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The World Theater was a vaudeville and movie theater at 1506 Douglas Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. Its name was changed to the Omaha Theater in February 1935 when it was sold to new management.

In 1896, Vitascope Hall, believed to be the first theater in the U.S. devoted to showing movies, opened in New Orleans.

Recognized by the Guinness World Records as the oldest continuously operating movie theater in the world, the State Theatre in Washington, Iowa, has been screening films since May 14 1897. The venue was handed the award in 2016 and remains open to this day.

In 1905, John P. Harris and Harry Davis opened a five-cents-admission movie theater in a Pittsburgh storefront, naming it the Nickelodeon and setting the style for the first common type of movie theater. By 1908 there were thousands of storefront Nickelodeons, Gems and Bijous across North America.

Stanley renamed Durwood Theatres as American Royal Cinema on October 1, 1968, after the American Royal livestock and horse show, but the latter's producers sought an injunction, and the name was changed to American Multi-Cinema, Inc.

It's no surprise that New York City holds the crown as the theatrical capital of the world. Boasting an astonishing number of over 10,500 theater shows each year, the city's vibrant theater district is alive with a mix of timeless Broadway hits and boundary-pushing new works.

A movie palace (or picture palace in the United Kingdom) is a large, elaborately decorated movie theater built from the 1910s to the 1940s. The late 1920s saw the peak of the movie palace, with hundreds opening every year between 1925 and 1930.

Walnut Street Theatre, founded in 1808 at 825 Walnut Street, on the corner of S. 9th Street in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, is the oldest operating theatre in the United States.

Roundhay Garden Scene is a short silent motion picture filmed by French inventor Louis Le Prince at Oakwood Grange in Roundhay, Leeds, in Northern England on 14 October 1888. It is believed to be the oldest surviving film. The camera used was patented in the United Kingdom on 16 November 1888.

Vitascope Hall: America's first movie theater - New Orleans Entertainment Coalition. On July 26, 1896, the first fixed-seating movie theater in the United States opened at 623 Canal Street in New Orleans.

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On October 6, 1927, Warner Bros. released The Jazz Singer, the first feature-length film to incorporate synchronized sound for sequences of dialogue. Though these sequences were limited and brief, hearing the voices of the film's stars was a revelation for audiences.

The John Street Theatre was used for the last time on January 13, 1798, after which Hallam sold it for £115 to the neighbouring grain and hay store, which briefly used the building for an extension of its business. It was demolished in late 1798.

Owner A.H. Blank and architect John Eberson truly made magic when they opened The Riviera's doors in 1927. The Riviera's enchanting decor included tapestries and oriental rugs, sculptures and friezes, intricate mosaic flooring, fountains, and perfect acoustics from front row to back row.

"Dances With Wolves" (1990) Though the best picture winner was almost entirely shot in South Dakota, its filming locations included Nebraska. A note at the end of the film mentions that the last band of free Sioux Indians surrendered at Fort Robinson, Nebraska.

Located on the east side of Madison, Wisconsin, the Barrymore Theatre was originally opened in 1929 as the Eastwood Theater. The grand opening was on December 27, 1929.