A History Of Film Exhibition And Reception In Colonial Hong Kong: 1897 To 1925
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Headline: Cinema Disaster: Well-known Theatre in America Collapses - Many Killed and Injured
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1922-01-31
Summary:

Washington, Jan. 29 – At least sixty-nine were killed and one hundred injured in the Knickerbocker Cinema disaster. The accident occurred during the screening of a film based on the play 'Get Rich Quick Wallingford.'

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Headline: Cinema Safety: Closing of New York Theatres
Newspaper Source: South China Morning Post
Publication Date: 1922-02-20
Summary:

New York, Feb 19 – Arising out of the Knickerbocker Cinema disaster mentioned on the 30th ult., the authorities have ordered seven theatres to close as the outcome of the City engineer's inspection.