The theatre of science; a volume of progress and achievement in the motion picture industry (1914)

182 CSe C{)eatre multiple lengths — six or seven reels. Due to the warm personal friendship of M. Jourjon and the nephew of Jules Verne, this right was obtained for Eclair in the face of keen competition. In addition to the manufacture of films, the Eclair Film Company is owner of another concern which operates numerous exchanges in Europe. The American branch has only recently been incorporated, capitalized at $250,000. Mr. Jourjon is personally supervising the erection of a new studio and factory at Fort Lee, N. J., which he thinks will be the largest in America. This is the eighth studio he has built and will be thoroughly efficient and up-to-now in its appointments. Jourjon, the man, is typical of culture and is courteous to the last degree. He maintains a summer home at Espernay and a house in Paris. He organized and still retains an interest in Film D'Art, and is a partner of the Savoia Film Company. He also owns two small theatres in Paris, and The Arena, a very large motionpicture theatre in Brussels. It v/ould seem that with the responsibilities that must follow in connection with so many business activities, there would be no possible moment for other things. But M. Jourjon is the vice-president of the Chambre Syndicate des Editeurs, which he assisted in organizing in Paris. This is the film parliament of Europe, with three principal subdivisions, embracing the manufacturers, the exchangemen, and the exhibitors. When he is in Paris, M. Jourjon devotes most of his time to the Chambre. He is also a member of the Cercle Republican of Paris — a political and business organization. Jourjon's single hobby is architecture, which he pre