【单选题】

The first moving-picture theater was probably the work of HarryDavis, Pittsburgh’s most prosperous showman. In 1904, he rented a storefront, filled the room with chairs, gaily decorated the exterior, and advertised the (67) of a "nickelodeon". It was a(n) (68) success.

AlthoughDavis was the first one to use the name nickelodeon, (69) experiments were taking place in other parts of the country. (70) the country, vaudeville (杂耍) managers, traveling exhibitors, and show businessmen (71) their jobs to set up their own nickel picture (72) . There was a great deal of money (73) in the business, but nickelodeon owners had to work hard to (74) their product. They could not afford to advertise (75) in the papers, but they could and (76) design their storefront facades to call attention to their shows--with oversized (77) , attraction boards, posters, and as many light bulbs as they had (78) for. To draw the attention of (79) , they set up phonographs on the street side and hired (80) barkers. "It is only five cents. " See the moving-picture show, see the wonders of Port Said tonight, and a shrieking comedy from real life, (81) for five cents. Step in this way and learn to laugh.
From our vantage (有利的) point in the 1990s--distracted (82) we are by television, radio,CD、players andDVDs, it’s difficult to recapture the (83) caused by the appearance of these first nickel theaters. For the (84) of the city’s population, until now shut out of its theaters and commercial amusements, the sudden (85) of nickel shows within walking distance must have been (86) short of extraordinary.
A、displays B、demonstrations C、performanceD、shows