The sun., 1910-06-05
LURE OF HHE MOVING PICTURE
!. .OOO. 900 PERSONS 4 DAY PAR
TO SEE THEW.

that's the Estimate % Manufacture "
Character of the Pictures In.
proving Competent writers New
Employed 10 Prepare Picture Piols
That S.OOQ.ooO persons In this country
paw daily to see moving picture shows
was stated recently In a magazine article
4 man prominent in the manufacturing
end Of the business was asked By a iv''
reporter if he had knowledge Of fr-,'
which justified such figures.
We who make the pictures' he 81
know how many films are made and sNt
but we can only estimate a. o the MN
Der Of times they are shown ,7d . h.
many spectators. We do not deal ".
moving picture theatres but With ageal .'
Who rent the films. but We have snn'
accurate information which can be US.
20 test that statement
There are la the United Sttts7 2 i0l
theatres using moving pict'res m, -'
use them exclusively 70. ;hei- n. 30.
tons. for an inoreasing numbe- Of vRrds-
vile houses use them also The l-f'
houses uas the films tuice a dsy. n =
for two sets Of spcotstors while ne p.
elusive moving picture the.tres U.s. :; ''
films on an average u EiE times
for six sets of spectators The no :
picture theatres far outnumber the " j.
vile houses using films. 50 that IL is rr1-
.s-vative 70 say that five 1sts Of -
.ators par n see moving pictI-e1
This figures out 1850 aldieacss ...
~ each aud 'snoe would have - nr11a'
abo-t i35 reople n justify the conci IF'l
tia; p total Of 500 900 people pay 4, >
sse moving pictures I should "a -
estimate 10 not excessive; have h I
men in tho business place the tJt.
mucn highc- iiEIres
I wcrk now 0rly q what a-e e. 5
a. lCerned manufactures: tast is
Who s1-fm.t eve-v dlm thsy mako
G cnEo!sL.D = he New York Boa
Censors men and women -eprese.
prominent churches end eilcaaonl
stitutions Such manufacturers a-er
ing ra1id advancemsnt In the stand
~ thor output One manufa1ture. Q.
has within the year produced plays vi
Tor them or based upor the writngs
Heller Hunt JACKSON Mark Twain p-y
Belcn Charles Dickens. John but'
Long Rov Norton Carolyn Nels 7
same studio aud Others in its class hA
recently turned out plaTs hased AZ -
men AichEsl St-ogof. 81 Elmr
Othelio'. thev have illgs,ratei foU- st'-.g1
% the lite Of Moses aud oths- hibhc
characters, they a~s making pic,lIre pl'vs
Of Alice IN WoEdaiaad' and othsr classics
OF such rank
The educational phase of ulovng picture
making II also engaging attention. Ols
manufacturer recently mads him called
The Fly Pest teaching n a ftart.lng
way the danger 20 health aused oy
careless exposure % tn pest of food
ard drinkahlos This Sim was a suc'asa
because u was interesting aside rom
- educational valu. Another NoW YORK.
manufacture IL now az work illustrating
the subject Of milk supply and expects
% make this instructive and also interest
ing
Men in the business told of remarahls
enterprises in other lines Of picture nak'
ina. One firm has had an outfit In south
America for four mOn'ha and e1pecis 70
show az a result % the work there many
films which will popularly instruct -
Karding the pCople. industries and sceu~rv
Of that country. Still another Arm = ~
nov arranging 10 send an outfit Of camera
men, stage managers and actors ~
special train Owe he lines Of the CalId N
Pacific Railroad through 10 the PaG'c
Ocean. Illustrating the industries 80
, scenery On route by means n picture
I plays into which the scenery and -
dustries will 10 EAiurallv .ntroduc't
We find said ono authority -'Ha'
/ the screen ol the moving picture ''
a. well 90 on the stIge q Oh" ."T'r'
theatre the plays the thing ai''-
] The most popular films arr those iH''
, a good play story. drama or c0mnov
. demand Tor such plays Is Of col-.- RI. q
I and it IL developing q new brar.' '' ..'
/ art of writing. the teililg 0i story
! can b. lucidly explained ly si.en' '..
, Il 10 not the play q pantomm'
| written a. u 70 - sposeu yr' ''
[ iutslligihle without words ard asn
/ out the BUSINESS q tho panf0i
3 IL n not al easy task svicently n.
and more writers Of Recognized
| are engaging IN it and no doubt ,r.'
| develoTe the art into rules Iha .'
manufacturers meet the wrte- ..
way certainly, they who have larf"
well equipped plants provide corip''-
/ players. experienced stage uaf1f.I-.
I acene painters and costumers nor rI
| of the business is 40 present iurtr-.
] vanced than is the writing end. bur 'l"
are hopeful signs thar authors W. soc
/ nrnduce WORK a. finished N ~ NaF y
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