The photoplay; a psychological study (1916)

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THE PHOTOPLAY since it proved at once an unprecedented suc- cess. The American field was conquered by the Lumiere camera. The Eden Musee was the first place where this French kinematograph was installed. The enjoyment which today one hundred and twenty-five thousand moving picture theaters all over the globe bring to thirty million people daily is dependent upon Lumiere's and Paul's invention. The improvements in the technique of taking the pictures and of projecting them on the screen are legion, but the fundamental features have not been changed. Yes; on the whole the de- velopment of the last two decades has been a conservative one. The fact that every pro- ducer tries to distribute his films to every country forces a far-reaching standardization on the entire moving picture world. The little pictures on the film are still today exactly the same size as those which Edison used for his kinetoscope and the long strips of film are still gauged by four round perforations at the side of each to catch the sprockets which guide the film. As soon as the moving picture show had be- come a feature of the vaudeville theater, the longing of the crowd for ever new entertain- 18