Board of Theatre Supervisors annual reports, 1956-1963.

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Board of Theatre Supervisors annual reports, 1956-1963.

Reports are short and include discussions of the board's activities for the year and a list of films previewed, plays checked, and actions taken. Panorama activities were the subject of a separate subcommittee and reports are include for some years. There are not reports for all years.

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Seattle (Wash.). Board of Theatre Supervisors

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The Board of Theatre Supervisors was created in 1923 with Ordinance 52969; its purpose was to regulate exhibitions of motion pictures, drama and opera performances, theaters, and other public entertainment. The Board was to enforce the ordinance, which prohibited the production or display of "obscene, indecent, or immoral" entertainments. The nine-member Board, which regulated entertainment and exhibitions "contrary to the public morals and good order," was appointed by the Mayor, with the stipu...