After burning down (for the third time) in the 1850s, “the theatre was reopened in time for the coronation of Tsar Alexander II in 1856 – and [had] not been renovated since.” (Filling in the space under the auditorium with concrete in the 1950s did ruin the acoustics, though.) By 2005, “there were fears the building would collapse completely.”
Tag: 07.30.11
Movie Theatre Ticket Prices Rise To All-Time High.
It’s $8.06. “That means the price of a ticket in the second quarter was up 2.15% over the average for 2010, which was $7.89.”
How Some Video Stores Are Reinventing To Suvive
“A few scrappy Davids have held on. And now, in the face the latest assault on their base — in the form of Netflix’s online streaming service — they are struggling to stay afloat by rethinking their business models. They are tapping into new revenue streams in ways that may seem quaint and old-fashioned, but that are proving to be culturally astute and financially viable.”
The New Stars Of American TV? Cable
“In case the recent slew of Emmy nominations didn’t make the point, the parties at this week’s television critics tour sure did: Cable is no longer the poor stepchild of broadcast, but a bona fide Hollywood contender.”
How Theft Made The Mona Lisa The World’s Most Famous Painting
“On that morning, with the Louvre still closed, they slipped out of the closet and lifted 200 pounds of painting, frame and protective glass case off the wall. Stripped of its frame and case, the wooden canvas was covered with a blanket and hustled off to the Quai d’Orsay station, where the trio boarded a 7:47 a.m. express train out of the city.”