Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-20
Triangle Nights

Triangle Nights
Pretty nearly every day somebody says
But how in the world did you do it all so quckly9"
And the answer is-"We didn't
AS matter of fact Triangle Film has been really years
in the making
But like many great enterprises which have been long
notwithstanding said of it until it was done.
10 do first and talk later the idea.
For long long time Griffith and Ince and Sennett have
been making moving pictures that much ahead Of
ordinary that exhibitors almost fought get them
But like all ambitious men-especay artists-they
all the time feng because they wanted make them better
still and held down by the money limitations of low
priced theaters
Even so-they were perecting great organizations
which got better every day.
Among them they had got together about fifty of the
most expert photographers in the world and with each of
these trying to make clearer beautiful pictures than the
rest, you imagine the perfection of the studios
was natural enough that directors who ambitious
gathered about Griffith nce and Sennett-especaly when
they saw what photography they were producing.
All this time the acting getting better. Really won
derful artists developing
Mae Marsh, Ralph Lewis,
Seena Owen, Robert Heron
Wallace Reid, William S. Hart.
Enid Markey Fred Mace
Bessie Barrscale, Ford Sterling
Mabel Normand Roscoe Arbuckel
Lillian and Dorothy Gish
Everybody chafed Under the holding back of Price,
Then Griffith broke all bounds-jumped all barriers-got
of his friends help with money-and on his own hook
produced "The Birth of Nation"
Everybody said wonderful everybody said it
wouldn't pay!
Then it was shown in New York; and the whole town
clanored for seats at 500 each.
Don't you see how simple the rest was?
The men behind Griffith and 1nce and Sennett took off
the financial d and the fur began fly with vengeance
had
things he'd been wanting to do for years!
Here certain stage star the needed last touch there
tremendous mob scene still again amazing mechar
eal effect" that would cost fortune
Directors men-acors and actresses outdid
themselves
Stage Stars that had always SHE'D at moving pictures
istened-and came!
Then the tricked OUT wise exhibitors they had
found that the one best show in town always succeede-no
matter what rent had been paid for fmbegan eegraphng
for that the fought what was left
The star executives Of the big film distributing companies
let it be known that their services might be had.
And all this time company had been formed-nothing
had been arrived beyond rough general understanding
among the who had put UP the money.
Less than two months ago the thing finally took shape
and triangle Film" became Corporation.
It had no liabilities.
It's probably the valuable pieces paper
executed in the film businssor they contracts for
the work Of these three supervising producers for years to
come!
It's chief stockholders besides men-wlaose future
is pledged to it-were Adam and Charles Kessel Charles
Bauman and H E. Akcn, every Of whom had got rich
in the film business
It's executives, the pick Of the industry
It's good WILL the premise of business from exhibitors Of
the very highest type the country over!
So you it isn't very wonderful after all that newly
corporate as it is Triangle Film is already fine strong
smooh-runnng nachine-doing business easily and eff
GENTLY though its parts had been working together for