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

of^cieitce 209 spent with the Nestor Company. Originally conceived by David Horsley, one of the pioneers of the film industry and a man whose influence is still potent, though Horsley was induced to part with his stock in the Universal Film Company a year ago, receiving for the same a fabulous sum. The Nestor Company to-day represents no more and no less than Horsley made it during those years when the independent film producer had a hard road to travel. Horsley is regarded in the motion picture world as an all-round studio expert, and unless I am mistaken, is still a valuable aid to Carl Laemmle in various expansion plans, though his interests now are extensive in other phases of the industry. But to return to Bassett, who is affectionately known as "Pop" in the big film centre around Los Angeles. Although he is approaching the seventies of life's allotment to man, it is an amazing fact that, unlike most of his younger colleagues, who perform in like capacity, Bassett acts in more productions now than at any period in his film career. Ramona Langley, also of the Nestor Company, is one more of those youthful women who entered the film studio unknown and with no stage experience have become in short order stellar attractions. Moreover, Miss Langley has had less than two years' experience as a photoplayer, and almost from the outset was accorded important roles. Though an extremely beautiful woman of Mexican ancestry, her personality was just the sort the photoplay director is persistently craving for. It is hard to beheve this lady was never an actress on the stage, but her success goes far to confirm the theory of D. W. Griffith and kindred authorities that the most desirable photoplayers are those