Moving Picture News (1911) . r-brush. Genuine Western cowpunchers pistol in belt, lassooin hand or swung around shoulders, among whom I recog- nized our friend of the ferry with his herd of bronchos,lounged about among the horses, awaiting the call of thedirector for the rehearsal of another scene of the Westernplaj, the preparation for which was the true explanation ofthis panorama of Western grandeur. The camera man stood ready to turn the crank and dothe trick the moment that things were pronounced to be inshape for the taking of the picture. Old Sol persistentlywithheld his illuminating pr
Moving Picture News (1911) . r-brush. Genuine Western cowpunchers pistol in belt, lassooin hand or swung around shoulders, among whom I recog- nized our friend of the ferry with his herd of bronchos,lounged about among the horses, awaiting the call of thedirector for the rehearsal of another scene of the Westernplaj, the preparation for which was the true explanation ofthis panorama of Western grandeur. The camera man stood ready to turn the crank and dothe trick the moment that things were pronounced to be inshape for the taking of the picture. Old Sol persistentlywithheld his illuminating presence from the scene, and evena few drops of rain fell in aggravating opposition to thewishes of those engaged in the work, and to my extremedisappointment. However, I made good my opportunitj to overlook theplant of the Champion and its splendid equipment. Asregards the exterior of the Champion plant, it is unpre-tentious, having been built in a time of turmoil and trouble ULYSSES DAVIS, DIRECTOR THE MOVING PICTURE NEWS 13. FRAXK B. COIGNE —a time when the owner was all but in the clutches of thebig, greedy, grafting monster, whose multifold talons havesunk deep into the very vitals of our country, seeking tocrush out the enthusiasm and energy of the individual, andto destroy the liberty of our people. \\ithin the plant are the evidences of the expenditure ofmany thousands of dollars in the waj- of equipment in prop-erties, costumes, machinerj- and all the necessities of themodern moving picture plant. After visiting the propertyroom, the dressing rooms, which, by the way, are light, airy,room\- and clean, I was thrust into the weird recesses ofthe priming and developing room. Passing througha door that sprung quickly to behind us, leaving us in thetotal darkness o; a little ante-room of about 2 x4 we pushedonward through another door, whose earthly task seemedto be like unto that of the ether door—the task of protect-ing from the slightest ray of light the hundreds of fe
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