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The precursor to the motion picture experience in movie theaters was the American nickelodeon. For the price of a nickel, viewers could watch short vignettes with high entertainment value played back by Thomas Edison’s Kinetoscope. The experience of watching these short recorded scenes was similar to the experience of attending a ___________.

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vaudeville peep show

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Vaudeville peep show -

A peep show , is the exhibition of the people , objects or pictures that are observed or viewed via a small hole or by magnifying glass .

From the question , the experience of watching the short film is same as a Vaudeville peep show .

In history , the peep hole was used to control the point of view via allowing an illusion of the depth perception .

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