what does ODEON stand for?

Answer 1

WOW! ! ! Even arguing over what wiki says about it now ! ! ! Can nobody answer a question here without quoting from somewhere else other than their own knowledge --- ?
I say it comes from the ancient Greek, which was then used as a tag for the entrance fee to a theatre (Hence nickelodeon) and then it was used by one of the big cinema chains as a trade name for their theatres

Answer 2

Oscar Deutch was a businessman who was heavily involved in promoting the musicalhall scene. Later on when cinema became popular he promoted those as well and became a multi millionaire with a chain of cinemas. ODEON is said to come from the phrase Oscar Deutch Entertains Our Nation.
In the USA back in the early days of cinema, films had no soundtrack and so people would be hired to play the piano instead.
In cinemas where a pianist couldn't be hired, people would use an early type of jukebox called a NickleODEON to play the music to acompany the film. This is where the term ODEON probably originates from.

Answer 3

Odeon or odeum is a building used for musical performance in Sparta, built in the 7th or 6th century BC. Hence, any such building in ancient Greece or ancient Rome was called an odeon.

Answer 4

I don't think it's an acronym, but the end of a word, particularly NICKEL-odeon. They're referring not to the TV channel but the theatres of 100 years ago (give or take a decade).

Answer 5

Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation

Answer 6

I don't know and Chris de Burg has a song where the whole chorus is Odeon

Answer 7

Odeon, I assume you're refering to the cinema here, doesn't stand for anything. It's the ancient greek word for theatre.

Answer 8

Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation

Answer 9

Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation

Answer 10

Oh Dear Everyone's Off Now. (To Cineworld as the one in Ipswich has shut.)