The Folks in the Seats

Nickelodeons offered cheap and convenient entertainment for urban workers. The flexible time schedule of nickelodeon shows made it easy for them to attend. Women and children also made up a substantial portion of the nickelodeon's audience. Immigrants found no language barrier in the exciting pantomimes of the moving pictures.


Ladies, kindly remove your hats!
See how theatre owners attempted to control unruly crowds.


click to enlarge Mulberry Street Market, New York, New York. ca. 1900.  ID: P.DPC.012683. Click to enlarge.


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