Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-28
THE KEYSTONE PUT
OUT OF BUSINESS
Boston Professor Does the
Trick in Couple of Hours.
A Reel Reform.
BY the Photoplay Editor

The Keystone" has been nut out NJ
business And Boston professor has
done II.
Many people said Charlie Chaplin would
DO It when he deserted the film companv
OF that name. But as matter of fact
the specimen In mind isn't that kind Of
Keystone at all. It is just a little op-
teal effect that has been bothering the
proprietors Of some Of the movie theatres.
TO the trade "the keystone" means the
ulstoruon of a picture due to the fact
that the camera cannot be placed al the
exact level OF the screen in certain thea
tres OF small capacity without sacrificing
good many seats Since the light oones
from little above, II tends to draw out
the top of the picture and contract the
potion In perspective lines that resen-
ole a Keystone The distortion of the
image Is considerable in many cases. and
the MIN men have long wished for some
method of correcting Il.
One of these complainers nappened 10
mention the trouble to a Boston scientist
who Is engaged on a few little detsils Of
Ine movies, such as removing the flicker.
me professor spent two hours in retire.
iheht with a pad, pencil and table Of
losarlthms. The result was the formula
ot a lens which will rofract "keystone"
back to the normal square.
lhe company which will exploit the de-
vice thinks that II will not only be useful
to theatres now troubled with the distor-
tlon OF the image, but that II will enable
other houses to put their cameras in spots
whlch were hitherto unavailable.
sliding Billy" Watson, the comedy
star makes his screen debut in a picture
under the direction Of Jerold Heyener
for the Wizard Film Corporation. Mr..
Watson was chosen by Louis Bursteln,
general manager of the company, to be
the first of n number of comedy stars
who will be featured in series Of one
reel pictures, which will be released
weekly through the World Film Cor
poration. Ed Lee wrothe, Weber and
Flelds and Johnnie and Emma Ray are
among the other stars who viii appear.
Clara kimbali Young will be featured
later In society comedy. Jerold Heve-
ner, former director with the Lubin,
Colonial and Mittenthal Companies, and
previous to that an actor for 81 years,
will direct the new company. The pic
lures will be released through the World
Film Corporation.
When May Ward gave up vaudeville
AOl AlAt iiONiDb AIlt lTeSuen uOli COtneQl-
enne" discovered one tremendous COM
pensation. She could mother her pets
the whole year round. MAY Ward and
Her Eight Dresden Dolls would nc
longer shine in the headliners lights out.
side the theatres. But nothing on earth
could now prevent the star OF the new
feature film, "a Continental Girl" from
taking proper care Of her 13 dumb pets
So Miss Ward hired a handsome ole
Colonial house in Germantown, Pa, no
two blocks from the Continental studio
and installed the whole family. Ther,
they live a contented, united life of eas,
seven dogs. two canaries, one parrot
two tom cats and a horse There is only
one difficulty. It's jealousy. The hors,
has part in "a Continental Girl"
Tomorrow night is "All-Star Photoplay
ers' Night" at Woodside Park. AS {
supplement to the vaudeville offered IL
the theatre there. the management an
nouncs competition for imitators o
the principal photoplay stars, There viii
be cash prizes for the best impersona
tions, Anw amateur over 16 is eligibl,
and there is no entrance fee. Contest
ants will be judged for makeup facia
expression and general characteristics
All entries must be given to the manager
of the theatre before $3.50 o'clock, Thurs
day. and applicants must report to stag
manager by p. m for instructions. ThC
audience will be the judges