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

of^cfence 211 But Florence Turner was in a position to choose, and, having made her plans to produce photoplays, the vaudeville bookings were so arranged as to fit in with the itinerary of her own company of photoplayers, organized by herself and Mr. Trimble under the name of "Turner Films, Limited," so here we have the unique spectacle of an idolized screen star earning a prima donna's honorarium for stage appearances at night only, while during the day with her photoplay colleagues the Vitagraph Girl is acting before the camera in cities where the scenic environment corresponds with the needs of the scenario. And in each of these cities during the "leisure" hours the indefatigable Vitagraph Girl has had confabs with the exhibitors, film buyers, renters, and others affiliated with the industry and the outcome from such ingenious and intimate methods of operation has been truly constructive. Up to this writing, the Turner Films, Limited, have released an even dozen productions, all in multiple reels. Of these the writer has seen three only, but these three have served to only emphasize the impression long held that Florence Turner is perhaps the greatest living exponent of silent acting of the kind which finds favor in the photoplayhouse, nor is there any need for qualifying in according to her such praise, because of the advent in picturedom of some of our stellar figures of the speaking stage. While the Tess of Mrs. Fiske as an individual performance stands out as supreme, this famous actress is not a photoplayer, nor has she been called upon to create any original roles in the newer field. The same classification applies to Madame Bernhardt, who had merely figured in picturized productions of four of her