterson
Jun
30
2021
Children
Aspects of moviegoing and exhibition specific to children
Display Name
Elizabeth Peterson
Jun
30
2021
Sunset Theater: Have You Motion Picture Talent?
Display Name
Elizabeth Peterson
Jun
30
2021
A Big Year for the Arcade Theatre
Display Name
Elizabeth Peterson
Jun
29
2021
The Roseburg Theater- The Latest Novelty
In these two separate advertisements located next to each other in The Plaindealer’s July 6, 1905 paper, The Roseburg Theater boasts two shows on the same days: Friday and Saturday, July 7 and 8.
Mar
06
2020
Youth Labor in Portland
Underage Workers in Early Exhibition
Feb
16
2020
Portland Majestic Theater Owner Censorship Public Statement
Edwin F. James was a highly regarded businessman who moved from Seattle, Washington to Portland, Oregon to open the Majestic Theater on June 11, 1911. The theater sat 1,100 people and was the first palace in Portland to show silent feature films and was later the first to add live organ music to silent films viewings.
Feb
15
2020
Portland Theaters & the Community
It seems that quite a bit of Portland theaters during the early 20th century would organize charity programs or host public leisure events to become friendly with the community, and further research proves that a similar kind of behavior exists among the popular theater chains of today.
Jan
24
2020
The Lyric: Sensibilities of Children and Moving on from the Sacred Nickel
