The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-30
Frederic Haslkn's Letter
Improving the MoUies.

This W0Q1Q MAKE the
theatre most attractive Ut all timea
since We could duplicate the finest
climates OF the most famous re-
sorts of the world. What Tin
complete control and IDEAL atmos-
phere within the theatre will mean
for public health and comfort and
can hardly be over-esti-
mated. The incidental possibility
il here opened to create new art:
namaly, to use all Of such control.
able conditions within the theatre
to add to the climatic suggestions
appropriate to the action Of the
play, exactly - appropriate Incl
dental sounds and music are nov
added.
Scientists anticipate q phenom-
email rise In the art of incidental
sounds, including music, the hu.
man voice and those characteristic
noises like the chatter Of hoofs.
chug Of motor. patter of rain, sigh
ing Of the wind, cracking OF the
6rs, and the splash and roar Of the
sea. Such sounds, II perfectly reo-
dsred. add intensity to the realism
Of the fllm, but their production
must be made automatic and iudc-
pendent Of the direct use of q hun.
dred separate noise makers. 1t d
not 20 much volume as enunciation
and accuracy Of imitation that Is
needed. Acoustic science will m.
alyze all needed sounds SO that
their recorded sound wave curves.
suitably engraved. may automatic
ally and with high precision pro.
duce the exact sounds desired,
Their sequence, intensity and syn
chronism with the aim will be con-
trolled by perforated rolls or punch
ed cards or both Creation Of such
sounds, true to nature, will be An
art comparable In importance with
that of the incidental music and
speaking voice, and will contrib
ute q factor essential to perfect
realism in the motion picture art
Hubbard foresees perfect and
automatic rendering of the human
voice audible to every observer of
the picture. Speaking parts viii
be added to the silent drama, and
there will be provided telephones
by which auditors with defective
hearing may clearly hear the speak
er on tho platform. All the mas
ter sounds, music, speech and
noises incidental to the story, may
be produced In the acoustic labora-
tory Of the theatre adjoining the
projection room, and be delivered
automatically In synchronism BY d.
rect connection with the film move
ment Each auditor will receive,
J il he 80 desires, the music, speech
and sounds by perfected telephone
, attached to the back Of his seat
The standard adjustment could be
gauged as to quality and intensity
80 that for the average ear the
sounds are true to nature and sub
ject to volume regulation by each
patron. AS such mechanism Is per-
fected, 1t will be less and less in
evidence. just as the lamps are con-
cealed in modern lighting and the
protector Is relegated to a room
outside the auditorium. Eventual
ly only the effects will be perceived.
Immediate Inauguration of CON-
plete program for making available
to all human beings perfect mod.
els of all skilled motions is also
the hope OF the engineers Thii
would mean q new era In education
for the self education thus made
possible might solve the ineda-
quacy OF schools and teaching
stats.
With a true vision of the i'm
portance to the world OF Thu
achievement the engineers would
accomplish this in a very few years
Hubbard believes. The motion pic
ture would then be the supreme
habit educator Of the race, new AM
more excellent models being de
veloped, summing up the experience
OF the world. SO that no new skill
is lost and children might begil
at the highest point Of skill ye
attained.
Hubbard predicts that in educa
ton, in diffusing new knowledge
in visualizing the results and meth
DDS of industry, exploration, re
search, in entertainment, in stir
ring men to high ideAls-the mo
ton picture will prove mans great
est single power.
THE mission Of the MOVIES" b
says, ALREADY great, knows no nat
ural bounds. and has possibilitie
of which as yet even scientist
dare not dream"