Motion Picture Story Magazine (Feb-Jul 1911)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Story Magazine
Date:
Feb-Jul 1911
Publisher:
The Motion Picture Story Publishing Co.
Volume:
The Motion Picture Story Magazine (Feb-Jul 1911)
Leaf #:
00068
Language:
English
Collection:
Early Cinema, Hollywood Studio System, and Fan Magazines
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
January 11, 2024
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58 THE MOTION PICTURE STORY MAGAZINE ( dresses, in what sort of a home he lives, and from what sort of a shop he buys his meat and greens. We take so much for granted — we are so thoroly spoiled by our multiple luxuries — that we do not bestow more than a passing thought upon our advantages, because the moving picture machine is an advantage — a tremendous, vital force of culture as well as amusement. An economy, not only of money but of experiences — it brings the world to us — it delivers the universe to our theatre seat. The moving picture is not a makeshift for the playhouse — its dignity is greater — its importance far beyond the puny function of comedy and tragedy. It is a clean entertainment, lecture and amusement all rolled in one — in its highest effort it stands above literature— in its less ambitious phase it ranks above the tawdry show house. It teaches nothing harmful and it usually teaches much that is helpful. The moving picture is not a makeshift, but the highest type of entertainment in the history of the world. It stands for a better Americanism because it is attracting millions of the masses to an uplifting institution, drawing them to an improving as well as an amusing feature of city life. Its value cannot be measured now, but another generation will benefit more largely thru its influence than we of to-day can possibly realize. A Dixie Mother THE CAUSE OF ALL THE TROUBLE. (See Opposite Page.)