Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-19

, picture plays They tell me you can get
money for them"
Il have been thinking Of It." said
George, thoughtfully. Now. just turn
ed out little thing I'd like to read you
some time
At this point gentleman with waited
jaws and reddish face who had been
sitting through the show turned toward
Get up on the stage and read It." he
said with heavy sarcasm as he started
for the aisle, get up on the stage and
read Il. People would rather hear you
talk than to see these f1llums. Gwan-
read ti'
"Crusty brute" remarked George, gaz-
ing at the retreating form Of the heavy
read It People would rather hear you
that scenario OF mine, anyhow-you'u like
It."
Once more he basked in the smiles OF
his wife and her mother. Thus does
genius find itself and overcome the first
adverse criticism It receives
To the tinkiing OF ragtime the audience
arose and strolled out, the Investigator
among the others. The crowd came out
laughing and chatting. for all the world
like a crowd that has attended prob
lem play or grand opera or q revival OF
the "Mikado." The pent-up animation OF
the theater broke loose as soon as the
open air was reached.
Nobody can explain that feature of the
moving picture crowd which d.nerentlatee
1t from all other crowds. the abysmai
silence during the performance and tie
hiiarity when it is through. 1t might De
accepted as uncomplimentary were II not
for the fact that the crowd returns again
and again.
Strolling slowly down the street. the
Investigator was attracted by one OF the
more pretentious establishments, where
the basic attraction, as moving pictures,
Is supplemented by frame OF vaudeviiie'
Here the prices are correspondingiy aris-
tocrauc. No person can hope TO ehoe
into the humblest of seats for the o cents
which entities him to all the privileges Oh
The trailer of the movie crowd reached
his seat as the orchestra struck up
lively tune, and the curtain ran up. o!s-
closing the ''Six Symphonic Smiths who
were armed with the regulation from.
bones and comets, which have provided
the opening numbers for all musical acts
in vaudeville since vaudeville began
They ratified through a few tunes. ana
then = young uady with 2 rocky promon-
Among the Gold" out Of the business end
of a cornet 1t was touching, especially
when the high notes wavered and gave
the betting portion Of the audience q
chance TO lay small wagers on Whether
she'd hold her base or slide.
-
Each feature Of this musical entertain
ment was wildly applauded. and even the
rocky face Of the lady cornetist relaxed
before the adulation OF the public. There
was q young man sitting next to the
Investigator who was applauding with
the enthusiasm Of an usher at q first
night performance.
Like that stuffT' asked the 1nvestt-
gator Of the enthusiast
ously I'VE gotter do this so as to get
to the movies"
Whats the theory?"
well, I gotta idea that II nobody ap-
plauded them vaudeeviil stunts the house
would get sore and shorten on the films. ;"
The Investigator tried to point out the
fallacy OF this idea.
"You can't shorten q reel" he explained
after a technical discussion of the man.
ner In which the pictures are shown.
Say" said the applauder, don't try ia
kid me. Don't you think they could speed
'er up X they wanted tor
The average movie audience, as mat
ter of fact, knows about as much about
the taking and staging OF pictures for the
movies as the management itself. Dur
ing recent years the limelight of publicity
has spread its nfe-giving glow over the
movies with most beneficial results.
Magazines are published for the sole pur-
pose Of telling what is going on In the
moving picture world. Many newsp apers