1896 - First films shown in Canada

My goodness today I have watched the first film shown in Canada! What a spectacle! I have never seen anything like it before, how they got the people on the screen I will never know. I was lucky enough to have a seat in the back so I could enjoy the movie and the viewers reactions. As soon as the lights went down I could almost feel the audiences anxiety and growing excitement. The scene opened up to the conductor being held at gun point I was expecting the screams that followed but I was not expecting that many hecklers! Shouts of devils work, magicians and black magic rung throughout the hall, women grabbed their husbands arms in fear and men tried not to show the obvious confusion and fear in their eyes. I on the other hand was absolutely amazed, the makers of this movie had made a breakthrough that should be congratulated not discouraged. After a couple of minutes the audience calmed down but that sense of nervouse fear had never left the room. The next waves of screams came when the train appeared to be coming straght at us! This time workers were sent to escort the ones who where hysterical which ended up being quite a few people. In the end I was one of the only women left in the room but that suited me quite fine. At the end of the day I quite enjoyed the movie and am excitedly looking forward to future presentations.