Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1910-09-16
CONCERNING THE
MOVING PICTURE.
Observations by Rayon, the Vet.
eran Writer and Esteemed
Authority.
CONTINUED from last week.

vogue of its devotion to adulter-
GUS filth even its most partial
supporters have not had temerity
enough to continue that preten-
ton.
More good, wholesome plays
that teach the advantage of
praiseworthy moral conduct have
been shown on the traduced
screen during the past two years
than have been seen on the reg
ular" stage in a half century.
Taking the Scenic" Indus
trial. and Educational" films as
a group, there is no gainsaying
the fact that they impart a gen.
eral knowledge, for a few nick |
els, that would cost many dollars
and many days of study to &C
quire, let alone such expenditure
as would be entailed for personal
observation. In this group we
find marvels of nature otherwise
accessible only to the adventurer
of unlimited means. We see
achievements of men so stupen-
dous that no description or ordin-
airy picturing would avail to give
even a faint conception thereof.
The famous show places of the
world, that the very small min
ority alone have hitherto been
privileged to admire, are brought
before our eyes for nickel or a
dime, expanding our knowledge
of the world and it's strange in
habitants, both human and ami
NAL, as nothing else would enab-
lie us to grasp the reality of it's
vast and incomparably interest
ing diversities.
One incontestable advantage
of the moving picture is that it is
comprehensive to all races. No
matter what the language of the
spectator may be, if he possess
es any intelligence whatever, he
is able to get mental grasp OF
the subject portrayed.
What the moving picture
means to millions Of foreign borr
citiZenS Who see scenes OF thell
homeland on the screen can only
be understood by those whC
speak many tongues; who heal
parents tell their American-borr
children of the countries and the
peoples from which they came
who see the deep emotion of tn,
expatriated at sight of familia
scene, of groups of men AM
women, among whom may b.
loved ones they will never SCI
again.
Whoever will take the trouble
as / have, to listen to comment
and to enter into conversation
with enough patrons of the NOV
ing picture theatre to obtain
correct opinion, will retain n
doubt as to the worth of thes
productions as factor, power
full factor, in improving tn
minds of men and women, G
boys and girls, who have neithe
time nor money to inform then
selves otherwise; who find in tn
moving picture the only avails
BILE models to fit them to becom
good citizens. Every such carr
est student of social problem
will agree that the benefit de
rived from the moving pictuI
has been manifested beyon
questioning.
Eminent educators and clergy
men in constantly increasln
numbers declare the moving pie
ture to be a mo t valuable aid
their respective fields, and SON
of these are so convinced Of il
value that they strongly advC
cate the installation of prOjec
ing apparatus in the schools an
churches, realizing that Studio
that can be entertainingly illus
trated are more fruitful in GOO
results than instruction that
taken solely as duty and is COZ
sidered irksome and laborious.
To be cheeringly entertained
one of the absolute needs OF u
people. The comedy" film pr
vides that enjoyment and rela'
alton in proper measure at +;
less cost and risk than is els
where obtainable.
In view of the indubitable al
of the leading producers of mo
ing pictures to raise the standal
of this industry with most cor