ORIGINAL 1911 THOMAS A. EDISON INTERVIEW ABOUT MOVING PICTURE FILMS

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THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1911, INTERVIEW WITH THOMAS A. EDISON ABOUT ELECTRICITY AND MOVING PICTURES, TAKEN FROM A FILM INDUSTRY TRADE PUBLICATION OF THE PERIOD, SENT TO THEATER OWNERS TO PROMOTE FILMS. THE ARTICLE IS WRITTEN BY FRANK PARKER HULETTE AND COVERS 2 PAGES WITH A PHOTO OF EDISON, IN A CENTERFOLD STYLE.
THERE IS ALSO AN ARTICLE "A WASTE AND A DANGER", BY W. STEPHEN BUSH ABOUT HOW MOVING PICTURES CANNOT BE INCLUDED WITH A VAUDEVILLE PRESENTATION. ALSO, ON THE REVERSE SIDE, REVIEWS OF 2 FILMS, "HER DAD, THE CONSTABLE" (ESSANAY FILMS), STARRING FRANCES X. BUSHMAN AND DOROTHY PHILLIPS, WITH 2 PHOTOS, AND "THE PIED PIPER OF HAMLIN" (THANHOUSER FILMS).
2, 9" X 12" (18" X 12" OVERALL) PAGES, WITH TWO PUCTURE HOLES AT ONE EDGE OF EACH, WHERE IT WAS IN A TWO RING BINDER, OTHERWISE GOOD CONDITION, SEE PHOTOS.
Edison's laboratory
was responsible for the invention of the Kinetograph (a motion picture camera) and the Kinetoscope (a peep-hole motion picture viewer). Most of this work was performed by Edison's assistant, William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, beginning in 1888. Motion pictures became a successful entertainment industry in less than a decade, with single-viewer Kinetoscopes giving way to films projected for mass audiences. The Edison Manufacturing Co. (later known as Thomas A. Edison, Inc.) not only built the apparatus for filming and projecting motion pictures, but also produced films for public consumption. Most early examples were actualities showing famous people, news events, disasters, people at work, new modes of travel and technology, scenic views, expositions, and other leisure activities. As actualities declined in popularity, the company's production emphasis shifted to comedies and dramas.