Moving Picture News (1911) . ORDER 1912 MODEL NOW ADVANCE CATALOG READY TO MAIL THE ENTERPRISE OPTICAL MANUFACTURING CO. &64 W. RANDOLPH STREET, CHICAGOFor sal9 ij reputable dealers everT-irhere 24 THE MOVING PICTURE NEWS. NOTES OF THE WEEK FROM THE G. F. Blaisdell. MOVING picture operators are coming to favorable pub-lic notice these days. They are establishing a deservedreputation for coolness and efficiency in past week or ten days two notable instances of theheroism of operators have come to hand. In Baltimore, Ray Levy, the operator of the Little Gem,discov
Moving Picture News (1911) . ORDER 1912 MODEL NOW ADVANCE CATALOG READY TO MAIL THE ENTERPRISE OPTICAL MANUFACTURING CO. &64 W. RANDOLPH STREET, CHICAGOFor sal9 ij reputable dealers everT-irhere 24 THE MOVING PICTURE NEWS. NOTES OF THE WEEK FROM THE G. F. Blaisdell. MOVING picture operators are coming to favorable pub-lic notice these days. They are establishing a deservedreputation for coolness and efficiency in past week or ten days two notable instances of theheroism of operators have come to hand. In Baltimore, Ray Levy, the operator of the Little Gem,discovered four reels in a box blazing briskly. He threw onthe house lights, stopped his projector, and quietly informedthe audience that his machine had broken and would requireseveral minutes to repair. He then removed the burningfilms to the street. In doing so he was burned on the handsand arms. On his return he told the audience that the breakwas too serious to admit of immediate repair, and, as it was10:30 oclock, dismissed the house. When the people filedout they saw films, and an approaching engine,summoned by a silent alarm. Thomas Cochard, an operator in the Cameraphone, inPittsburgh, had a painful
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