Moving Picture News (Jan-Jun 1913)

s THE MOVING PICTURE NEWS The public is easily humbugged — I have found out long ere this — and it is only a false promise to say that it insists upon being humbugged and grossly perverted. I would like to see a true Western picture of the highest class, that will be a real lesson in Wild Western ranch life, showing the cattle herding, and the sheep in their native haunts, and the cowboys doing their best to keep them from straying, and as my friend told me, in all his experience of twenty-five years on the ranch, he never in one instance saw a sombrero such as is worn by the actors today, anywhere on his ranch, and he had something like 200 cowboys to take care of at once. If it were only possible to show the games, the sports, and the fun that they indulged in, it would be giving the poor citizens a real taste of the breezes from the Wild and Woolly West, in a sylvan scene, and not teaching them that all the West is a crime centre. Will some of the directors please take note, and order their pictures accordingly, then try to get some of the scenario writers to write a real pastoral Western story, they will then receive the thanks not only of my readers but of KINEMACOLOR PANAMA CANAL AT SAN "Frisco will get an advance view of the Panama Canal in natural colors at the Columbia Theatre on July 6th, the first Pacific Coast company opening at the Valentine Theatre. Toledo, and traveling westward by easy stages with stops at Omaha, Denver and Salt Lake City. This pictorial advance agent of the Exposition will remain in San Francisco and surrounding territory. About the same time a North Coast company will open at Seattle, and a little later another company will be sent on tour of British Columbia. As an interesting war feature, the Coast companies will show some films depicting the maneuvres of the Japanese army. LITTLE Kl XA HODGES of Majestic Co. Four years old. WRAY PHYSIOC Director Ramo Films. OPTICAL GLASS The Auditorium, Saginaw, Mich. Alfred H. Saunders, New York City. Dear Sir : — In the February 15th edition of the Moving Picture News you referred to the use of optical glass for moving picture booths, and it appeared to be a very practical and wise suggestion. We are about building such a booth in our auditorium and desire it complete in every respect. I have interviewed our hardware men here and also the Saginaw Plate Glass Company of this city, which manufactures a fine quality of plate glass. None of those interviewed appeared to know what '"Optical Glass" is, or where it can be procured. If you will kindly supply me with the information giving name and address of parties manufacturing or supplying it, you will place under obligation, Very truly yours. FRED P. WALTER. Mr. Fred P. Walter, Saginaw, Mich. Dear Sir : — In reply to yours of March 31st I beg to state that optical glass is a term largely used in England for very clear plate glass, glass perfectly white without a flaw or striae. Many of the glass works in England make this, notably Chance's of Birmingham. Greater care seems to be taken in England with the glass than is in America, although I believe much good work is done here; however, any piece of clear white plate glass will answer the purpose of optical glass. If there are lines or bubbles in the glass the rays of the picture are diverted and magnified on the screen. Trusting this answers your purpose. Yours faithfully, ALFRED H. SAUNDERS. The above correspondence will help other readers. — Ed. M. P. N.