Albany Ward and the development of cinema exhibition in England.

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  • Author(s): Cook, Patricia
  • Source:
    Film History. 2008, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p294-307. 14p. 6 Black and White Photographs.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      WARD, Albany; MOTION pictures; MOTION picture screenings; MOTION pictures -- History -- 1901-1930; ACRES, Birt; MOTION picture theaters; MOTION picture industry; MOTION picture history
    • Subject Terms:
      UNITED Kingdom
    • Abstract:
      Prior to 1914, Albany Ward (1879-1956) was the operator of the largest cinema circuit in England. He had entered the film business with Birt Acres in 1896, but soon branched out on his own as a traveling exhibitor, eventually acquiring 29 theatres in the western part of England and Wales. Using materials in the collection of the Albany Ward family, this paper documents the pre-war career of one of Britain's early motion picture showmen. The article also discusses the establishment of the Ward Film Service in 1912. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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