The Rise and Fall of the Allens: The War for Canada’s Movie Theatres

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Title
The Rise and Fall of the Allens: The War for Canada’s Movie Theatres
Abstract
The brothers Jule and Jay J. Allen were early movie theatre entrepreneurs at the turn of the twentieth century. At the peak of their theatre chain ownership in Canada in the early 1920s, their company controlled several theatres, including some of the most luxurious in the country, such as the New Grand, the Allen's Westmount (1918) and the Allen (1921, the future Palace) in Montreal, and the Auditorium (the future Capitol) and the Allen theatres in Quebec City. However, the stiff competition from the Famous Players chain forced the brothers to declare bankruptcy in 1923 and relinquish most of their chain to Famous Players.
Publication
Lonergan Review
Volume
Vol. 6
Pages
44-81
Date
2000
Language
en
Citation
Cox, Kirwan. “The Rise and Fall of the Allens: The War for Canada’s Movie Theatres.” Lonergan Review Vol. 6 (2000): 44–81.
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