The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-09-05


With Col. Theodore Roosevelt
to Introduce him, Cherry Kearton
exhibited at the Playhouse his
moving pictures of big game and
wild life taken in different parts
of the world.
The advent Of these pictures re-
veals TO the public new purpose
for the use Of moving pictures
namely, the preservation, in what
might be termed ii IN museum
Of creatures that may some day
vanish, az the buffalo of OuI
Western plains already have done
The pictures shown at the Play
house would make good founda
ton for such museum. They
were truly remarkable, fact
which was emphasized IN the Col
onel's speech when he presented
kearion TO the audience.
Several years ago. said the
former President, my attention
was attracted to some remarkable
Photographic work being done in
taking birds and small animals
| was so impressed that [ got Mr..
KeartOn's brother TO come over tC
the White House and give an ex
hibltion. | asked him il big gam;
pictures were possible. | fell
that the time would come wheT
the mere hunting and killing OF
animals would be secondary tt
preserving them in pictures. Mr.
Kearton's work is strictly honest
and can tell that there Is no ma
ture taking. His work is what i,
is represented TO be. He has nt
thought of fear-an essential at
tribute TO work of this kind
Once he had some cowpnnchers
round up rhinoceros in order
that he might photograph it
They drove ii perllously near tt
him Look out what you are do
ingr he shouted. you have driv
ELI him SO close TO me that | cam
get him IN the picture. Hn
thought then. as always, was no
of his danger, but of the work h'
was doing.
MORE PICTURES NEXr YEAR.
81 met Kearton in Africa II,
will show you geography ant
zoology around the world. Mex
year Kearton Is again going Il
Africa TO obtain additional pic
lures, and if he ever comes back
Will come back again and intro
duce him to y0u"
Having concluded, the Colone
sr,zpd his black felt hat mor'
firmly in his hand and bowes him
self off the stage. Mr.. keartoI
stepped forward.
"CoIonel Roosevelt has done m,
great service in coming here to
day, he began. "He has been |
great leader for many years. b!
his encouragement have beer
carried through jnngles where
have had TO cut my way, LOSING
sometimes apparatus and films
that had taken me months to pro
cure. | would like to thank hin
from the bottom of my heart
His record as a hunter has beer
that Of true sportsman.
.It is my idea of this work tha
the people should first go TO th'
Museum of Natural History ant
see there the animals in th'
mounted state and then come t.
this museum and see them moving
about IN the places and countr!
where nature intended them
The natural history museum ant
the film museum should be sup
Elementary to each other, as eacl
has its limltat IONS"
Then the pictures were shown
Views were first shown of tn
wonderful natural scenery of Vel
lowstone Park. Grizzlies few
feet from the camera, buffalo
moose, ospreys and countless ami
mails from this country weT
thrown on the screen. EDglan,
was next traversed and quantitie
Of different varieties Of birds wer
seen, some OF which took fourteen
days or more Of patient waiting t.
obtain. One realized The wonde
of the moving picture machin
when swallow tail caterpilla
was shown in its Transformation
into the chrysalis. New Yorl
Morning Telegraph, Feb %, 1918
Elks' Theatre, Tuesday, Sept. {