The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-15

There can be no better example of
the possibilities of photography than
the veriscope pictures of the great Cor
bett-FitZsimmons contest. The pictures
were taken With huge camera, mount
ed on a tripod ninety feet from the
ringside, on a specially prepared pho
tographic film, similar to that used in
the little kodak. The camera was run
by an electric motor, and the pictures
were taken at thu rate of forty-fve to
the second. They show in detail all
of the happenings Of that eventful day,
from ten minutes before the contest
began until all of the dramatic Incl
dents which so closely followed the
downfall of Corbett had ended and the
ring was practically cleared. The pic
lures are printed upon a film of es-
pecially prepared celluloid; which is
nearly two and one-third miles in
length This is more than ten times
the length of any other scopic film
ever exhibited, but it must be remern-
bered that printed upon the Veriscope
film there are no less than 143,007 pho
tographs each two-thirds Of an inch
in height by one and seven-eighths
inches in width. The detail which these
pictures show is little short Of mar
Velous. If one uses a strong glass
while looking at the pictures the faces
of the spectators the other side Of the
ring are easily recognizable, so excel
lent is the quality of the photograph.
After securing the photographs Mr..
Rector, who is also an expert electri-
ian as well as a photographer, pro-
ceeded to invent a machine which he
called the Veriscope, an intricate, deli
cate piece of machinery, which is used
to throw the pictures upon the screen.
The pictures as thrown upon the
screen by means Of the veriscope are
an absolutely accurate reproduction of
the greatest prize contest of the CEN
fury The veriscope company, of which
Dan A. Stuart is the president, controls
both the pictures of the contest and the
machine, and the pictures which are
shown by the veriscope are the only
genuine reproductions of the happen
lngs of the eventful day at Carson City.
New York, Chicago, Boston. Philadel-
phla and all OF the great cites Of the
country nave set the seal of their ap-
prevail upon the. machine and the pic
lures, for during the exhibitions which
took place in those cities the theaters
were crowded at each performance.
In New York and in Boston the de-
mand for seats was so great that it
became necessary to give three per-
formances each day.
Inc exhibition of the pictures by the
veriscope is most interesting. for if
shows the contest as it really happened
in the twenty-four foot ring at Carson
City. The veriscope and the pictures
come to the Metropolitan for an enea ge
ment of one week, commencing this
evening, and if the advance demand
for seats is any criterion the theater
will be crowded at each performance.
There never was a prize contest which
awakened such general interest and
which was given such worldwide pub
Gcity as this one between Corbett and
Fitzsimmons, and aside from any in
terest the pictures may have to those
who are interested in athletic sports.
the pictures are certainly a marvel of
modern photography. The veriscope
and the pictures are under the man
agement of Duncan B. Harrison, and
they form complete evenings enter
tainment lasting about two hours and
ten minutes. Commencing Monday
there will be daily matinee
On Sunday, Aug. %, the Giffen-Neill
company will return to the Metropoli-
tan for final engagement of two
weeks In the meantime this fayorite
dramatic organization will appear at
the Lyceum theater Minneapolis pre-
senting during the week three different
plays, namely "A1l the Comforts of
Home" Capt. Swift" and 'Incog."
When the company returns to ST. Paul
"Niobe" will be one of the comedies
presented, while two other plays that
the organization has not yet appeared
in will be given. The sale of seats for
these final two weeks performances
will open at the Metropolitan box office
next Thursday morning.
Hoyt's ga Milk White Flag" will
make another tour of the country, in
Guiding the Pacific coast, with a much
stronger equipment than ever before
A long season has been booked, OPEN
ing Aug. 49,
English actors in the English metrop-
Oils have scored a dismal failure in
attempting to present William GIL
lette's American drama Secret Ser
vice" An Associated Press dispatch
from London, dated Aug. Z, saws:
unique theatrical event was the
production on Thursday night by an
English company, at the Adelphi thea
ter, of Gillette's Secret Service" Tho
members of Gillette's company and the
members of the French company which
will give the play at the Renaissance