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

310 C&e C&eatte of "The Writer's Bulletin," a useful booklet issued monthly for the benefit of the writer family. The photoplay department in "The Writer's Bulletin," conducted by E. M. Wickes, is one of the best the scenario writer can look to for information and instruction. Besides the staff of the "Bulletin," the editress seems to have at her command a number of noted authorities in the film world whose contributions are invariably offered in public spirit. Among these latter contributions may be named the writings of C. B. Hoadley, of the Biograph Company. In view of the known aversion of the Biograph Company to publicity of any kind, Mr. Hoadley's interesting essays are eagerly read and v/idely discussed. Eustace Hale Ball, like Mr. Sargent, has had a long career as writer and photoplaywright to justify the publication of his new volume, "The Art of the Photoplay" (at least three other books have the same title). Mr. Ball is a university graduate who began newspaper work on the "Cincinnati Enquirer." For six years he wrote syndicated stories and feature articles for a group of large city dailies, also turning out one novel a week for Frank Tousey and a large number of thrillers for Street & Smith. Mr. Ball's "The Art of the Photoplay" is ready, and will be published by the Veritas Company, also publishers of a half dozen novels from his pen. In 1912 Eustace Hale Ball started his film career as advertising agent of the Eclair Company, later becoming that company's scenario editor, following this with a term as drector of the Solax Co. He claims that in 1912, in association with Harry Raver, he organized the "All-Star Film Corporation." Ball claims he was a year ahead of the times, and that the "All-Star" was