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It wasn’t easy, bringing the stars indoors. The first show, in Germany in 1925, used grainy footage but was dizzying nonetheless. Now, a whole new future looms. It’s 1925, and a small crowd has ...

It wasn’t easy, bringing the stars indoors. The first show, held in Germany in 1925, used grainy footage on a small dome, but was dizzying nonetheless. Now, a whole new future looms.

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