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

Intiu to Contcnt0 6? CDapters tor in the industry — Herbert Blache, one of the few producers of photoplaj's who is adept in all phases of the art — Canadian Bioscope Company — Helen Gardner, who produced "Cleopatra" in her own studio — The high ideals and aims of a former Vitagraph star who now returns to the Brooklyn organization. CHAPTER X. Pages 206 to £32. Early days of the photoplay, when stagefolk stampeded the studios — Florence Turner, "The Vitagraph Girl," who is now producing "feature films" in London, aided by "Larry" Trimble, who went to the Vitagraph studio to write magazine stories and remained to become one of the most prolific authors of photoplays and an expert director, though he never was associated with the theatre in any capacity — King Baggot's success due to hard work, loyalty, and seriousness of purpose — Alice Blache, first woman to produce for the screen in her own studio — The late Henry Lee's daring undertaking in a primitive period of film historj' — Maud Fealy scores as a photoplay star — Lorimer Johnston's splendid record with the "Flying A" ; now producing for himself — Frederick Thompson, one of the former stage directors to achieve fame in the film studio — The photoplay creating new playgoers for the speaking stage — No serious effort yet in evidence to entice the millions of photoplay "fans" into the playhouses where the actor in the flesh holds forth— V\^hat "Billy" Brady has predicted, and what he has overlooked. CHAPTER XI. Pages 233 to 246. The motion-picture conquest of the press — Editors of magazines and newspapers reluctant to recognize the camera man's influence until long after Europe had