The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1913-01-29
TALKING MOVIES
Will Be the Latest Invention Of
Thomas A. Edison--TaIking
Motion Pictures Have Been
the Work of 81 Years.

Thomas A. Edison isindeed a wizard.
In an interview with the New York
of the Denver News,
Mr.. Edison said he believes the end
the present legitimate stage is at hand
as a result of his newest invention, a
talking motion picture machine, called
the Kinetophone, which proved success
full in demonstration a few days ago.
The News interview follows: The in
ventor explained why he thinks the
present 81 show must give way to the
cheaper form of amusement, which, ne
declared, 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
foremost stars are performing for the
"talkies" and can be seen and heard
for dime. as the machine perfect
ed?" Edison was asked. Nothing is
perfect" replied Edison, ''but it works.
1t will be put in operation in Brooklyn
inside of thirty days" What does
your new invention dor" at 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
creaking of gate, a whistle, the noise
of hoof- beats, even the click of cooking
revolver, comes apparently from the
scene and in unison with the motion"
Glow is it done?" 1.-THE photograph,
which is placed behind the scene. is
wired to the picture machine, which
may be hundred yards away. The
speed of the talking parts acts as
brake on the film, 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 into 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 If the dis
play of color is needed. Small towns
whose yearly taxes would not pay for
three pc: formances of the Metropolitan
Opera Company, can see and hear the
gr eatest stars in the world for 10 cents
and will pay because of the volume of
business. We want democracy in our
amusements. 1t is safe to say that only
one cut of every fifty persons in the
United States has any right to spend
the price asked for theater ticket"
"How long did it take to work out the
plan for talking motion pictures?" was
asked. "Thirty-seven years" replied
Edison, slowly. 1t is all of that time
since | made motion picture show in
side box by dropping the succession
of drawings rapidly and attaching a
record to two other tubes" And was
that successful" mot the kind of
success wanted. What l want must
affect the whole people. Actors will
have to leave the legitimate stage to
work for the movies in order to get any
money This is all the better for them.
They eau live in one place all the year
round and transforming will cease aut-
omatically when no one wants to pay
several times the amount of the movies
show for some inferior production of a
stale play" Twill there's be a great
fortune in it," Money!" asked Edi-
son. "Why, all the money make on
an invention goes into furthering my
experiments. do not seek money.
Besides, there will be any number of
others begin along the line. and have
found that an inventor is always sacri-
feed for the public good. which is salts
factory so long as the great masses are
benefited. Often the courts do not up
hold me, but somehow, get the credit
whatever that is good for" he added
with laugh. "Will It not be hard or
actorsl" was suggested. ION the con
trary," replied Edison. arnestly. THE,
are going to be benefited. They viii
be able TO lead a normal home life.
can see nothing In the future but biz
studios centralized. perhaps in New
York. employing all the actors all th'
year round and at better figure thar
they now get. "-Bryan's Commoner.