Film: Panama Canal and Balkan War in Kinemacolor
type: Event
description: screening
location: http://data.carnegiehall.org/venues/9
organizer: http://data.carnegiehall.org/names/258
start date: 1912-12-30T20:30:00
sub event: work_01
comment: Films depicting "The Making of the Panama Canal" and the First Balkan War of 1912-1913 (with others added later on the development of steam power, the 1913 presidential inauguration, and the King of Greece entering conquered Salonika [Thessaloníki]) were shown twice daily, at 2:30 and 8:30 PM (the matinee shifted to 3:15, around 3/19/1913) from December 30, 1912 through at least May 8, 1913. Tickets were 25 cents to $1.00. Entered from a review ("Kinemacolor of Panama", column 1) and an advertisement ("Amusements", column 5) in the New-York Tribune, and New York Times advertisements and listings. Humanities, National Endowment for the. New-York Tribune. [Volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, December 31, 1912, Image 6. no. 1912/12/31, 31 Dec. 1912, p. 6. Humanities, National Endowment for the. New-York Tribune. [Volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, December 30, 1912, Image 14. no. 1912/12/30, 30 Dec. 1912, p. 14. "Article 9 -- no Title." New York Times (1857-1922), Dec 29 1912, p. 67. ProQuest. Web. 6 Mar. 2022.