Reply #30: Some theaters used to have crying rooms, I think.

[CBHagman]

When I was a kid, our church had a crying room, which was where the mothers with screaming babies went during Mass. Apparently some movie theaters used a similar idea.

But frankly, it wasn't until the 1990s that I noticed people taking very young children or even babies to the movies, including to films children ought never to see (Breaking the Waves, for instance). In some areas of Europe, I've heard, children under a certain age don't get admitted at all.

But I'm not surprised the managed cited the possibility of a lawsuit for refusing to admit babies. It's a lose-lose situation for management, with angry customers and ill will in either case.

On edit: Some theaters also do a Mothers' Movie Club, with special screenings for stay-at-home moms. The babies and toddlers are welcome to come along.