The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-06-05
TALKING PICTURES
DEALS STAGE BLOW
Edison Says His Kinetophone
win Revolutionize Theatrical
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TEN CENT OPERA COMING
Invention viii XIII Transforming
But Benefit Actors, De-
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TEN CENT OPERA COMING
From the ST. Louis Republic.

-EEA From the 81. Louis HepuDlcs
Thomas A. Edison told a reporter today
that he believed the end Of the present
legitimate stage at hand as a result of his
newest invention, q talking motion picture
machine, called the kinerophone. which
proved successful In o demonstration held
a few days ago.. s@gr. \# Il Ec..
The inventor explained why he thinks
the present 81 show must give way to the
cheaper form of amusement. which he der
clares will give almost as much as the
other for one-twentieth Of the price.
There will be no more transformers
either, because no one will be willing to
pay for, second-class acting when the fore
most stars are performing for the talk
les and can be seen and heard for a
dime. .... ...
The inventor was round at the Edison
plant In West Orange, N. ]. ..
Mr.. Edison is upstairs In the labora-
tory" said Miller Hutchinson, his chief
engineer and personal assistant, as he led
the way.
1t is three lights to the insomnia
ward" as Edison's workshop Is called
The wizard of electricity was ready for
questions. 9. f1", "
rs the machine perfected7" asked the
reporter.
"Nothing's perfect" replied Edison, but
1t works. It will be put In operation at
the Colonial theater in Brooklyn inside
OF 30 days" - .
"what does your new invention do?"
TT delivers at the exact instant Of oc-
curence on the film any sound made at
the moment such action takes place.
Every word uttered by the actors is re-
corded and delivered in time with the
action; the cracking of a gate, whistle.
the noise of hoof beats, even the click of
cooking a revolver, comes apparently from
the screen and in unison with the motion"
.zo Isr,c Sons Opera coming.
oh photograph, which Is placed be-
hind the screen, Is wired to the picture
machine. which may be 100 yards away.
The speed of the talking part acts as a
brake on the Aim, so that neither can get
ahead Of the other. There are special
records which run as long as the film
lasts.
"Other records can be made to come in
to place successfully, and the performance
may be carried out through a whole play.
Whole operas Will be rendered, and the
films can even be colored by hand II the
display Of color is needed.
Small towns whose yearly taxes would
not pay for three performances of the
Metropolitan Opera company, can see and
hear the greatest stars In the world for 10
cents. And 1t will pay because Of the vol
ume Of business. u.
w want democracy in our amuse-
ments. It Is safe to say that only one
out Of every so persons in the United
States has any real right to spend the
price asked for a theater ticket. What
chance has the workingman for. amuse-
ments whose income is from 81 to 50 a
day7 No nance at all, except at mo-
ton pictures, and the fact hat 100000
persons a day see motion pictures in the
United States shows the poor realize this"
How long did 1t take to work out the
plan for talking motion picturesT"
''Thirty-seven years." replied Mr.. Edi-
son slowly. 1T is all Of that time since
I made a motion-picture show inside a
box by dropping the succession of draw
ings rapidly. and attaching a record to
two ~eartubes."
And wasn't that successful?"
Mot the kline of success / wanted. What
I wanted must affect tn" whole people.
Actors will have to ka', the legitimate
stage to work for the movies In order to
get any money. This Is all the better for
them. They can live In one place all the
year round and transforming will cease
automatically when 40 one wants to pay
several times the, amount OF the movies
show for some inferior production Of a
successful play"
Twill there be a great future in it?"
Money!" said Mr.. Edition. why, all
/ IN IuOIlSy L ILldhd Ol Al lhNSlLlOn goes
for furthering my experiments. I do not
seek money. Besides, there will be any
number Of others begin along the same
line, and 1 have found that an inventor
is always sacrificed for the public good:
which is satisfactory to me, so long as
the great masses are benefited. Often
the courts do not uphold me, but somehow
I get the credit, whatever that is good
for" he added with a laugh.
Ono thing I deplore. and that is the
number of low-grade motion pictures
shown here, many Of them coming from
Europe. where the ideas Of fun are coarser
thar here.
I'm Europe the people are laborers.
while here they are mainly workmen.
There is a difference in the order Of in
tellect and the idea of what is, entertain
Ing. With the kinetophone in operation
these inferior pictures must cease because
OF their very inferiority."
o the contrary" replied Edison earn
estly, they are going to be benefited.
They will be able to lead a normal home
life. / can see nothing in the future but
big studios centralized, perhaps In New
York. employing all the actors all the
year round and at a better figure thar
they now get"