Abstract
Abstract This paper outlines the genesis of the cinema-concert program database of the Belgian movie theatre Cinema Zoologie (1915–1936) deposited in the dans repository. First, it provides a detailed account of the historical sources and the data collection process. Second, it explains the structure of the database and the coding that was used to enter the data. Finally, the strengths and weaknesses of the database are discussed and its potential for future research is highlighted.
Highlights
This paper outlines the genesis, data and structure of a cinema-concert program database of the Belgian movie theatre Cinema Zoologie (1915–1936) deposited in the dans repository
The venue was built as a concert hall in 1897 and was home to the Symphonic Orchestra of the Zoological Society
The mixed program consisted of films and classical music pieces
Summary
This paper outlines the genesis, data and structure of a cinema-concert program database of the Belgian movie theatre Cinema Zoologie (1915–1936) deposited in the dans repository. The quality was in tune with the overall public communication of the Zoological Society, which targeted a predominantly bourgeois audience. It is still an ephemeral publication, and the preservation of a near to complete collection is all the more exceptional. All of this explains why the collection of weekly programs of Cine Zoologie and the database built on it, is, by international standards, a unique resource about film programming in the heydays of silent cinema and the early years of sound film
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