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Soverdi
The Catholic congregation Soverdi (an abbreviation of Societas Divini verbi, or Society of the Divine Word) was founded in 1875 by Father Arnold Jackson for the purpose of spreading the Catholic faith to the colonies.
In the 1920s and 1930s...
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Hy Mayer
Hy Mayer (1868-1954) was a German-American animator and film producer. In the 1920s and 1930s, he produced so-called called 'Travelogues'.
For this purpose, footage was also shot in the Netherlands, by e.g. the cameraman...
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Urban Trading
British production company.
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Maatschappij voor Film- en Bioscoopbedrijf Neerlandia
Amsterdam-based subsidiary of the German company UFA. Neerlandia was mainly engaged in running cinemas.
In 1932, the company and the UFA Film Maatschappij merged into...
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Actueel Film
The distributor Actueel-Film was founded in 1923 by Alex Benno and Fred Penley. Penley left the company soon afterwards,...
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Rialto
Cinema on Amsterdam's Ceintuurbaan 338-340. From 1921, the Amsterdamsche Jeugdbioscoop was located at the same address, as a part of the Rialto cinema.
The...
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Amsterdamsche Jeugdbioscoop
Cinema on the Ceintuurbaan 338-340 in Amsterdam, on the location of today’s Rialto cinema. Its general manager was A.P. du Mée.
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Nederlandsche Biograaf- en Mutoscope Maatschappij
In December of 1898, the Nederlandsche Biograaf- en Mutoscope Maatschappij (NB&MM) was established as a subsidiary of the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
The company dealt in mutoscopes (early film projectors) and organised...
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Hollandsch Tooneelgezelschap Grand Théâtre
The Hollandsch Tooneelgezelschap Grand Théâtre was associated with the Amsterdam Grand Théâtre. From 1887-1911, the management consisted of the brothers...
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Grand Théâtre
Theatre located on Amstelstraat 21-23 in Amsterdam, where film screenings were also organised in the early years of film.
From 1911 until 1913, Albert Mullens was the general manager of the Grand Théâtre.