Some of the first films seen in the UK were presented in late 19th century myriorama shows. Although cinema eventually replaced the myriorama, this kind of entertainment stayed popular until the late 1920s, and was considered a Christmas-time treat. In December 1912 the Pooles first presented their "Loss of the Titanic" in "eight tableaux", starting with "a splendid marine effect" of the ship gliding across the scene. A descendant of theirs, Hudson John Powell, gathered together the family story in "Poole's Myriorama!: a story of travelling panorama showmen" (2002). "The Guardian" has called their myrioramas part of the "popular visual culture of the 19th century".