The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-21

OluEI a. the rate OF INK &C W AO04 " Lit
minute, while the voice is telling those
parts Of the story which the pictures can
not tel
The picture play has been called ian
authors reading, illustrated" " story
in pictures" "a play on a white sheet,
and many ether things But whether II
be a play or story" says the New " ork
Critic. there can be but one opinion as
to the result" The characters in Mr.
Blacks stories are shown not merely In
three or four scenes, as in play, but In
large number, covering every phase OF
the story; and Mr.. Black has used the
streets and parks, the seaShore and woods
as actual backgrounds for the personages
Of his stories, twho thus become extremely
real to the observer. The rapidly chang
ing pictures illustrate not merely the &C
tons. but the thoughts OF the characters
Mr.. Blacks picture plays are unique in
another respectively introduce by name
well-known people, whose pictures, made
especially for the places they occupy, form
an historical partnership with the fiction
Miss Jerry the first picture play, was
presented for the first time in New York
before a distinguished audience, in Oc-
tober, 1894. It's success has been extremely
flattering to the authors artist, whose in
vention was widely commented upon IN
this country and abroad. Miss jerry
was fully described in Scribner's Maya
zine for September, 1895 1t is the story
of what the Washington Post calls "a
very lovablh American girl" born in the
east, reared among the mines and cow
camps Of Colorado, who has returned to
New York with her father when the story
opens. The story introduces New York
newspaper Office; a young editor; 'Pink"
Lopez, the Bowery version of the cow
boy; a mining sharp; many glimpses of
the city; lovers reverte or dream or
fair women" and a number Of novel EFF
fects. Miss Jerry has been warmly re-
ceived wherever she has travelled in this
country and canada The wide range of
the picture plays popularity is indicated
by the diversity of It's audiences. 1t has
been presented in opera houses and in
churches; in college entertainment courses
and in drawing-rooms; before art societies
and before prominent social, literary and
commercial clubs. Its first appearance at
Chautauqua was one Of the decided hits
of the season and arrangements were i'm
mediately made for the repetition of Miss
Jerry"
Features of Miss Jerry" Actual out
door scenes, Broadway. City hall park,
Cherry Hill, Madison Square, Fifth Ave
nue. hotel, Washington Square. Old Fifth
avenue and Central park; Fifth avenue
by moonlight, a beautiful scene. with cleo
trio lights and coach lamps cleaning. and
the moon sheddingia glow over all; Miss
Jerry" interviews Chauncey NJ, Depew,
the heroine, representing the Daily Dy-
namo, interviewing the president Of the
New York Central. Mr.. Depew sat for
the pictures of this scene in his private
office at the Grand Central station; Miss
Jerry and Sergeant Dunn-New Works
official weather prophet is seen talking to
Miss Jerry on the roof of the Equitable
building; Trinity church, New York bay
and Liberty" in sight. These, like the
former, are from actual photographs
taken for miss jerry Miss Jerry on
the Brooklyn bridge-Superinten Mar
tin, chief engineer of the great bridge,
talks to Miss Jerry near the Brooklyn
tower; miss Jerry" and Juno-The keep
er of the Central Park Zoo introduces
Miss Jerry to the famous elephant
Juno, half q century old, who Is seen eat
ing from the girls handi the dream OF
fair women. the hero's dream introducing
a series of charming portrait pictures. to
which the running comments of the story
are fitted.
Never before has q lecture course been
so popular in this city. Everybody is
pleased with the prospect of the seasons
entertainment. The reserving of seats
still goes on, and yet there are,good seats
to be had