Yes the days of the Picture Palaces are over.
Long ago people left their dark dank lino floored houses, to visit the lovely brightly lit and warm carpet cladded emporiums of their foyers and waited on comfortable settees for the previous film showing to end.
Then they were personally shown to their seat by a lady usherette, for the start of the 'B' movie followed by the intermission when the ice cream seller came around, then the News, Pathe magazine and trailers showing, before the start of the 'Big Movie'. a true treat and one could hear every word, none of this mumbling then.
And if one so wanted one could sit through it all once again, ah the bliss.