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 #:
000275
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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^^ CSe Cl)gatte other governor of Maryland and mayor of Baltimore. Mr. Bushman was born January 10, 1885, in Norfolk, Virginia. He attended grammar school in that city, and when but nine years of age made his first stage appearance. His sister, who was then playing the lead in "The Lady of Lyons," permitted him to take part in the mob scene. He thought this a great honor, and was on hand every night to help make his "sister's success." He later went to Annendale College in Southern Maryland, where he put the finishing touches on his education. At night he played juvenile leads in a Boston stock company. His heart and soul were in his work and he soon became the regular leading man. Shortly afterwards he was engaged to play the lead in the traveling production "At Yale." He made a great success in this play, and during the next two years played juvenile leads in "The Queen of the Moulin Rouge," a Broadway production, and "Going Some." He then returned to stock work and played leads in Portsmouth, Camden, Columbus, Rochester and Washington. It was at Camden, New Jersey, that an Essanay producer happened to see him. He saw the great possibilities in the young actor and immediately communicated with him in regard to becoming a photoplay star. His stock engagement closed that Saturday night, and Sunday Bushman was on his way to Chicago to play leads in the Essanay Eastern productions. Wednesday of that week found him playing the role of a convict in "Lost Years," the title of which was very apropos, as he saw that he had lost years in not taking up motion picture work lone before. His employers were more than pleased with his work in this picture, and in the ones following he continued to improve. His untiring