The Moving Picture World (1908)

THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 529 some 500 devices for imitating every sound, from the chug of an automobile to the dropping of a piece of ice in a highball glass and the slapping sound-of a freshly cut steak, thrown down on a butcher's scales. "In reproducing songs, Mr. Lee has attained a standard for which the masters of electrical effects have striven in vain for years. He brings out prominent actors and has them dance, sing and talk in a manner that convinces you the can- vas itself is doing it. The instrument by which this is ac- complished is known as the 'cameraphone.'" NEWSPAPER, COMMENTS OF FILM SUBJECTS. "Love in Twenty Minutes," is a most laughable affair and is consistent and interesting. "The Bifton Burglar" is a thriller, and holds the attention of the audience. "The Stolen Sausage" is a thoroughly interesting comedy. "A Lover's Hazing" is an excellent comedy selection. "The Gambler" is a sensational film subject, and is one that appeals with hearty interest to all. "Bill the Bill-Poster, and Pete the Paper-Hanger," is one of the funniest of film subjects. "All for a Bird," one of the most amusing comedy selections. "Fire! Fire!" is a humorous feature picture from, start to finish. "Fox Hunting in France" is a very interesting subject. "Views of Naples" are interesting historical pictures well worth seeing. "The Painter's Revenge" is a fantastic subject with plenty of comedy and novelty. "The Magnetic Eye" is one of the funniest of motion pic- tures. "The Haunted Castle" tells a tale of a thrilling adventure in a supposed haunted castle. "The Lady Barrister," an exciting sketch of an angry woman. "Poisoned Pills" is a thrilling dramatic picture from.start to finish. « "The Curious Mr. Curio" contributes a most interesting and side-splitting comedy. ''The Flower Girl" is of a melo-dramatic nature, showing the heroism of a newsboy. "A Servant's Vengeance" is another hilarious comedy and promises to please the audience. "The Two Guides" is a dramatic picture showing inci- dentally many charming views of Brittany and France. "*A Maid Wanted" is a subject that provides the humorous as well as the artistic side of motion picture exhibition. "A Night of Terror," a dramatic picture of exceptional merit. "Rube and Mandy at Coney Island" is an attractive sub- ject, and is sure to keep the audience in a roar of laughter. "How Brown Saw the Ball Game" is truly funny, and proves a veritable hit. .. "The Courtship of Bessie Barton" is one of the best pic- tures ever exhibited, and tells an intensely interesting story. "The Animated Doll" is a pretty drama that has attracted considerable attention and deserves liberal patronage. "Nero on the Warpath" is a picture that furnishes all kinds of fun. "The Younger Brothers" is a thrilling story, and its pho- toggraphy is wonderfully effective. "A Disastrous Oversight" is a picture of bright quality, and is also very interesting. "Japanese Butterflies" is one of the prettiest colored pic- tures ever shown. "The Hanging Lamp" is a pleasing and interesting sub- ject, "Mr. Pimbernell's Gown" is a big laugh from start to finish, and the comical situations that the characters get themselves into are numerous. "Hide and Seek" is a comedy film, and among the funniest ever shown. "The Lighthouse Keeper"—this picture has many interesting scenes showing the duties of a keeper. . "The Half-Caste's Revenge" is a leading picture, and forms a fitting final to an excellent programme. "Tale the Autumn Leaves Told" is probably one of the most beautiful and novel pictures ever shown. There is lots of pathos and excitement in "The Cowboy's Elopement," and this picture never fails to move the audi- ence to cheers and tears. "Sports of air the World" is one of the best and most interesting subjects ever shown in animated photography. "With Washington at Valley Forge" is a good picture, and the scenes are very realistic. "The # King's Messenger" is a thrilling and sensational story dramatically portrayed. "Thompson's Night Out," a rip-roaring conglomeration of real fun that will make you laugh for a month. "She Would Be a Suffragette. Comical? Well, we should say so. Don't overlook it. "Awkward Orderly," a laugh producer and no mistake. Really it will make you grin when you think of it "Orphan's Easter Eggs/' a hand-colored spectacular creation, exceedingly beautiful. "Unappreciative Patron," another one of those irresistibly funny subjects. Brimful of genuine humor. AMONG THE SLIDE MAKERS. Will the slide makers who are willing to get together and talk over matters of interest to all, with the object in view of becoming better friends and forming an association for their mutual interests, kindly send their names to the MOVING PICTURE WORLD? A subscriber wants to know what is the latest and best song hit in New York. Will some music publisher kindly inform us and send us a copy of the song? We don't know of any hits this year. It has become quite fashionable, since music publishers have become song slide makers, for song slide makers to become music publishers. The-latest slide maker to become a publisher is Mr. Lindsay Gordon, of the Elite Lantern Slide Company. It quite often happens, too, that the slide maker is quite well posted on the publishing business and the publisher has no information in lantern slide making. Several music publishers in this city express themselves as delighted at the way the slide makers are illustrating their songs; that is, making slides for their songs on speculation. If these same slide makers should quit making slides for their songs, would they still be delighted? Mr. Henry B. Ingram, the slide maker, placed an order with the Walter Tyler Company, Ltd., of London, for a quantity of English song slides this week. Among the slides he ordered were "Come Back to Erin, Mavourneen," "The Lost Chord," "The Village Blacksmith," Pinsuti's "Roft" and other high-class ballads. They will be for rental just as soon as received. Mr. Ingram makes a specialty of slides for high- class and classical ballads and has in his collection, Sir Michael Watson's famous "Anchored," J. L. Molloy's "Love's Old Sweet Song," Ned Harrigan's "Poverty's Tears," James Brockma's "Money Won't Make Everybody Happy," De Koven's "O Promise Me" and many others. WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT. Way cross, Ga., June 15, 1908. Editor Moving Picture World: Your paper of the 13th just to hand and read with much interest In fact, I have not received a copy since sub- scribing ' for same that has not interested me. The paper should be read by all people interested in the moving picture business." The articles by Hans Leigh and Theater Vaudette should be read by all film makers as well as renters, as they express the sentiments of exhibitors who think of the pleasure they give their patrons, as well as the nickels they take in at the doors of their moving picture places. Keep up your criti- cisms and you will benefit both your subscribers and their fatrons, to say nothing of the community in general, and, might add, the, film makers as well. The Moving Picture World is indeed a welcome visitor. You spoke of the chronophone, the talking picture ma- chine, in The Moving Picture World of the 13th. Will you kindly give me name of parties to write to about same and kindly oblige Very truly yours, A SOUTHERN SUBSCRIBER. [The manufacturers of the Chronophone are Gaumont & Co., 124 East Twenty-fifth street, New York City.—Ed.]