THE SETTING -- A six-day trip by members of the Theater Historical Society of America to visit 24 defunct and operating movie theaters and playhouses in and around New York.
It is believed to be the second oldest operating movie house in the city and one of the oldest continually operating cinemas in the United States.
Revenues declined during the late 20th century, and Famous Players closed the Stanley, which was by then the oldest operating movie theatre in Vancouver, on September 25 , 1991after a final showing of the Stanley regular Fantasia (the theatre had previously shown Fantasia at least four times, in 1977, 1979, 1980 1981 and 1990).
There is the Bantam Cinema, an art-house-in-a-barn that claims to be the oldest continuously operated movie theater in the state, dating to 1927.
The rest of the block and the surrounding downtown area have been similarly refurbished, including the Cliftex Theatre, the state's oldest continuously operated movie theater.
Regal Entertainment, which operates movie theaters, paid a $715 million dividend to its shareholders last month, financed with convertible bonds and bank debt.
Mr. Moss, 57, is the chief executive of B. S. Moss Enterprises, a company that owns and operates movie theaters in New York and Aspen, Colo., and radio stations in California.
At one point last year, a dozen companies that own and operate movie theaters were in bankruptcy, including Regal Cinemas, Edwards Theaters and United Artists, the three companies Mr. Anschutz bought and turned into Regal Entertainment.
The Wanda Group, which operates movie theaters in China, has also been in talks that could lead to its acquiring all or part of AMC Entertainment, which operates the second-largest chain of theaters in North America, according to people briefed on the discussions.
The digital media giant already operates movie, music and TV content stores in many countries around the world, and previously staged the rollout of iTunes Match, its digital music locker subscription service, across different markets, too.
By Robert Wohlforth The New Yorker, May 12 , 1934P. 42 On operating a movie house and the showing of early films.
