The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-06
EDISON FILMS
AND RECORDS
IRON MASTER
Carnegie Speaks on world-Peace
Hobby For Talking Movies"

New York, Feb. Elm a few days
"a 400 moving picture houses in all
,arts of the country will be able to
both hear and see Andrew Carnegie
~, the screen. Although he was
oalmed and recorded" only yesterday
~ the Edison studio, arrangements
wore completed today by the Edison
companv 10 distribute the first hum
dred "frst-run reels and the first
toooo which are to follow as fast as
,bey can be developed through the
General Film company, of this city.
Mr.. Carnegie was told today that
q he wished IA special run" of the
Metre would DE made for his benefit
in the General Film company Offices
tefore the pictures are sent out to the
distributing agencies. The Laird of
skibo was surprised to learn that the
film record had been perfected for
projection so quickly and announced
That al the III lii'liiNiiN IoSslbl', nc
would drop into the Genedal Film
company's projection room, where all
films are passed by the National board
If censorship before being released"
It is not considered probable that
the board will turn down" the Laird's
photographic lecture on the beatifc as.
poets of peace.
The librarians Of several Carnegie
libraries in nearby cities made re-
quests ON the Edison company today
for copies of the release which they
wish to place on file so that future
generations may know what Carnegie
looked like ana hear, as if he were
in the n,sh his lecture on Peace"
The film company today also Offer
ed copy of the records to the gov
eminent for filing i'm the archives along
with the moving pictures of Panama
canal the inauguration of President
Wilson and other events of national
Importance.
shortly before o'clock Mr.. Carne-
gle Henry Pkipps and his secretary,
drew mp before the Edison studios in |
an automobile. Horace Plimpton,
general manager of the studios. CON
Quoted them into the studio. where
the actors We're neing filmed in n love |
story which is to be known as MARY |
Of the Ninc-clad Cottage"
Mr.. Carnegie was then taken to Il |
spot under the arc lights which had |
been cleared and set in exact repro
ductiu Of the library i'm his town
house. In the center Cf the room was |
table and behind it row upon row of
impressive volumes. Mr.. Carnegie
buttonrd up his sack coat and drew
a deep breath when told that both |
camera and recording apparatus were
ready. *
Then with all the impressiveness nj |
bus command, the orator began his lee
l1re Nr. Carnegie spoke for about
I'VE minutes with gestures. Although
'he are lights beat down mercilessly.
mere was no resort To the water
p'VH'r, nor even to a handkerchief,
DIS D"lh iilm and records are too val
VaO' t. permit Of Interruptions.
When Mr.. Carnegie had concluded
MS eloquent words on the duties Of
nations toward one another. and the
great responsibilities which wealth en-
"'s upon the posscssor. the moving
picture actors, including Mare Mac
pe'mott and Mary Fuller, stepped for
ward to congratulate him.
WI carnegie beamed genially when
"o that he was a natural born NOV
ing picture actor" and left the studio
"uch pleased with the way he had
srent the afternoon.