Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-23
RE YOU ONE OF THE NCORRIGIBE MOVING PICTURE FENDS

of heart interest seem, however, to be
the ones which the picture-crazed pubic
are the most susceptible to--the kind tnat
bring the suppressed sniffie OF the men In
the darkened hall. and the open and
avowed tears of the women. OF course
the affair always ends we'll and all go out
happy, but there are some close calls.
Perhaps the picture is that one which
discloses the freachery of the fisherman
to his boatmate. who has been successful
In the, rivalry for the hand of the most
beautiful fishermaiden in the little shanty
village by the sea. On the screen we are
shown the parting of the lover and his
lass, and witness the start of the love-
smitten seaman to the fishing grounds.
accompanied by the nasty, horrid william.
Piff! The scene changes in the twink
ling of an eye. and you see the beau
teous maid poised high upon great rock
overlooking the madly dashing pillows
(Which by the special order of the film
company are raging for the OCCASION
How awful are the great mountains Of
water that dash and spray about the
damsel. Far off in the darkened distance
you can see small black moving speck.
Hist 1t must be the boat. Suddenly the
maid produces a telescope-one of the old
fashioned long-legged variety-and turns
It toward the sea.
EaIf. The picture becomes round one
upon the sheet. You are supposed to be
looking through the instrument with the
"oh-so-nervous' sweetheart. You see the
two men in their little egg-shell craft
pulling at the oars. You see that same
dark compile Xioned william grin with
fiendish glee and then lay down his oars
and approach the hero from behind. Hor-
ror of horrors. he he's seized him, and
90, he pushes him overheard. When the
water-logged, but ever-gallant lover at
tempts to regain the boat he strikes him
with an oar. Then all is inky blackness
Pouf. BY simple twist of the MIN
you are now standing with the terror
stricken but brave maiden on the rocky
shore. with the leaping, grasping waves
rolling to your very feet. Does she hest
tate? Nay, not she. She Aunges rlghs
into the seething sea. IN hold your
breath She will surely be lost. Nay. not
she She is a fisher maid. and fisher
maids can swim. Oh rapture. She mas
reached her lover. She gently but nrmly
gets a half Nelson on his neck and starts
TO return Shoreward.
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Noble woman. See her efforts Finally
1t seemed an age-she gets to the beach.
Now observe the brave fishermen who
have run down to aid her. They wade out
ankle deep and take the unconscious form
to the shore. They carry him to the
regains life with surprising agility.
Now for the bad. bad villain. He lands
from the boat. Two sralwart cops (re-
member, this is shanty village by the
sea- appear and hide in the wings by the
spotlight. The wretch comes with sol
emn mien and breaks TO the lass the sad
news of her lovers drowning. We know
what he says from his frantic and ex-
tensive gestures Then the restored lover
II, pvn6 M
fronts him.
All Now see him cringe. Now see him
shake and culver, Base piece of flesh
The two cops rush out and quickly appre-
bend the dangerous man. They lead him
away The fisherman and his brave lass
cIinch-and the film ends. You sigh in
relief 1t has been terrible strain, but
il winds UP all right
statistical fiend somewhere has fig
nred out that in the United States there
new craze and its profits are enormous.
He figures further:
Value of the films made annually, S102.-
COO
Value of picture machines in use.
Weekly salaries paid TO employees,
5000 600
|, Receipts per week S3.Oo0OOO
Number of picture shows In the United
States 10000.
Number of employees. 100000
Persons attending shows, per week. 49,
, OCO.OO0.
, The amounts invested in theater build
| inss range from $500 TO as high as $50
COO. which was the cost of one in Phila-
delphia
, All of the shows throughout the country
OBTAIN their pictures each day of the week
from the film companies. They have a
, regular service system. and one film may
travel from week 10 week all over the
. United States. The film makers say that
al. .t,fp hnt airN,,t 10
, show comprises from II 600 TO 5000 pho
tographs. each an inch long and seven
Fights of an inch wide on a film .00o feet
long. They pass through the lantern at
an average speed of from GO to 10 pictures
per minute.