The sun., 1910-05-05
MOVING PICTI RES.
General GOoSi Conditions In the Temples
oG the New Drama.

/ To rHF Enron oE THE SUN Sir The
| educst ional authorizes in BROOKLYN report
/ a marked decrease IN the number of books
/ taken out Of the free circulating l,hraris-
OF the borough which must be accounted
for remember q feN wears ago when
B Ne had the bicycle craze here VAS a con
/ siderable decrease in the -1le NJ WORKS of
Action aad I am Inclined tn aCcOun' for
this decrease IN reading IN a similar way
rhe picture -hoN takes the place "t novel
reading The Atraoiiye and eduosl inE
power for better ~ FOR worse n these shows
cannot he ignored Last night I saw an
audience NJ OG0 people a picture and
vaudeville show tn one of BROOKLYN =
largest theatres The admission VAS five,
ten aud twenty cents and he place VAS
packed with y thoroughly respectable loi
Of people 10 vs= most gratifying % Oh
serve how whole families had turned or'
10 spend pleasant evening The show
was absolutely without any objection and
the audience was " ell behaved
BuI these shows are not always without
offence / went 70 a smaller show In quite
a respectable part Of BROOKLYN, where We
had three murders fwo suioldss and Two
-~duCttous tn one evening Las sunday
week I stepped into picture show. fne
price ~ admission being only I've cents,
ana ! va- mu'h impressed With ne high
class Of he entertsInmenr asked he usher
Who was he proprietor. aud he said no hdy
90 the ticket box u vas clear Oman
effort 10 cara a decent living N de"en'
Nav ! took tho liberty OF 'ongfa' ua ing
her on her success
Ihr first cinsmst Ograph iheatr" which !
visited Nas ~ nteIpc 80 years agO, and
am surpri~ed at h~ sloN ness WA which
81. a. hna kfH
naz nov come Wrh rush. and mot ot Ie
ptttIres are ~ French produu tor li'rr"
the persistent ard almost irritating r'~i
Isssne-= Of tue actors - reproduced ur D"
canvas There - q COn.tani passing from
char - -ofa ivoW sofa - fireplace and
from lrepiaC" 10 piano 20 rr0N, mort nfi'h
are painfully suggesiiN" OF ~ Nru- dance,
ana tho nuulhrr ~ cigarette smoked aUd
'ha quantity " Vni-kpi drunk. % .sv moth
tng Of IuurUTs ard cocktails. I- soUeNhF
demoralyrng when toe ludga -"rt"ur"-
th. unhappy vi,rin for crime vhlrh No.
lid not commit b" sreti"ulst"s lD" Punch
In a Punch and Iudy -hov and pic Honor
put. he cas-" to m" Iurr lls" O 'ioNu in
circus
4 curious chara"reris'ia or 'h"," ri'trr"
shows and r q. matter NJ popular 'du-
cation is 'uss singular manner 900 which
tragedy imprnrrs on %" modern mtud 7
nave been q careful student NJ M" Percy
Rslluus- for he good hi~hop va born 100
ms county and ltrOTge RaruNpll kfIi"d H.-
uncle IN uy native tnvu. aTh Us rsadrfs
viii rememhcr how san Weller recall. the
GRIND and the tat" ~ tNr yoguC CONAN
who deserved srraggtHg = pT'' ou, sight .
more than he did u i- within nv r'coi- .
l., ion thai Young men r"r" "Nhou"d both .
from tho stsge and 'roW i0e uuinf 'n tahr .
Warming ol George Baru''i aud 10 nv
recent experience oi N" p.tfUr" show ]
have observed rnW those stories ars "r- .
acted on the Oluematog7ph Nam NJ
the shows searn ~ hFCir With tho strains
Of Georgp Lilo 40 London '"vellrT hose .
play Rshnp Percy f'lis us was fret acted
a h1t' rhe year 1880
4 London lad uas l.
\ merchants prentice hound
NJ name george Rl~nNel. that dit spend
Nv master many pound
Ta.r heef - faf0ts the1.
Nnd ihrt- rniirinr trains
Err h. that rneanN nave bees hrruEh'
To hang allye IN chains
In years gone hv thrs" traC'ral themes
% srr the suhesf cf ne prop'" 1allada.
which had a,no-t disappeared rgt they
are nov heiNg revived In 0ur popular pic
'ure shows ~ ON " aY.DFU
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