The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-06
In Interview With Evening
World Explains Kinetscope's
Final Development.
TOOK 81 YEARS WORK.
Villagers May Now Hear Grand
Opera Stars in Entire Rep
ertoire at 10 Cents.

Thomas A. Edison told an Evening
World reporter to-day that he believed
the end OF the present legitimate stage
at hand as result OF his newest In
vention. a talking motion picture ma.
chine called the kinetophone. which
proved successful In a demonstration
held few days ago The inventor ex-
plalned why he thinks the present i1(
show must give way TO the cheaper
form OF amusement. which he declared
will give almost as much as the other
for one-twentieth OF the price.
There will he no more barn-stormers
either, because no one will be willing to
pay for second class acting when the
foremost stars are performing for the
''talkies" and can be seen and heard for
a dime. The inventor was found at the
Edison plant in West Orange. N. J.
Mr.. Edison Is upstairs In the labora.
tory" said Miller Hutchlson. his chief
engineer and personal assistant. as he
led the way.
II Is three flights to the insomnia
| ward" as Edison's workshop Ia called.
| The wizard Of electricity was ready for
questions.
is the machine perfected" asked the
reporter.
"Nothing's perfect" replied Edison,
ton at the Colonial Theatre. Brooklyn.
inside Of thirty days.
| What does your new invention dor"
EVERY WORD UTTERED ev
MOVIE ACTORS CAN be HEARD.
1T delivers at the exact instant OF
occurrence on the film any sound made
at the moment such action took place.
Every word uttered by the actors is
recorded and delivered In time with the
action: the creaklng Of a gate. q whistle.
the noise Of hoof beats. even the click
Of cooking a revolver. comes appar-
emily from the screen and In unison
| with the motion.
"How Is 1t done:"
THE monograph. which Is placed be.
hind the screen, Is wired to the picture
machine. which may be a hundred yards
away The speed OF the talking par:
acts as a brake on the film. SO that
neither can set ahead Of the other
There are special records which run a
long as the film lasts. Other record.
can be made to come into place sue.
cessively. and the performance may b
carried out through a whole play
Whole operas will be rendered and tn,
hlms can even be colored by hand Il
the display Of color Is needed.
Small towns whose yearly take,
would not pay for three performan Gel
OF the METROPOLITAN Opera Company car
ND ~
world for ten cents. And It will pa!
because OF the volume OF business.
We want democracy In our amuse
: ments. 1t Is safe to say that only on
, out Of every dfty persons In the Unite
, states has any real right to spend tn
, price asked for q theatre ticket. VIVA
chance has the workingmna for amuse
ments whose income is from two to tire
dollars q day? No chance at all. excep
at motion pictures. and the fact tina
. fifteen million day see motion picture
!, In the United States shows the poe
realize this. .t't
= How long did II take to work out tn
:. plan for talking motion pictures?" wa
y asked.
4 ''Thirty-seven years" replied Ediso
9 slowly. 1T Is all OF that time since
made q motion picture show inside
box. by dropping the succession OF draw
ings rapidly. and attaching a record :
two ear tubes"
10 'And wasn't that successful?"
mot the kind OF success I wan
., What I want must affect the who
!" people, Actors will have to leave "
legitimate stage to work for the movie
in order to get any money. This Ia q
the better for them. They can live
one place all the year round and bari
10 storming will cease automatically who
n no one wants to pay several times Il
:, amount OF the movies show for some Il
ferior production of a stale play.
. "Wiii there be q great fortune In II