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The first documented occurrence was in 1952, after the death of actress Gertrude Lawrence, though the house lights inside the theater were dimmed. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The practice was initially very rare and was repeated only twice in the following quarter-century: for Oscar Hammerstein II in 1960 (involving the dimming of marquee lights, which became ...
A marquee outside The Anthem advertises a sold-out Bon Iver concert. The current usage of the modern English word marquee, that in US English refers specifically to a canopy projecting over the main entrance of a theater, which displays details of the entertainment or performers, was documented in the academic journal American Speech in 1926: "Marquee, the front door or main entrance of the ...
A chase is an electrical application where strings of adjacent light bulbs cycle on and off frequently to give the illusion of lights moving along the string. With computerized lighting consoles, building chase sequences has become easier, while previously chases used mechanical means, such as a wheel with an electrified spindle which strikes electrical contacts for each circuit.
When the Marquee's Lights Go Out (Portuguese: Quando as Luzes das Marquises se Apagam) is a 2018 Brazilian documentary film by Renato Brandão. [1] The film tells the story of the traditional movie theaters in an area called Cinelândia Paulistana [note 1], in the Downtown São Paulo.
Douglas Leigh (May 24, 1907 – December 14, 1999) was an American advertising executive and lighting designer, and a pioneer in signage and outdoor advertising. [1] [2] He is famous for making New York City's Times Square the site of some of the world's most famous neon signs, [3] or electric billboards.
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Marquee Cinemas, a movie theater chain in the United States; Marquee Club, commonly called the Marquee, a rock club in London; Marquee element, an HTML tag that makes text scroll across the page as if on a marquee; Marquee Sports Network, a Chicago-based regional sports cable channel; Marquee Theatre, a concert venue in Tempe, Arizona, US