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• moving picture theater — A theater in which the entertainment offered consists of moving pictures. See moving picture show …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• picture show — noun a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement they went to a movie every Saturday night the film was shot on location • Syn: ↑movie, ↑film, ↑picture, ↑moving picture …   Useful english dictionary

• picture house — noun or picture palace chiefly Britain : a motion picture theater * * * picture house or picture palace noun A building for cinema shows • • • Main Entry: ↑picture …   Useful english dictionary

• picture show — Older Use. 1. See motion picture. 2. a motion picture theater. [1865 70, in sense exhibition of pictures ; 1910 15 for current senses] * * * …   Universalium

• Theater in the United States — Theater of the United States is based in the Western tradition, mostly borrowed from the performance styles prevalent in Europe. Fact|date: September 14, 2008|date=September 2008 Regional or resident theatres in the United States are professional …   Wikipedia

• picture show — ☆ picture show n. Old fashioned a film or a theater where films are shown …   English World dictionary

• drive in motion picture theater — n. movie theatre in an open field where people watch the movie while remaining in their vehicles …   English contemporary dictionary

• theater — /thee euh teuhr, theeeu /, n. 1. a building, part of a building, or outdoor area for housing dramatic presentations, stage entertainments, or motion picture shows. 2. the audience at a theatrical or motion picture performance: The theater wept. 3 …   Universalium

• theater — noun 1. a building where theatrical performances or motion picture shows can be presented (Freq. 7) the house was full • Syn: ↑theatre, ↑house • Topics: ↑dramaturgy, ↑dramatic art, ↑dramati …   Useful english dictionary

• THEATER — origins post biblical period FROM 1600 TO THE 20TH CENTURY england france germany italy holland russia united states jews in the musical the jew as entertainer yiddish theater premodern performance in yiddish haskalah drama broder singers the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Picture and Text — Infobox Book | name = Picture and Text author = Henry James country = United States language = English genre = Art criticism publisher = Harper and Brothers, New York City release date = 2 June 1893 media type = Print pages = 175 Picture and Text …   Wikipedia