New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-13

the stage IN the OF the scene just outside the
big window, which you REMEMBERS In the bach
scene we hung four other lights There were sew.
eral lights also in the wings of tho stage. In all
there thirty large lights, such as are used ia
lighting the streets. The electricity wa; brought
in from the street and when 1t was tnlned Oh tntrs
was a noticeable dmness in the lights IN the
street but it was ONLY for few minutes. mo
lights having been adjusted aud set to burning,
We yed or three cameras ami were ready.
The performers came 10 the stage aud took thel;
positions ~ | o'clock the first picture was taken.
We took eleven in all, two OF which "ere not good,
as some Of the performers moved. Bat the rest are
capita.' anu Mr.. Falk showed a copy of them &c
the reporter
"Yon Will notice" said the photographer. thai
everything 10 as clear and distnct on the stage n
il can be. The faces the features in fact every
thing stand out IN fine style. | sho ed thu
picture to another photographer. and he asked M,
If it a copy of an oil painting. lie couldn't
believe 1t was taken from life"
Has the thing ever been tried beforeY'
Yes once in Boston and once IN LONDON about
six months ago Both the attempts We're unsuc
cessiul. The pictures were very crude You sc,
tins will be fine thing for the Loudon photogra
pliers when 1t is finally developed It will moi
make any difference to them then whether the foa
is thick or not. They can make their own light
IL will, on That account he much more va liable to
them than to us. We have a great deal of good
weather You know. AN can get all the sunlight
neces AIRY. We look on stormy OF cloudy days as a
sort Of holiday and take ouc rest then
" Does the process dIiler materially from tho
ordinary method of phOtOgraphlngT
No. it's the same thing The only difference 10
that for electric lgnt ph0OgrdI nlng we >e very sen
we pates-thats all The plate il developed by
the most sensitive developers known to tue art.
The difficulties which we have had to encounter
always were first, the trouble in getting 50 much
Light on the stage without hnrtiog the eyes OF tho
persons on it; second the difficulty in managing
for artistic arrangement such al immense quantity
Of light. We nope to make these pictures .oOk
like an OIL painting. And it will he done. ms
picture is nearly perfect You the great object IL
II take life scenes. It's all easy enough to make
picture by electric light where there liz no life.
But in a thing like this where There are a great
many persons to be photographed. YOU caut keep
them still any great length OF time. That's the
point"
How long were you in taking tho picture the
other nlghtV
Well. the first picture taken in eight Sec
onds: that was Il small one. The largest one re-
qured eighteen seconds. Ibis electric light pho
Biography Is going revUu ionIze the whole system
Of theatre ADVERTISING They'll have autographs OF
the most str king see Of the plays and will usO
them instead of the bills now in use. And what
great advantage it will he the people who 20 to
the theatre. As it is nowadays. the scenes and in
cIdcnts of play live only IN ne nory. The great
actors like kedn. Booth. GarTtck. Barrett and the
rest of them all die OF leave the stage and we have
nothing but the memory TO help Us replace them 10
their great plays BY this new process we can
have them constantly before us in character dress,
scene situation and everything all complete.
tell YOU its grand thought. Single persons have
had their picture, taken in this way; but this IS
the first time that group of psople have been
successfully photographed by this process