 Along with his younger brother, Moe Mark (1872–1932), Mitchel founded the Vitascope Theater (a special attraction of his Edisonia Hall in the Ellicott Square Building), one of the first permanent, purpose-built movie theaters in the world.It opened Monday, October 19, 1896 (according to local papers), in Buffalo, New York.It operated nearly two years, the longest run for any such theater at that time