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

SnOeE to Contents ftp Cfjapierg tor in the flesh and with no necessity for the "spectre to perambulate" — But for the despised moving pictures the greatest vaudeville institution in amusement history would have "come a-cropper" in its inaugural year (1900) — Daniel F. Hennessy alone had faith, but Hke many others who contributed to the evolution is rarely mentioned to-day — Advent of Archie L. Shepard, another pioneer who was the first to prove that people would sit in a theatre for two hours to see moving pictures solely — Floods the country with his camera shows — Overcomes overwhelming obstacles and finally convinces the skeptical theatrical managers — The tremendous crowds attracted on Sundays in the East — The first concrete demonstration of the camera man's influence on the theatrical map — Julius Cahn the first to welcome the latter in his many playhouses — What has become of Shepard, who also was the first to lease a high-grade New York City playhouse and attract the multitudes day and night with pictures ? — David Horsley, a pioneer "independent" producer of photoplays — Some interesting history anent the warring factions who started the now great independent movement — How Horsley converted a disastrous "Nicolet" into a factory and made his own machinery and cameras — Starts losing all his savings — Perseveres and finally sells a part of his holdings for $280,000 — John J. Murdock, the man who helped the independent producers of moving pictures to solve their difficult early problems— Another pioneer whose part in the evolution has not been fairly credited to him. CHAPTER III. Pages 47 to 77. The ^owth of the Universal Film Company, a mighty organization which has survived an almost unparalleled period of internal strife — The Mutual Film