Edison's Greatest Marvel: The Vitascope (1896)
"Wonderful is the Vitascope.... Makes a thrilling show."
Thomas Edison was slow to develop a new projection system, since his company's single-user Kinetoscopes were very profitable. However, films projected for large audiences could generate more profits since fewer machines were needed in proportion to the number of viewers. More about Edison and Inventing Entertainment at the Library of Congress.
Title: Edison's greatest marvel--The Vitascope
Summary: Motion picture poster for "Edison's greatest marvel--The Vitascope" show movie audience watching large screen with woman dancing on screen and others in background watching.
Created / Published: New York : Metropolitan Print Company, c1896.
Library of Congress: LC-DIG-ppmsc-03761
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