Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-27
THREEDIMENSTONS AND
COLORS IN NEW MOVIES
Big New York Feature Firm
Working on New Device to
Reveal Nature.
By he Photopiar Edltor

a flm picture that not only appears IN
natural colors but In three dimensions
as well, Is the newest rumor Of photo
play development One OF the hrst and
one Of the biggest Of the New York fea-
ture film distributors Is said to hold the
patent rights TO device which viii pro-
duce that much-sought erect Of absolute
reality.
The principle Is that Of the stereoscope
Two pictures taken by two lenses corre-
spending to the eyes of the spectator
are thrown on the same screen. Each
is taken through color screen compile
mentary to the other, and is projected
In the same manner. The result to the
naked eve is n very badly splotched and
eolored picture flashing on the screen.
But when the spectator wears glasses
ftted with the proper colored lenses the
two Images separate, so far as the optic
nerve is concerned and unite In single
Impression on the brain centres. The
result Is that the spectator automatically
mixes the colors OF the original and sees
the scene In three dimensons just as
in the case of the small stereoscopic
views that used to be so popular in the
front parlor.
Whether the process may be installed
without such large changes In the stan
dard projecting apparatuses as to make
It too costly ls not yet announced.
Meanwhile, however comes news Of the
organization of company working ON
similar lines in Nashville, the Interna-
tional Moving Picture and Film Company,
with II million capital.
The object OF the company Is to produce
a device invented by Mr.. T. A. Killman
It is claimed for the device that It will
supply three features Of supreme impor-
tance TO moving pictures which cannot be
secured by machines now In use These
are a panoramic view Of scenes, a stereo-
scopic view enabling the spectator to OBJ
serve objects at long distances, and nat
urul colors reproduced exactly
Kathlyn Williams is getting acquainted
with a new group Of lions and lionesses.
Her methods are quite unique. She walks
directly to n cage and says;
well, you dear old thing' How beau
tiful you arel'
Their she scratches the jungle beasts
head after the most approved style. The
selig star says she has no patent on the
method. Therefore any one Is privileged
to use II.
Through a peculiar combination OF cir
cumstances, two well-known authors
wrote scenarios using the same theme as
which bore titles, using a combination of
words that meant exactly the same, were
submitted to the Vitagraph Company
within n few days OF each other. The
authors in question were William Addi-
son Lathrop and Charles It. Dazey, and
the story, which will he told by the voice.
less actors on the screen, known by the
title 'The Making over of Godfrey Man
ming" THE similarity Of the stories in
duced the Vtagraph Company to pur-
chase both scripts and combine the salient
points of each into remarkable story
giving credit to both authors, at that
time personally unknown to each other.
"The Making over of Geoffrey Manning"
is now being produced under the direction
OF Harry Davenport, with a cast that in
cludes Harry Morey as Godfrey Manning,
l.. Rogers Lytton. Belle Bruce, Harold
Foshay, Ned Finley, Jack Brawn. Logan
Paul, Katherine Franek, Marion Henry
and William Dunn. and will be completed
as feature picture In four parts.
Robert B. Mantell is the latest recruit
from the legitimate stage to the movies.
The Shakespearean actor, who was seen
here last season in repertoire of clas-
steal plays. has signed contract with the
William Fox Moving Picture Company to
act in u series of moving pictures. Mrs,
Mantell who is known on the stage as
Genevleye Hamper, will appear with Mr..
Mantell Both will act in pictures of mod
ern drama.