Der Kinematograph (Jun 1908)

X. Der Kineinatngrapli — Düsseldorf. Geschäftliche Ilotizen. Dia rühmlichst lickanntc Bad vielfach mit <l«-n hfifihaton Anaan ich■ h ngin i bedachte Pinna A. Werners Musikwerke im Iticmi'ii aad MhraeMavf hat dar heutigen Aaflagr ihr«- Geaohiftakafte mit Bestellluurte für K;itali >g«- beigelegt. Wie wir b fiw ist die Hin sehr mit Auftragen s.._mi vom Ausland Ix-dacht. * Dia Starktmi Apparate mit Mut01 betrieb, Fetteraula Mg und das aBaaatea Maschinen mit ffr t h l nn aia r ii h n ir i n l i sind stark Begehrte Artikel; eraetaea sie doofe gan>«- Qtraheeaar 3BBBJRMHBBB» und TlicatenuiH iiIirimL'cn. Dia scllists|(i«-lcn<l<-u Planen >iml b e ut e keine LeeBrftaaeen mehr. KMMBBRI apielaai virtuos. Mancher tüchtiger Klavier spicln sieht mit Neid der Vcrvollki iiiiin» der ln-tru im nie entgegen. W ahre W underwerke der Technik sehaffen in unserer jetzigen Zeit unsere Mitmenschen. <la~s man aus dem Staunen nicht herauskommt. wenn mau die Kie-en- lortsehritte der Krfiu<luiig<-n studiert. Wir Mtea in dem Zeitalter der Intelligenz, iilwr Xaeht sind Neu« rungcti entstanden, welche man nicht für möglich gehalten hatte. Aber auch die Orcheatriosa für nanr DiiataiiiaiilH und aroaaere Süle sin«! staunenswert in der Teehnik. .Man w ür de wohl ich wer e nteoheid ec können, wenn mau das Oroheetrioa nicht sieht, oli die .Musik von .Metisehenliändc L'cmacht oder ran dam Orahnaanon lasrvntajabraolMl wird. W ir können unseren geehrten Leaera nur eaapfehlan, IM'i einem Uesueh Düsseldorfs od -r lircmcna die (icschafts- raume der Finna A. Werner, welche <n. Ton obj umfassen, zu besuchen, es arird aV un a el hen <■ aa angenehme Fi-inm-rung und interessante l nterhalt ung s«-in. In Hr« inen hoitzt <lie Firma eins der si honst, n Theater mit Vorführungsraum dar verschiedenst en Appa- rate für Interessenten. <<r^^}^^^}{^s^} English part. c^^^^^(^^p 1 Moving Piciures in America. Dated as this article is front Philadelphia, it eOBBM with g«Mtd grace and special significanec. as the c.o«| old (Quaker City has the lionor oi MBBg the hwTthpiaon of the in. > lern art of Moving Pictures. Not tu go s> far hack as thedavs of Sir .lohn Hersch.ll w ho gut) the gana ot the idea from secing hoth sides of a spinning << in. It is an uiulis- puted faet that in l*7n Mevl suecceded in throwing oli a Philadelphia screcn a picture in motion. er nie unil sli ri vel le< I in sc<,|>c .iml detail im douht. hut without >|iiestioii the first Hiiceessful presentat ion of an aniniated s«-ene. a real hit of kincr.iatography as wc know to-dav. All the world im« is'morc or less familiär with the intpro;ed Moving Pictures to w hich so manv from l.umiere, Kdisoii and onwarda liuve eontriliuted their sharc of Ix tt.-rmcni miti 1 now we have what we thitik when at its (»est. is pretty near per fect ion lM>th as a seienee and an art. Xo m<xli-tn iuvenil. >ii ha» hBBBBad so rapullv mto such prominence. It has taketi langer MM for the Telephon- and the Talking Machine t«i Im- acc.-pted so universally as the Cinematograph is now. onlv limiteil hy the houtids of civilization. a»id even in savagc lands in search of giMtd. Hovel :md thril'ing stib- jecis the Moving Picture Photographer may Sa found to-dav. As an industry takeu into aeeoiint. ull its hranehes there is |M-rhaps nothing so extensive, and in the line of aniuscm<-nt it is without a rival for the liimilxT of its patn.ns in all cnuntries of the world It would Im- hard in Ameriea to find anv City large or small that did not have several large halls or theatrea exelusively devtit.