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

Record Details:

Title:
The theatre of science; a volume of progress and achievement in the motion picture industry
Date:
1914
Publisher:
New York, London [etc.] Broadway publishing company
Volume:
The theatre of science; a volume of progress and achievement in the motion picture industry
Leaf #:
000325
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Cornell University Library
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
"Edition of 3000 copies ... Autographed edition."
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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184 C6e Cf)eatte to immortalize the genius of the contemporary stage and carry it out so successfully. Mr. Zukor has the face and eyes of the dreamer, and the quiet earnestness of the man who accomplishes great things. A few years ago but few people in the theatrical business knew Adolph Zukor ; now his name is on every actor's lips, and the corporation which he organized to execute his vast plan — the Famous Players Film Company — has already earned honor and renovsm throughout the civilized world. Yet this is only the beginning of an enterprise destined to be the greatest factor in the making of theatrical history that the stage has ever known. Already Mr. Zukor has demonstrated that his faith in the famous play in motion pictures was justified. He has already presented Sarah Bernhardt in "Queen Elizabeth," James K. Hackett in "The Prisoner of Zenda," Mrs. Fiske in "Tess of the D'Urbervilles," James O'Neill in "The Count of Monte Cristo," John Barrymore in "An American Citizen," Carlotta Nillson in "Leah Kleschna," Cecilia Loftus in "The Lady of Quality," Henry E. Dixey in "Chelsea 7750," Cyril .Scott in "The Day of Days," Mary Pickford in "Caprice," "The Bishop's Carriage," the entire original Belasco company in "A Good Little Devil," and while this volume is in the course of production, plans are going forward for the presentation of William Farnum in "The Redemption of David Corson," Malcolm Williams in "The Brute," H. B. Warner in "The Lost Paradise," Arnold Daly in "The Port of Missing Men," Mary Pickford in "Madame Butterfly," and a production of "Marta of the Lowlands," in which the famous emotional actress, Madame Kalich, assumes the stel