4 The IndustryThe Facts and Nothing But
The most valuable commodity I know of is information.
—GORDON GEKKO (WALL STREET)
A BIT OF HISTORY
As this edition is being published, we are coming out of a pandemic that closed all the theaters as of April 2020. It is not the first. During the devastating flu epidemic of 1918, most theaters closed with exceptions being in Michigan and New York. Similar to the current pandemic we face, safety precautions were taken, such as both the audience and employees wearing masks. In addition, the number of patrons were limited and spaced out. Most of this took place over a month; however, unlike today, there was no Internet or social media to spread information. In addition, no ...
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