Kinetograph
“Aeroplane in Flight and Construction.” An interesting and timely film. “The Aviation Craze.” Good comedy and also timely.
Photoplane (Daylight Moving Pictures)
To-day was the first showing as a part of our vaudeville performance of this great improvement in moving pictures. Very few people left the house as compared with the number that have always done so heretofore. There is no question but that the Photoplane is a vast improvement over the old style picture. The audience was apparently interested and seemed to enjoy this number as thoroughly as any of the acts. I believe that as soon as people generally understand what these pictures are they will prove an attraction in themselves.
Kinetograph
“The City of Bruges, Holland.” Exceedingly interesting and our Daylight apparatus brought out the fine points to perfection. “Jerome Buys An Automobile.” Very amusing comedy and not too long.
Kinetograph
“The Aviation Meet at St. Louis,” showing Col. Roosevelt making his first flight and the late Ralph Johnston doing daring stunts in a biplane. A mighty interesting and timely series.
The Dance Dream
Special cyclorama. 14 minutes. Seven people. This act is very refined, even classy, but it lacks the punch to make it the headliner this week. The man at its head cannot sing and is not overburdened with grace. The act is in altogether too fast company with this show to stand out prominently and make good the advertising that we gave it. The Monday audiences expected something very big and there was no hesitancy on their part in showing their disappointment. The act was moved up to third place, but it just about where it belongs in this show. (New York)
“Babe” Ruth
(12 mins.) The “Babe” Ruth motion picture attracted a great deal of interest. The picture were very plain and those showing the slow motion of the ball players were particularly good. It made an excellent added feature to the bill.
Kinetograph
“Columbo and its Environs.” Brilliantly colored and vivid pictures of life in Ceylon. “Max is Absent Minded.” Splendid comedy film. The daylight motion pictures are so brilliant and fine that they are being talked about and more and more patrons are waiting to see them at every performance. This is gratifying.
Kinetograph
“A Trip to the Isle of Jersey.” A very picturesque travel series. “A Cold-Storage Romance.” A fairly good comedy film. The new Daylight Motion Pictures are being talked about and the regulars are waiting for them in larger numbers than previously, which shows that they are appreciated.
Kinetograph
We put on today for the first time the daylight moving pictures (which is an improvement on the old kinetograph) invented by S.L. Rothapfel. Although the size of the picture is not as large as our former pictures, at the same time the immense intensification of the picture makes it look so brilliant with the black border that the size does not enter into the interest at all. In fact, the innovation is such a positive hit that as soon as the public gets on to the fact, patrons who usually go out on the pictures will remain on account of the added interest given the films. The colored travel films were especially beautiful by this process.
The Kinetograph
Aviation picture—Very good.