Motography (Jan-Jun 1913)

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150 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. IX, No. 5. scene; Fred grabs Haskins' suitcase and starts toward train which has just arrived; Haskins, shouting, starts with Fred's case after him. Hunter and others grab Fred, Mamie and Haskins; the latter fights vigorously. Fred protests, Mamie also. Hunter, proud, arrests Fred, snatches suitcase from him, Haskins fighting hard to get to suitcase. Hunter opens suitcase, searches, finds parcel, opens, discloses necklace, peers into suitcase, extracts watch, it is his; triumphantly he points to Fred. Mamie and Fred look at suitcase, deny ownership, point to Haskins still struggling. All surround Haskins ; subdued he confesses ownership of case; Fred and Mamie vindicated; crowd tails out in string, one grabs chair-seat, they yank it off; Hunter," confused and ashamed, runs backward to station wall and standi defiant; all laugh. The scenario read, the editor writes his approval of Chicago, 111., Jan. 3, 1913. Edward T. Lowe, Jr., Nashville, Tenn. Dear Sir : — We take pleasure in enclosing herewith our check for fifty dollars ($50) in payment for your scenario entitled "To Be Seen of Men." Kindly sign the enclosed assignment of copyright blank and return to this office. We have added twenty-five cents to check for notary fee. Please have contract signed by notary, and properly witnessed, and return. We will be pleased to have further contributions from you. Very truly yours, ESSANAY FILM MFG. CO., LOP-EES Per Asst. Editor of Scenarios. Form 5. it on a blank for that purpose, vising a carbon sheet. This endorsement of the story is given to the producer, who places his "O. K." upon it, returns the original endorsement to the scenario editor and keeps the duplicate one himself. An example is given in form 3. The next step is to inform the author that his scenario is approved and accepted. Following is the duplicate of the notice sent an author on a recent acceptance of his manuscript. Not2 the appreciation of the story expressed and the encouragement offered in the invitation, "We will be pleased to have further contributions from you." Form 6. The copyright blank reads : In consideration of the sum of dollars, paid by the ESSANAY FILM MANUFACTURING COMPANY, of Chicago, 111., to of (hereinafter referred to as "the Author"), the said Auhor hereby sells, assigns and transfers to the said Essanay Film Manufacturing Company, its assigns and successors, the manuscript of a certain dramatic composition entitled " ," together with all the right, title and interest in and to the said dramatic composition, including the right to copy, dramatize, produce and reproduce it in any manner whatsoever, and to obtain copyright thereof in the United States. The said Author warrants that she (he) has full right to