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

280 Cfte C&eatte the suspense that a Walter Hale knows so well must not be lacking. "The Lightning Conductor" presents an endless array of picturesque Ecenes, such as in the early days of the Biograph v/crs regarded as one of the great possibilities of this century. If, as seems quite likely, this undertaking yields large profits, its influence 't?' ' '-^a beyond calculation. For the present it is enoug^i ' know that Messrs. E'Uott, Hale and Farnum have entered the producing field of moving pictures, with a complete grasp cf the pictorial and technical problems in film mafiv;. Whether they know it or not, it is worthy of record that they have established themselves among practical film men as adept exponents of the art of pictorial v;'tertainment and they are also the first group of -wage producers to discover that acting of the kind that appeals in the regular playhouse is wholly out of place before the camera. How much Walter Hale is to be credited for this discovery is a matter of minor consequence. "The Lightning Conductor" was the first release of A. H. Sawyer, Inc., a new but important system of film distribution. Mr. Sawyer is one of the erstwhile exhibitors who have risen in the ranks through hard work and persistency. It was Saw3'er and John J. Murdock who launched the Kinemacolo? Company, when its releases were the wonder of the industry. "The Coronation" and "Durbar Festivities" were exploited by Sawyer practically single handed after Murdock became incapacitated through ill health. Harry C. Myers had more than his share of vicissitudes during that portion of his interesting career devoted to the speaking stage. Though but 31 years of age, Myers has passed through about every tribula