Christiaan Slieker

Christiaan Slieker

(George) Christiaan Slieker (1861-1945) was a Dutch film exhibitor in the early days of cinematography.^[1] He grew up in a Frisian family of travelling showpeople.

In the spring of 1896 he bought a cinematograph produced by H.O. Foersterling & Co and gave his first film show in Leeuwarden on 15 July 1896.^[1]

He began a traveling film show called the Grand Théatre Edison. During the Utrecht show in Park Tivoli in Utrecht the first Dutch movie was shown, Gestoorde Hengelaar by M.H. Laddé.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} George Christiaan Slieker, Who's Who of Victorian Cinema
2. ^ (Dutch) De eerste filmvertoning in Utrecht: Christiaan Slieker in Park Tivoli, Utrecht Project

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Name	Slieker, Christiaan.
Alternative names	Slieker, George Christiaan (full name)
Short description	Dutch film exhibitor
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