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(first public presentation) of a

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, or

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. A work will often have many premières: a world première (the first time it is shown anywhere in the world), its first presentation in each country, and an online première (the first time it is published on the

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). When a work originates in a country that speaks a different language from that in which it is receiving its national or international première, it is possible to have two premières for the same work in the same country—for example, the play ''

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'' by the French dramatist

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received its British première (which also happened to be its world première) in 1952, in a production given in the French language. Four years later, it was staged again, this time in English, which was its English-language première in Britain.

History

Raymond F. Betts attributes the introduction of the film premiere to showman

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, who founded

Grauman's Chinese Theatre Grauman's Chinese Theatre (branded as TCL Chinese Theatre for naming rights reasons) is a movie palace on the historic Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. The original Chines ...

. The first ever Hollywood premiere was for the 1922 film ''

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'', starring

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, in front of the

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. By the late 1920s the

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had become synonymous with film premieres.

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