Bridgeton pioneer., 1910-09-01
MOVING PICTURES
TALK AT COMMAND
Thomas A. Edison Produces
Results.
WONDERFUL PROGRESS
The Kinetophone, Edison's Latest
Invention, Gives Exhibition
That Is a Success.

Newark, August 29.-"Is it not ne
culiar that people will always say
thing can't be done Just because if
never has been done," said Thomas A.
Edison, the wizard of LlewelIyn Park,
at his West Orange laboratory last
night after an exhibition of his new
est invention, the kinetophone. NOV
ing pictures which talk at the same
time.
No other words could better express
the policy of the great sage of west
orange who, during his life has solved
problems which the ordinary human
mind thought impossible.
The exhibition, premature as 1t was
because Mr.. Edison has not even got
the patent rights on his newest exper-
1ment, was a success.
only those who operated the ma
chine, Mr.. Edison and a few news
paper men were present and the latter
were awed by the possibilities which
MT. Edison had opened up in this new
held of entertainment and education
The whole apparatus necessary for
this new kind of entertainment is
moving picture machine, white sheet
and phonograph behind it. Both are
operated by the man at the picture
machine, and as soon as the nersons
on the machine begin to talk the
phonograph begins action and supplies
the words.
Mr.. Edison would not give anv do
tails as to his new invention because
ne said that it was not complete and
that many minor details would have
to be worked out yet.
The difficulty is he said. "to take
the pictures and the record at the
same time and get a singularity of
action, both of the picture and of the
monograph. The effect would be ri
dlculous if one would see the mouth
OF the person on the picture close af-
ter the phonograph had given the last
word
Ihe main difficulties, however, have
been overcome, and l consider the in
Ventlon complete except that it will
nave to be perfected. The idea of
having moving pictures talk is not
new, but all that have been produced
so far have been fakes. The talking
has been done by persons behind the
picture sheet"
After showing some ordinary mov-
ing pictures which showed up clearer
than in any theatre or moving picture
snow, among them one, "The Big
Newspaper Scoop, the kinetophone
picture was shown.
Inc picture showed a man stepping
TO the front of platform and making
a bow to the audience. In a loud and
clear voice the man began: Ladies
and Gentlemen-We will demonstrate
to you thenewest invention of Thomas
A Edison, the talking moving picture
or the kinetophone.
One could see the mouth of the fig
ure on the sheet shape itself for the
words and hear them. The phono-
graph behind the curtain was forgot
ten and the man on the canvass ap-
peared as if he was really speaking.
This invention combines action
with sound, the man on the canvass
continued, "and any action producing
sound can be observed as if in reality.
If for instance let this iron ball fall
to the floor you will hear it striking
and rebounding.
The man on the canvass picked I'D a
ball from nearby table and dropped
it and the phonograph gave the sound
OF its fall precisely at the time when
it struck the floor on the picture.
The man on the picture then picked
up some plates and threw them to the
floor and blew an automobile horn
while the phonograph was furnishing
the proper sound at the proper time.
The profound silence after the ex-
hibition was broken by Mr. Edison.
Well, boys, what do you think of
that?" he haid: in a short while will
bring you T R. on a speakers plat
form and you will hear one of these
numbering speeches which he is de-
llVering now. Cheap campaigning
this will be-"