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- Publication : 25 mars 2015
ALMA
Jean-Claude SEGUIN
Alma est une ville de l'état du Michigan (États-Unis).
1897
L'Amet Magniscope (Opera House, 8-10 mars 1897)
Dès les premiers jours de mars, l'Opera House annonce la prochaine inauguration des séances de projection avec l'Amet Magniscope :
The Amet Magniscope is the latest, most perfect and most improved apparatus for producing life like vieews and animated pictures on a screen, at opera house, March 8th, 9th and 10th.
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See the Amet Electro Magniscope at the opera house next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Several Alma people have seen it in Degroit and Grand Rapids of late, and pronounced it the finest and most wonderful sight they ever saw. Ladies' ticket free when accompanied by a gentleman on Monday night.
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The management of the opera house have made an engagement March 8th, 9th and 10th, that will be a treat to Alma people. The New Amet Magniscope, the world's greatest invention of real life shows. It is the sensation of the age, the most realistic depictor of life and motion ever presented. It has had a big run in the cities the past month, and will be a pleasing sight. Reserved seats on sal at Webb's at 15, 25 and 35 cents.
Alma Record, Alma, vendredi 5 mars 1897, p. 5.
1899
Le Cinematograph d'Isaac Kline (Opera House, 18 avril 1899)
Isaac Kline présente son cinématographe en avril :
Kline is Coming.
The coming theatrical event of the season will be the exhibition of the famous Kline's Lumiere Cinematograph Co., at opera house, Alma, Tuesday evening, April 18, of the Spanish-American war.
This is the same machine and company that have been creating such a sensation at Detroit, Grand Rapids and other large cities of Michigan. This company created a big sensation at Detroit last December, turning people away at each performance. Among the films they will interest every man, woman and child of Alma and vicinity carry, are the views of the 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35 Michigan Vol. Inf. showing every soldier from Alma. Battles of ElCaney, San Juan, Cavite, bombardment of Matanzas, Santiago. Remember the date and go, opera house, Alma, Tuesday evening, April 18. Reserved seats on at Sharrar & Mulholland's Pharmacy, without extra charge.
Alma Record, Alma, vendredi 14 avril 1899, p. 4.
