El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24
6ZEN, WOMEN and CHILDREN
PLAY THE WHOLE DAYLONG
IN HAPPY UNIVERSAL CITY
How the Essanay Was Organized and How It Fought It's
ArduOus Way to the Front Rank in the
Motion Picture World

types. There are whole bands Of red
Indians; regiments Of sOldiery, both
cavalry and foot; cowboys, MeXicans,
/ FiipiuOs, negroes, Orientals, and every
nationality among the Aryan and Semitic
races are represented. 1t IS q cOsmopOlls
in the truest sense Of the word. ne
flame of the Universal City Zoo has
ISpFead to the farthest confines OF the
lcOntinent. It is the largest privately
owned collection of wild animals In the
world, and includes lions, tigers, leop-
lards, elephants, camels, pythOns and boa
IcOnstrictors. jackalS, hyenaS, chlmpan-
lees. gOriIlas. Ourangs and other jingle
| beasts. All of these are being. used IN
one Of the greatest series OF animal PIC
lures ever projected on the screen. Henry
SANDERS, one of the best animal train
ers in the business, has charge OF the
beasts which are housed and cared for
in a manner that would delight the heart
/ Of Henry Bergh, the founder of the ).
IP c. A As nearly as is practicable,
| the animals are allowed to roam in en-
closures that approximate their native
habitat.
In addition to its fame as the only in
lcOrDOrated motion picture city IN the
world Universal City has the unique dis
tinctiOn of being the only municipality
in the world that possesses an entire
outfit Of women officials The Chief Of
Police and the Mayor are each Of the
gentle sex. as also are the corporation
counsel and president Of the board of
aldermen.
Five miles from Universal City are the
Hollywood Studios Of the Universal
Film Manufacturing Company, which is
Gated the largest mOtiOn-picture stage
| in the world, laboratories, property
rooms and storage houses, and every de
vice known for the production Of modOn
pictures.
Both the Hollywood Studios and Uni
versal City are under the direct super
vision Of Isidore Bernstein, general
Western manager Of the Universal Film
Manufacturing Company
Numbered among the foremost Of his
tory makers in the motion picture game
lis the Essanay Film Manufacturing
Company, whose real birth dates back
/ to the time when pioneering in the film
business was just as arduOus as was
pioneering in the early history Of our
lcOuntry. However, two of these piOn-
Ieers, George X. SpoOr and @. NJ An
Iderson. thoroughly believing in their own
lcOnyictiOns, and whose convictions meant
/ the fulfllment of their beliefs regard
less of the opinion of other or Of the
Iseeming impossible barriers that lie
Ialong their course, they struggled for
ward meeting reverses, set-backs and
ldiscOuraging situations, that would have
Icaused the ordinary men to seek other
fields Of activity.
! These two, however, were fmbued
with the business in which they had
Launched, every moment of their exis-
ltence was wrapped around It It has
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iare builders. Builders Of the motion
picture business as a business and as an
Tart. The meeting Of George K. SpOOr
land Gilbert n. Anderson was accidental.
/ In the conversation that ensUed follow
ling the meeting, they found that their
views on the motion picture business CO
Iincided. They each realized the vast
mess Of the future, and within few
weeks after this chance meeting the firm
of Essanay was launched. 1t was not
tuntil February 9th, 1907, however, that
1.-THE firm became Incorporated under the
trade name of Essanay.
Everyone, of course, knows the source
IOf the firms name. How when II came
Ito naming the company it was decided
THAT a part Of each ones name be used,
$50 it was agreed to use the first letter of
lMr. Spoons name and the first letter Of
mir. Anderson's name, giving US s and
ling Of ESsanay. It IS undoubtedly
Ito Mr.. AndersOn's constructive mind
IthaS credit is due for the happy and
Timely suggestion that the Essanay Film
Manufacturing Company be the first in
1.-THE field to turn out one thousand foot
lsubjects. At the same time 1t was
lagreed that the firm specialize IN come
/, dies and Western productions, the latter
Ito be staged in the heart of the West
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: lsubject has played IN motion picture IN.
Idustry Is obvious
, For years the one-reel film, as 1t be
: came known, held sway, and It IS only
within the last few years that the null
{ ltiple reel films are known at all. How
: ever, the big idea, the one-reeler, /:
] lstil in heavy demand. The western
r subjects, also, with its atmosphere OF the
! lplains and buck-slin, showing the COW
) boy in all his pristine glory, and traYers
r ling his native soil with his brusqu5
2 means of netting out justice and his
] whClehearted hospitality and the many
other characteristics for which he i
famed. The best known Of these heroes
. lOf the plains is without a question or 9
doubt g. NJ. Anderson, the worldwide
? famous ''BrOnchO Billy"
] If letters from admirers may be takeT
: as lndlCatIYe or the popularity u
? lphOtoplayer, then Maurice Costello, Of
r the Vitagraph Company, must be con
D coded the palm among the stars o.
ScTeenland. Every day the size OF IN
r mail increases, and the number OF let
e tiers bearing expressions of good VIII
s of encouragement and of appreciation o.
j his art grows larger. Motion pictur
3 actors, like their brothers Of the speak
+ ing stage, are not usually made tanoq
o Overnight. Their firm grip on their pub
t lie comes through persistent acting u
o many roles for many months.
Q A recent domestic misunderstandlni
= with which Mr.. Costello's name wa
+ connected was given a certain amour
j of publicity in much exaggerated form
e land temporarily placed him in an un
l. pheasant position in the eyes of some VIII
d do not know him. Those who do know
a him, however, possess sincere respect 10
i him and remind those who do not pos
j Isess his personal acquaintance that Their
] are two sides to every story. The FAC
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