1896 handbill for Edison movies, slides
and phonographs.
This handbill would not be used by the Mark Brothers because they had dedicated movie
theaters.
Upper right illustration: Vitascope
movie projector ("The Edison Moving Picture Machine")
There were a total of about seventy Vitascopes that were made and sold by Edison
thruout the country. This flyer was created, probably by Edison, for these owners
to advertise when they traveled to different towns. Note the bottom line of the flyer
for dates, times and costs.
Center illustration: Stereopticon double slide projector ("Panoramic
Exhibition of high-grade Magic lantern Views thrown upon a screen in largely magnified
form by means of a Stereopticon")
Lower right illustration: Phonograph ("Grand Talking Machine")
The theaters portrayed in the handbill are clearly a European style "opera
house" type theater with circular balconies, the
design which changed as theaters began to specialize in movies
Image source: Buffalo
International Film Festival website
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