The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-24

I provements in character and type of 1 picture, and the gracual wedding out of the unfit. She talks charmingly in- deed, of the film drama" as power for l good.
 l What is your official connection with the p.cture shows?" she was asked. Personal secretary and geneal ad- wiser to MT. H. M Newsome," answered Miss Crozier. Ut Is my duty to become familiar with every phase, historical, scientific and mechanical of a picture before it is produced. MT. Newsome, l like other especially capable business men, has his work apportioned so tha t he is burdened with only certain details. ! This is not one of them. The films for a picture are not knowM 10 me- however, until o'clock on the afternoon before their presentation. They are sent by the exchange, located in another city, since Birmingham Is no longer a deposi- tory and we may not release one be- fore it is so directed. familiarize my self with them that night. At 10 o'clock one the morning of their display they are tested in the presence of MT. New some and myself. We are permitted to keep on hand only few as reserve. Stated numbers are released each week l by the various companies-the Essanay,
 kalem, Cines, Kinema color. Selig, Wit 1agraph and Pathe Frere, and be- cause they are not chosen locally ac- counts for the fact that you may not see as many of your favorites as you might wish. Requests, however, are sometimes sent on for reproduction of some favorite film wanted for educa . tional purposes. and these are needed when possible"
 l Every phase of the motion picture business is a familiar thing to Miss Crozier, who discusses the cost of the big films in the making, their lease and l local presentation, the personalities of the actors. and problems of the dt- rector with the same intelligent ease
 with which she presented her old time drama study.
 Of the successes of individual films she talks with reminiscent interest. Vanity Fair" she dio not personally enjoy or consider a success, since sc much had to be crowded within it as to lose the effect of finer passages "The | Danites," a picture brought to the Prin- cess, broke the record of that popu |
 she remarked, Tong before the crowds were satisfied and yet when one con siders the cost of producing one oi these big three reel pictures. 1t is I mystery where the profit comes in. Yet the theatrical managers in the east are growing fewer all the time, while the l moving picture magnates are increas- ling. By the way" she interposed "dl6 you know that Mir. 1Sleine of the Cines company, one of the men who ha: grown rich on the motion picture, is a former Birmingham man, and left thi. city to go into the business which aft. erwards made his fortune, and that hs is one of the most powerful of the mo tion picture kings?" Glancing at tn. stage, where a wonderful garden 1T old California was being reproduced l life like in all but color. as the little comedy is told proceeded. There ar. but a few of these old missions left, . she remarked, returning to her discus
 their surroundings properly, the fac. tories must send their cameras to tho scene. There are picture factories al
 over the civilized word" she continued
 and they have sent or will send any.
 where on the globe for interesting pic lures. They have gone into the Rus 1 sian wilds to follow a bear hunt thej have gone into the African jungle: the, have ascended snow clad mountains 1 they have made pictures of wild beasts
 of. Chinese villages far from the coast
 where life is the life of -000 years ago of coronation cerenaonies. of aviation meets, of myriad tinteresting things