Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-05
Club News

interest in the moving picture theater
is one of the conspicuous features OF
the present economic and social eondi-
| tions, and the Friday Morning club
| gave UP q morning yesterday to the
study of this question. Hobart Bos-
worth, a studious participant in the Gre
! ative work of the moving picture COM
panies, spoke concerning the education
| al possibilities of the pictures, and
gave a. number of illustrations of films
in which his points were well brought
| out Mr. Bosworth explained that con-
siderable improvement in the working
| of these pictures will be in operation
| shortly, and will permit of exhibitions
! in rooms which are light and we'll ven
tilated, thus removing danger to eyes,
throats and lungs which is now pres
ent.
History will be written with these
pictures" said Mr.. BosWorth, "and
with the aid of fine photographs the
great scenes of Importance in the lie OF
our country will be handed down to
posterity just as they happened. AL
ready the larger studios are providing
great vaults for the preservation OF
! these films"
Censorship over the output of these
studies is strict, and many good film
! is condemned because of one act or
| scene. Mr.. Bosworth told of several
! instances where his own carefully
worked out story with an exemplary
moral lesson had been found wanting
! by these censors because of the intro
duction of something suggesting Fplooo
/ and thunder"
"AlI scenes of blood and thunder
murder, rapine and highway robberies
! are to be exterminated, and because OF
this determination the scenic companies
frequently lose a whole film Whlcr
costs from $4,000 to $4,000.
1.-The Jeffries-Johnson fight pictures
/ cost my company $225,0OO, and theh you
| said YOU did not want to see them ano
we put them away; and they are still
put away, and may never be useo' Lol
| my own part l hope they never Will,
| Mr.. Bosworth told of this incident tc
! illustrate the desire of the moving PIC
ture companies to produce films Whlcf
will not only please the persons Who
make a business of attending the SHOWS
| for their own amusement, but whicf
also will merit the approval of mer
and women interested in civic better
ment, with its consequent improvement
in all civic conditions.
The address was followed by pictures
which showed the manner in whlcf
sanitation may be improved, and les
sons of cleanliness instilled in rne
minds of the spectator with viVidness
! 1nDOSS1Dl6 10 OOlhO 1SNNN-
full pictures illustrating foreign scenes
were also shown, and the speaker anc
his subject were accorded deep interest,"
! throughout the morning.
Women of the Civic association nave
recently announced the personnel OF g
committee to inquire into local picture
| show conditions. and members of this
| comnittee-Mrs. Philip Gengembre Hu-
bert, chairman, Mrs. Chalmers Smitt
and Miss Evelyn Stoddard--were In
terested listeners.
The members of this club are prepar'
| ing petition asking for lower steps tc
the street cars, which will be presented
within a short time. 1t is the sugges'
ton of the club that in rebuilding the
cars for the new "pay as you enter
service a lower step could also be ar,
ranged. Mrs. o. P. Clark will appoint
a committee to consider this matter
within the week.
A day nursery has been opened by
the members of the East First Street
Parent-Teacher association at 1886 Eas'
First stret, and they have planned
miscellaneous shower for November 3
when every one interested in the worl
is invited to come and contribute arti
cles necessary in the work.