sewss-s- 1924 whoever-pith an» >Mofion Picture Screen I 1- Photoplay Unldue Among‘ Ash booking back over the past iour- "teen years oi my experience in mo- tion pictures, I am iorced to one striking conclusion. that in the his- tory oi the world has any industry been marked by such a phenomenal growth and development, in a short length oi time. as the motion pic- ture industry. Nor ls there an lu- dustry that holds the promise oi a greater and more iar-reaching fu- ture than this newest of all the arts. n 1910, when I entered the pic- ture lndustry, it was ‘a new and “MO s= YIPHFJCHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN VAlLjE seven; t dsning ihat means would to resort ' 1 to keep the’ ferocious wolf oi l‘ __ Y¢<¥TQDAY oi stone and later on parchment- Gradually plot and iorm were introduced, and through the steady progress oi centuries, literature became one oi the mightiest of the arts. The history oi music is analo- gous to, and is interwoven with the other iine arts, requiring an equally great length oi time to reach its present state oi per- iectlon. The art oi photography and lab- oratory lnventions, electricity and chemistry are of much more re- cent times, but even their growth has been a long and comparatively untried iield. There were no ao- slow one. cepted standards. no patterns on includes All Aria which to build. no organized busi- The motion picture occupies a ness methods or eiiiciency~——noth- unique position, because it in- ing which characterizes it today cludes all oi. the ilne and mechan- as the fourth hrgest industry oi ical arts. some in lesser and some the country and one oi the most In greater degree and in combin- important.» lug them it has carved ior itself In a“ other am; and gndugmeg, a niche in the history oi thr- development has been a matter oi W0f1l1 8B dlfllllwtlvfi B8 1111i’ B8911 many years, and in most cases Pale 8ft 0!‘ 1114111111‘!- generations. and even centuries, it is to trace the rapid and sus The motion picture has been in 111111811 Swwlh 0f i110 910mm 111 existence little more than a dec- dllslry. and the steady march to ads. eiiiciency, that i review the ex Acting and dancing had their traordinary developments of thr- birth several centuries beiore the Startlni; °“1' “a 1111 H0101‘ Ht 1111: Christian era, when they were in- .1158 0f 81X. 111V ‘"1016 1118 W" c011 past fourteeuyears, and by basing my conclusions on what has taken place in that short space oi time. to give a iorecast oi what the in- ture holds ior this industry which is gaining increasing momentum with every ‘year oi its iiie. want irom the door oi my Harlem flat, when the incident occurred that was destined to turn the whole course oi my career. A luxurious automobile drove up to the curb in iront oi me and irom it alighted a man. whose whole bearing and appearance be- spoke aiiiuence and position- something l had never known. Unexpected Meeting In those days only thet rich could afford automobiles, and l was idly wondering which bank president this man might be, when to my amazement he came toward me with hand extended and a warm smile oi greeting on his face. it was then that l recog- nized Joseph Smiley, who subse- quently became nationally known as a photoplay director and actor. Aiter the usual greetings were over, he extended a cordial invi- tation to lunch with him, which i accented with a great deal oi eagerness, because, if l remember correctly, l had not intended to eat that day. At lunch we remi- nlsced oi the days when Smiley was an actor in my vaudeville 9011191111)‘; 0i our engagement in Bermuda and the many amusing ihlllss that happened there. When he paid the bill ior lunch. l began to wonder how it happened that Joe was flashing a roll oi bills while l, his iormer employer, was hunting a job. In answer to my query, Smiley alxlplained, somewhat apologetlg. l y: . _ " 1137-91-14)“ see. l'm work- ing in moving pictures. 1 l'm an resistant director ut the Imp studio on 56th street." Pictures Scorned This came as somewhat oi 1n shock. as I bad. with most oi the uroiesslon, looked upon this in- iovation as a iorin oi cheap imusement which was to be scorn- =11 11V real actors. I considered it zindigniiied and not in harmony with the best traditions oi the 513E“ 011W nickslodeons and beer startlens had encouraged it. [u lact. those who were so engaged were considered the outcasts oi the theatrical profession. l knew that it was gaining a foothold. but it carried with it none ot the iine old ethics and romance 0i the stage. Then the spectre oi the woli’ came into my fiymt 11nd 1 begun to think more ndiy toward the thing l hi“! considered beneath my noting | 119mm to wonder ii it might not be at 1°11" 11 lemllnrary means oi livelihood, better than tramping ‘he “"6919 100111118’ ior employ- meat. l‘ turned suddenly ti, Smiley. “Any chance for me up there?" u “by. certainly," he rpp]|ed_ There should he. You're an act- ‘11'_- 1119111 V011? Come on up there uuh me now, there might be 5011191111115 110111! 11119 afternoon (‘unironteil thus suddenly with 11111210 Sllissibllily of_belug plunged I be .a¢ 111°V1fl§ incture business, 8 n to weaken, then l seemed again to hear an ominous growl iroin the wolf, and l held to m decision, A moment later y Studio with Smiley. (T0 be continued.) 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