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Tag Archives: Bioscope
Safety Last in Cinemas
Snippets 207. The following quote, concerning the safety of children in cinemas, is taken from the 25th February 1909 edition of The Bioscope: In the meantime there is the question of the Children Act, 1908, which those concerned in entertainment … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Britain, Crime, History, Magazines, Newspapers, Politics, Snippets
Tagged Bioscope, Children Act 1908
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Living Too Rapidly
Snippets 205. Comments about the pace of life are ubiquitous in the media nowadays, but this is far from being a modern concern, and a generation “living too rapidly” was already a worry over a century ago. The following quote is … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Britain, History, Magazines, Newspapers, Politics, Snippets
Tagged Bioscope, Charles Urban, Kier Hardie, Kinamacolor, Victor Grayson
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Technology in Schools?
Snippets 203. How much technology should be used in schools? Is it ok for children to be using ipads, or accessing the internet, while at school? That’s a modern debate, but the worries behind it might not be so modern … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Britain, Education, History, Magazines, Newspapers, Snippets
Tagged Bioscope, School
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The Early Cinema Queuing Nuisance
Snippets 193. Looking at old newspaper articles, one thing that is often quite striking is how much resistance can be found to an idea that we now consider commonplace, but was unusual at the time. One such example comes from … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Britain, History, Law, Magazines, News, Newspapers, Snippets
Tagged Bioscope, Cinema, Manchester, Theatre Reform League
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Caesar’s Short Skirt
Snippets 189. An early name for a film camera was a “bioscope”, and the name was chosen for a film journal during the silent era of film, published in London. It ran from 1908 to 1932. The Bioscope was aimed at … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, History, Humor, Humour, Law, Magazines, News, Newspapers, Snippets, USA
Tagged Bioscope, Censorship, Cinema, New York
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The Abolition of Clapping
Snippets 180. An early name for a film camera was a “bioscope”, and the name was chosen for a film journal during the silent era of film, published in London. It ran from 1908 to 1932. On the title page of … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, England, History, Humor, Humour, London, Magazines, Newspapers, Snippets
Tagged Bioscope, Cinema, Films, Movies
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