The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-09
WONDERFUL LIVING PICTURES.
Edison's Magical kaleidoscope I'm
Jersey City.

Edison's latest wonder, the Kineto-
scope, is now ON exhibition at No. 10
Newark avenue for a brief period only.
The machine is a mechanical device
operated by electricity, which is so con-
structed by the fertile brain of Thomas
A. Edison that it runs Photographic views
past a given point at speed of about
forty-six each second of time.
In the top of the cabinet of the Kineto-
scope is small window covered with
clear glass. The person who desires to
witness the reproduction of the views
looks down through this window, and the
Photographic views pass before his eyes
with such rapidity that he beholds one
continuous view.
In the famous barber shop scene the
beholder, who is looking down through
the window of the kaleidoscope cabinet,
sees the interior of barber shop.
man is reclining upon BARRIERS
chair, about to be shaved. The barber
goes to his case, secures his cup, makes
the mans face. fs
Meanwhile colored gentleman, who
is probably acting in the capacity OF
porter, boot-black and jack-of- all-trades,
IS moving about the room He picks up
a newspaper and sits down to read 1t.
Another customer comes in, pulls on nat
and coat, takes a cigar from his vest
pocket, lights 1T, picks up paper and
sits down to smoke, read and await his
turn. The colored gentlemen aforesaid
finds something very funny in the news
paper he is reading, and thereupon ne
crosses the room and points out the
amusing article to the waiting customer.
They both laugh and show every sign
of amusement.
Meanwhile the barber has been shaw
ing his man. and both the shaver and
the '.shavee" have been going through
many motions, the one plainly evincing
his desire to hurry through the work OF
the other as plainly showing the results
of this immoderate haste on the part
of his ''executioner' by sundry grimaces
and winces when the razor takes off
sections of his cutfcule.
This is only one of the many scenes
which are now reproduced through the
medium of the wonderful kaleidoscope.
The possibilities OF these .milryelous
and scenes can be taken all over the
world Anything in motion can be pho
tographed and reproduced exactly true
to nature. From the effect produced
falling of water at Niagara; from the
rounds of q prize fight or the heats OF
a horse race, to the flashing of the light
ming in the cloud -bedarkened heavens
nothing is beyond the reach of the Kline
tograph and, in turn, a faithful repro
duction by means of the Kinetoseope
Even bullet, shot from gun, has
been photographed by the Kinetograph,
SO swift is its action.
What "a detectives! What an aid to
science and the arts What a recorder
of scenes and events. Hereafter, that
which takes place in any part of the
world can be recorded permanently, and
be reproduced, just as ii took place,
in every other part of the world. Events
which people go hundreds and even
thousands of miles to see, can now be
brought to their very doors.
Among the other subjects now on ex-
hibition are .The Barber Shop, San
dow" 1.-THE Blacksmith shop" 1.-The
Barroom' "Carmeneita,' "Glenoroy
Bros, "French Danseuse,' "Bucking
Bronchoes" The place will be open
daily from 10 A. M. to Ii P. M. Ladies
are especially invited to attend these
exhibitions. Photographs are also on ex-
hibition producing songs and recitations
from leading actors and actresses.