-d to the showing <>f Moving Pictures. In the higger towns are to ha found manv magnifieent place-, hatxlsomely fitted up and lavishly ornamented, with a wealth of earvings. gold leaf and eleetrie lights. place- for whieh enorinous rentals are paid Itccatise thev are in the ehoieest locations. im the inain husiness streets and are patroni/e<l daily hy the hest ty|M> of (M-ople as well a« at >tll times a good sprinkling of the demoeraey. These Moving Pie.ure Thea'ro are given such na nies as ..Casinos". „XiekeliKleons". ..Mijoii Dreams . ..Fairyland". .AVonder- land'", ..Palaees". ..Tlii-atoriunix" ete. The cost of admission is tln- populär ..Xickel" or five eents. and shows are niven for this priee varving from two and three differetit dramas all the way ttp to its high as four and six dramas with a elever vaudcville sketch an<l a singing turn thrown in. In onc notahle case. the well known firm of S. Labil of Phila delphia, a eorps of traine<l aetors and aetresses hehind the Bo c nea giva appropriato speeeh to the parte, ininüc piett rea, and the iUufnon baooBaea so ooaanlete and perfeol that the paarnam are lad to baHave the .Talläng nWinring Pirtiini" miraele has heeu aeeomplished. It is imieed a wondcrful show for five eents and is so conv -nient. so tetiued at.d so varieil in its hill of eontents that it is no womler the Labin t'.isinos are rrowded all dav long <-lear up to midnight. That it is making inroads on the larger Theatre and Vt ude- riUe banaaaai may be well l>« licve<l. aa it is the ibbbiiIi Imnat idea adapted 10 amusenieiits. and that idea i- l rc.it favorite in ban America. In the -maller towns eqaaUv good Moving Pn tun- placcs may Ix- found. is not so einhoratclv fitt<-d up: and throiigliout the cnaatry, for th< benefil of the rtiral population travelling Movtag Pioture Outfits art* kept husy at all seasons. 'There is also a growing husiness heilig done in pri\ati and semi private exhiltitions. Ijirge department stören have diseovered 'he drawing powers of the kinematograph and estahlishments üke John Wana- maker s give up their ehoieest haBu aod whu ie days to störe entertiuninents in w hich the Mov ing Pietutv figuivs eonspiiuously. As regards the kinds of pietun-s (hat an' tnost populär in America it is hard to say. 'Tins is a eosmopolitati eoiintrv with innumerahle international ties and eonnections and while of eotirse Ameri<-a patriotism must a'ways rank first and highest the Yankees like anvthing th.it is _'ikmI. and for a faet are intenselv interestisl in se< mg scelics from toicign lands. Pictures of aetual oeeurrenees f rom real life BBtaoenaoaBg well kanarn or fatnous eharacters are always populär. America is a nation of newspapet readers and the good common school system \ut* given every one a fair idea of the world's geographv and history. Moving Pieture patrons ean therefore intelligently appreeiate a scenc in naaOBi in I «ermanv. or in anv other eountry. and ..eateh on'* to the spirit of the picture fr«»in the first. 'Thev like scenic pictures giving wild sublime hits of nature. high niountains. wooded avenues. railroad g<>rg«-s. riK-ky s«-a eoasts and fine examples <»f aneient or modara notinl arehitecttire. Sp«Ktaeular eventx such as ra««>s. n-views. parades. athMic feats. important games and so on an- always weleonie, • 'speeially if an aeeident «an In- worked naturally into tlii'in. 'The Clements of surprise and exeiteinent oiight t«j Im- stitdie«) Bad etieouraL'e«! bjf Film makers. This is of eotirse hest aeeomplished hy fori-e«! sceiies and incidents, in other words hy aeting w her«- natural propertaBI and eharacters are so inanipulated that ..thrill«-rs" are priMlm-j-d. A not her type of pieture always acceptahle to America is