The Washington times., 1921-05-15

10 the criticism that the characters
are ssen speaking but caanot Pc
heard.
"Ths .odsrn drama With its play
OF wit as well rs action demands the
spo ken parts, but they may NOT be
spoken from the stsgs since anplfn-
cation distorts the hner oversenes
which are essential to perfect cnunci-
alton. Wireless music and telephone
are already here. We can provide
telephones by which auditors with
defective hearing may clearly hear
the speaker on the platform. All the
master sounds---musie, speech. and
noises Incidental to the story may
Do produced In the acoustic iabora-
tory of the theater adjoining the
projection room, and be delivered au-
tomsticaiiy In aynchronism by direct
connection with the hlm movement.
zach auditor will receive, II he 90
desires. the music. speech. and
seuuds BY perfected telephone at
tached 10 the back Of his seat. The
standard Adjustment could be saugsi
- to quality and intsnsity 40 that
for the average ear the sounds are
true to nature and subject TO volume
regulation by each patron. A. much
mechanism is perfected, II will be
lamps are concealed In modern light
ing and ths protector IL relessted
20 . room outside the auditorium.
Eventually only the effects will be
perceived.
May point out. purely as ex-
amples of countiessN applications. one
or two easy next steps In motion
Ppicturss. . composite Of Instructor.
college. and textbook Take two
very popular and common arts. dancv
ing and the piano. Project moving
footprints from below on . ground
glass floor showing the steps OF
sivsn dance. The pupil follpws the
steps with his feet regulating the
skill develops. The same hlm which
projects rhe footprints may also give
a lifesize picture Of a skilled dancer
executing the same step In exact
TIME with the moving Footprints. or
slightly in advance Of them, the pic
turs turning % ss to follow the turns
OF the dancer and remain in view.
From tins to time helpful hints In
print could be included as part Of
the nlm projection. giving the perfect
evolution by the phantom footsteps
taught by diagram. picture. instruc-
ton. and music all in perfect syn
skilled rendering available.
CAN TEACH PLANO PUPILS.
Apply the motion picture to piano
| self-instruction. Project above and
along the keyboard from one side of
the plano a motion picture of the
master pianist's hand, showing his
fingers executing. say. the chromatic
| scale. A plane glass plate set at
a
which reflects the picture to the pu-
pills eyes. He can thus follow the
raster's hand and every setting and
stroke Of each finger. and every turn
in Of the thumb. The silent phantom
of the masters hand. the immortal
lied skin, would be better than the
presence of the master himself and
far less disconcerting, for with join
ed ends the flm could patiently re-
peat the motion as often ss needed.
and at any speed. steadily faster as
skill developed. Likewise, every diff
ficult bit OF technic could be taught
by masters whose movements would
be recorded as we now record their
music.
Canyon picture the realization of
this ideal through the motion pic
ture. Surely thirty years of deter
mined research by you gentlemen
can easily make this possible, and IL
could be as much less as our vision
and effort Is Increased. With a true
vision of the Importance to the world
OF this achievement we could accom-
plish IL In a very few years. The mo-
tion picture would then be the su-
preme habit educator OF the race,
new and more excellent models being
developed summing up the expert
nf he hot
skill Is lost. and our children may
all begin at the highest point of skill
yet or anywhere attained.
i think we all foresee the trend OF
protector design-we shall soon have
the individual protector by which
every one may observe any film at
his own desk or library table. An
Individual protector may use
thinner Aim with small pictures. so
that one may use the protector as he
uses a book or pencil. slip II into
his pocket, carry II with him for use
anywhere. Our home libraries will
be equipped to exhibit pictures as
easily as we play q victrola. Such
devices are already available, and
will evolve into the animated news
paper of tomorrow. Public libraries.
Of course, will hse individual screens
and projectors for each reader and
great collections of highly special
lied films on every conceivable
topic.
"A unique merit OF the motion pic
ture which will make II OF supreme
value is that every individual who has
an idea to give forth can himself pre-
pare the master negative In his own
home-za power not inherent in any
other universal means of dissemina-
ting new knowledge. Some day the
camera in the home will be the most
Important means Of preparing new
knowledge for dissemination to the
world. Can we imagine what a thou
sand future men like the French
Fabre could do with the hundreds Of
thousands of insects and other forms
Of life, each with a life history of
fascinating interest7 Multiply the
same possibility by all fields OF hu-
man ipfereat and Vesaarcb opA soroe