Vintage Theater Programs and Advertising - Silent Era Check out the films (including short comedies, newsreels, and cartoons) that were showing at particular theaters during the silent and early sound film era.  Notice that the big fancy theaters had big, fancy programs.  Some theaters had live stage shows before or during the presentation.  In the early years, films were just one act on a vaudeville program. Click Here for American Silent Era Theater Programs Click Here for Sound Era Theater Programs Canada The Grand Theatre, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, December, 1912 England Pavilion Picture Palace, Lavender Hill, London, England, October 23, 1922 Scala Super Cinema, Liverpool, England, December 31, 1917 France Gaumont Palace, Paris, France, December 7, 1923 Lutetia Cinéma, Paris, France, June 14, 1918 Madeleine Cinéma, Paris, France, Winter 1924-1925  Palace Theater, Vincennes, France, March 4, 1921 Paramount Theater, Paris, France, March 9-15, 1928 Ternes-Cinéma, Paris, France, April 4, 1918 Japan Aoi-Kwan Movie Hall, (Aoi Kan Theater) , Tokyo, Japan, May 17, 1920 New Zealand Strand Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand, March 15, 1919   Last Modified January 10, 2025