"Television: the revolution," ([1944])

Record Details:

Title:
"Television: the revolution,"
Date:
[1944]
Publisher:
New York, Essential Books
Volume:
"Television: the revolution,"
Leaf #:
00087
Language:
English
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound and Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Prelinger Library
Sponsor:
MSN
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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68 TELEVISION: THE REVOLUTION about to go up on a first night performance. The show is rehearsed; lights, scenery, costumes, are all in readiness. Already a few early arrivals have taken their seats in the house before the lowered curtain. But the back-stage is a place of vigorous activity. This next hour is "now-or- never." Any change, revision, last-minute direc- tions must be made at this time—for after the curtain goes up, it will be too late. That the stage is set perfectly for the first act of the per- formance is a vital concern, for when the house- lights are dimmed, the time for changes will be past. The success or failure of the play may de- pend on the precision and care with which these last-minute details are arranged. Within an hour, the full audience will be out-front. The critics will be appraising the performance. They will be hard-boiled. It will be too late then to correct or revise. This is the hour of grace, the time for last-minute polishing before the play goes for its test in front of the public. Right now, sight-broadcasting is in exactly that phase. We are putting the finishing touches on our masterpiece, before releasing it. There is fevered activity back-stage in the industry, readying the new medium for a performance