Ohio Valley History… Moving pictures and ‘talkies’
The historic State Theater on Main Street in downtown Point Pleasant.
Chris Rizer | Courtesy
The original variety show, vaudeville shows were made up of a dozen or more acts by singers, dancers, comedians, strongmen, acrobats, lecturers, minstrels, and more that traveled the country in companies like A.L Fields’ Minstrels and The Bostonians. In 1896, while G.W.M. Hooff was building his new opera house here in Point Pleasant, vaudeville was the height of American entertainment.
Yet, that same year, 1896, was the beginning of the end for vaudeville. On April 20th, Thomas Edison’s Vitascope premiered at Koster & Bial’s Music Hall in New York City. It was just a montage of short clips without any sound, each hardly any longer than today’s commercials, but this was the first display of moving pictures in the United States. Within a year, there were three major film companies cranking out new silent films: Edison, Biogr
Ohio Valley History… Moving pictures and ‘talkies’
The historic State Theater on Main Street in downtown Point Pleasant.
Chris Rizer | Courtesy
The original variety show, vaudeville shows were made up of a dozen or more acts by singers, dancers, comedians, strongmen, acrobats, lecturers, minstrels, and more that traveled the country in companies like A.L Fields’ Minstrels and The Bostonians. In 1896, while G.W.M. Hooff was building his new opera house here in Point Pleasant, vaudeville was the height of American entertainment.
Yet, that same year, 1896, was the beginning of the end for vaudeville. On April 20th, Thomas Edison’s Vitascope premiered at Koster & Bial’s Music Hall in New York City. It was just a montage of short clips without any sound, each hardly any longer than today’s commercials, but this was the first display of moving pictures in the United States. Within a year, there were three major film companies cranking out new silent films: Edison, Biogr
JOB FAIR. Job applicants wait for their turn to be called before proceeding to the participating locators of the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority in today s job fair. (Photo courtesy of CEZA)
SANTA ANA, Cagayan, Feb. 23 (PIA) - - -Around 200 job seekers from nearby municipalities and local residents of Santa Ana trooped to the Municipal Gymnasium here for the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) Anniversary Job Fair today.
Charlotte Collado, CEZA Media Relations head, Cagayan Offices said the job fair is in line with CEZA s mandate and continued efforts to provide job opportunities in Cagayan and to its immediate communities.
The job fair was conducted in simultaneous with the medical and optical mission.