The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-16

oA lHe three pOlntS or the Triangle Film corpora tion, which inaugurated in New York, Philadel- phia and Chicago motionApictvre theater pro- grams, where two dollars was 0harged for the pest seats The new plant will consist of twenty or more concrete and steN freproof buildings, including nine separate ihclosed with ground glass stages-one for each producing organiza- tion. GA
 The players will have every comfort including individual dressing rooms, with steam heat cleo. trlc fans, and hot and cold water etc Factories Ill connection with the plant will manufacture all sets, furniture and wardrobe needed The ranch studio will be maintained, and there two big ganizations making western drama will be main- taned
 Every hamlet in the country has been invaded by Keystone comedies made in Los Angeles Four years ago the nucleus of this company con sisting of Mack Sennett, Mabel Normand and Fred Mace, arrived there and rented vacant lot Now the Keystone studio occupies two city blocks, practically half of which space is GOV cred with stages where fun making reigns su- preme. Padded bricks, billies and trick props or every nature from toy warship to plane, are on hand at every turn and here are to be found the greatest collection of comedians the world has even known-Weber and Fields. Sam Bernard, Eddie Foy, Raymond Hitchcock. Roscoe Arbuckle Chester Conklin, Charlie Murray of Murray and Mack fame. and scores of others who have graced the comedy and vaudeville stage or the sawdust ring as headliners Fun making is here a serious proposition and the hundred odd players writers and directors treat it as such even the famous Keystone cops.
 The producing quarters of the maker of the most profitable motion picture ever filmed The Birth of Nation,' adapted by David Mark Grif. filth from the book The Clansman," consists of two city blocks at present-one taken up with executive office buildings, stages and dressing rooms, laboratories and factories and the other block retained as site for settings. MT Grif- in md leased a lot containing a bungalow. Back of this he built stage and began work. Additions to the producing staff were made frequently that no time could be given for future planning. As the result scores of buildings were erected as needed for workshops. developing and printing laboratories, dressing rooms etc, so that the studio now has a hit-or-miss appearance where about five hundred people are employed fully two hundred being actors, actresses and writers.
 In February, 1914, livery stable in Hollywood which had later been used for a garage was leased by two men well known in the theatrical producing world, and they began making motion picture along new lines. That their method was successful is proved by the fact that five times since they have found it necessary to lease ad- ditiona grounds and their plant now covers block $50 by 700 feet, and the studio is crowded The men were Jesse l.. Lasky, previously a vaude- vile producer and Cecil B. de Mile, legitimate stage producer and playwright, Their company became the Jesse L. Lasky Picture Play company and they, during the last year, introduced Amer. icas greatest opera star, Geraldine Farrar on the motion picture Miss Farrar worked at the studio twelve weeks in the making of three five reel subjects at salary of more than dollar minute.
 In brief manner the foregoing describes the producing plants of the largest makers of motion pictures. There are many other studios in Los Angeles, with from one to four companies work ing at each. It would be impossible to go from the center of the business district to the city limits in any direction without coming upon one more motion picture plants