The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-08
fine POSITION
FOR CLYDE MARTIN.
seIis's. the Greatest American Picture
Film Company Secures His
Services For
Year.
WILL PLAY PICTURES
Leaves Middle OF April to Give one
Night Entertainments for Film
House Ali over the
United States.
WILL PLAY PICTURES

It is difficult to realize productive
genius until great business men and
firms of the world recognizing capa-
bllity. reach out and grasp from 8
community, artists and leaders in
many and varied vocations of life.
Pleased and proud though Keokuk
and its moving picture devotees arc
because of the fact that one of its
musical geniuses is about to absen.
himself from the city, they must con.
sole themselves because Clyde G. Mar
tin. the cleverest and most instruc,
tive "picture-piayer" east or west, is
the concession. will leave here the
middle of April to enter one of the
most interesting business ventures
that has been proposed in the United
States.
Today Mr.. Martin returned to Chi.
cago a signed contract to the Selig
Polyscope Company in which he
agrees for the period of one year 10
play the pictures from the Atlantic
to Pacific coast.
Carried with the contract is a sal
airy which is most flattering, not to
Mr.. Martins ability as a musical PIC
ture celebrity but a sum specified
that Is greatly lucrative.
Mr.. Martin received a personally
dictated communication from w. n.
Selig, owner and manager of the
great Selig interests personally com
mending him and pleased that the
gentleman is about to enter the EN-
ploy of the immense film establish
ment, which is one of the largest of
its kind in the world, and possibly
the greatst fayorite with motion pic
ture house patrons, the country over.
To Play the Pictures.
More and more those who are be-
coming and who nave already entered
the ranks which number well into the
millions OF moving picture theatre
patrons. are realizing the value of
playing music, appropriate to the sup
ernumerary scenes in action that are
INV III oPOh tdC SSISSH.
Quietly there has risen from the
ranks of just an ordinary picture
house pianist within the past eigh-
teen months. a Keokuk boy, born and
bred, who has reached deep into the
likes OF the amusement loving public,
made UP of those who enjoy motion
pictures at their best.
At various times there have come
to keokuk, big men of the moving
picture film world who have recogniz.
ed in Clyde Martin, one of the great
est products OF musical ability, who
through perseverance and conditions
that were at times adverse, risen
head and shoulders above the com
mon-piace list of many who earn
daily bread and butter simply through
ability to perform upon the piano.
Able since small lad and scarcely
capable of reaching the keys, Clyde
Martin has been pianist. There is a
wonderful point regarding his playing
which many have marvelled at yet to
those who recognize music in its per-
lection. the matter of simply playing
comes as matter of born instinct.
1t is a feat unparalleled to pla,
music that is at all times appropos to
motion pictures and this is the reason
which will universally cause deepest
regret that Mr. Martin will leave
within few short weeks to enter
upon a work that is higher and best
BELTS him who has attained success in
the Lowry paths of the profession
chosen
For many months not only this city
but many others of the east and west
through press and personal common,
have learned of the marked degree OF
which has been given TO
the best of interesting capableness to
the theatregoers and the critics of
Chicago, ST. Louis and elsewhere be-
sides the local picture houses.
viii Cover Columbia.
For twelve months from the east
to the west coast and in the highest
class and most exclusive motion pic
ture theatres of the country, CLYDE
Martin will under contract, play the
popular Seiig productions. When It is
made known that some of these films
are obtained under great difflcultr.i
and that many times. thousands OF
dollars are expended in their develop
ment. the public can realize more
readily the care with which
great concern like the Selig would
choose picture playing pianist
% portray in the greatest and fullest
measure, the wonderful seenics and
classics which appear nightly in al.
,f the cities OF not only this countr.
but in European cities where modern
.rt in screening life-like comic and
dramatic works are presented.
It would be selfishness to a degree I
o take the attitude of monopolists /
n the matter of wishing to retain /
Jlyde Martin IS an artist for this city