Related to Reports on cinematography in the Liverpool Mercury (c. 1895-1902)
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'The Cinematograph in Court at Chester - 

An action was heard at Chester County Court yesterday, in which Mr. James W. Carter, proprietor of the Chester Royal Theatre, sought to recover from Messrs E. M. Bandmann and R.M. Wallace, who have the right to produce the cinematograph in the provinces, a sum of £15 as damages for breach of contract. It appeared that Mr. Carter saw an advertisement in a theatrical newspaper, through which he entered into an arrangement with the defendents to produce the cinematograph for eight performances at the Chester pantomime during the week ending the 6th February. When the machine arrived Mr. Carter said it was defective, and the films were damaged and the sheet dirty. The result was, according to plaintiff that the pictures shown were disgraceful and utterly indistinct. He communicated with the defendents, who sent down a machine for the last four performances, This was better than the first, but only slightly, and on no occassion were more than seven pictures shown, though the defendents had contracted to exhibit a dozen. Mr. Carter at first demurred to paying 25 guineas, and defendents enteres the case in the Wesminster County Court, whereupon Mr. Carter payed the money and commenced the present action in the Chester County Court - Judgement was reserveed.'