Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-22
LUBTNS ENGAGE
NOVELIST GOODMAN
Author of "Hagar Revelly" to
Write Twelve Photoplays for
Local Firm at Phenomenal
Salary.
BY the Photoplay Editor

Ihe Lubin Manufacturing Company an
nounces the engagement OF DR.. Daniel
Carson Goodman to write 12 feature
photoplays year at the largest salary
ever paid for such services-s6O.OOO. These
u feature photopiays will be OF the do
mestic drama order. patterned after the
famous Grlnith film, THE Battle of
Sexes" of which Doctor Goodman was
the author. Lubln will engage a special
cast Of stars for these features, and will
spare no expense to make them a sensa-
tlon Of the film world during the next 12
months.
Although only az years old. Doctor
Goodman has won an envlable name for
himself in the world of literature, his
novel, "Hagar Revelly," having been
q best seller of the year 1t was published.
He was born in Chicago, and after the
usual preliminary schooling studied
medicine at Washington University. from
which he was graduated. Then he went
to tho Universities of Heidelberg and
Vienna, where he continued his studies
for another four years.
But medicine held no attraction for
Doctor Goodman, and he turned his en-
NNuNOAS W llltlhAu MS hAbN HpNtl bt-
ing "Unclothed," the second Travail
and the third "Hagar Revelly." Now
Doctor Goodman has decided to give his
best efforts to the production Of wnat he
hopes will prove to be masterpieces
1T have an infinite faith in the mission
of the photoplay," said Doctor Goodman
In discussing his relations with the Lubin
Manufacturing Company. incidentally,
know Mr.. Lubin will spare no expense In
the production of my IL features. l have
In mind the stars want, and as the ques-
ton of money is not involved. 1 believe
that we will be able to gather n cast un-
equaled in the history of film productions.
OF course, cannot go into details as to
the themes on which l will write, but they
will deal with domestic problems, preg-
nant with human emotions and telling the
story OF things most vital to the race.
Whether 1 will succeed in this new field
cannot say-like the famous archer in
Ivanhoe,' no man can do more than his
best"
The Lubin Company announces the re-
moval of the bureau for employing extra
girls and men from the old offices at Goth
street and Indiana avenue to 18th street
and Glenwood avenue. This announce
ment is made because of the large num-
ber of men and girls applying for en-
nearly mile. Bubin Is now in the mar
ket for few very pretty petite girls.
Prof Harry C. Peterson, director Of
Junior museum, Stanford University, has
written Colonel William N. Selig, presi.
dent of the Sellg Polyscope Company, ex-
tending an invitation to the guests of the
Selig exposition flyer, leaving Chicago 0n
July s, to visit the site where the first
motion pictures were made In 1873.
through the direction of Senator Star-
ford. of California, Mr.. Muybridge n
photographer. rigged up "a cameras. To
the shutter of each was tied a thread
which was stretched across the race track
at height just sufficient to come in con-
tact with the horses breast, but the
threads were not strong enough to either
wound the horse or distract him as they
broke. When all was ready a horse was
driven over this length of track at a can
ter, galop or trot and as the horse passed
each camera II broke the corresponding
thread and thus made the exposure.
Mr.. Peterson writes: 81 located the
old building where these first motion pic
lures were made while taking n series of
photographs of the old stock farm. I
entered 1t and found to my surprise It was
the identical Muybridge studio. But how
changed! Instead of equipment costing
thousands OF dollars 1t contained two old
stalls for cows, an old pitchfork and
empty bottles I set to work with pitch
fork and uncovered two old shutters and
parts of the original cameras.
Unfortunately, very shortly afterward
a new farm manager removed every ves-
tige of the building and planted the
ground to grain. Immediately marked
the spot for Identification and but two
persons know the place where the first
motion pictures in America were filmed.
To rnoIra the Eelip visit there uniuua /
would set up on the identical spot exact
reproduction of the original apparatus
and 1 would take pictures of you, Mr..
Selig. the pioneer OF motion-picture pio-
neers, and of your guests" If possible.
the invitation will be accepted.