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

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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 #:
000532
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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of^ciencc 329 rival of the two-hour photoplay. The question as to the influence of the larger productions on the photoplay house of limited seating capacity is, indeed, an important one. Nevertheless, the foundation of motion picture prosperity was the nickel and dime houses, and their vogue is not likely to pass in the near future. At the time of this writing there has been made public what appears to be the first friction between a producing concern and the General Film Company. The American branch of the famous Pathe Freres has indicated a possible ending of its relations with the former company, but the Pathe organization has been rather an auxiliary member of the amalgamated American Manufacturers, and the cause of the trouble is the recent advent of the Hearst-Selig Pictorial News, which the Messrs. Pathe insist is being favored by the General Film Company to the exclusion of the celebrated Pathe Weekly, the first of the animated weeklies to appear, both here and abroad, as stated elsewhere in this volume.