Show JL nO O CM nsstarcrtt EfFB sr ESSiaa ikmmm'tb'Esa The greatest train robberu outlaw aims' 'for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at a cluster “The Great Tain Robbery” citizens sitting of : was a product of Thomas A in the darkness He pulls the trigger and smoke pours out of Edison’s film studio consid-ere- d shriek the gun barrel-Meto be the world’s first Women faint Edison invented motion y The gun fired but ho Sound and was quick to capital-iz- e was heard except for the on the marvel " ' The creative force behind pounding of an upright piano The outlaw was actor George “Robbery” was a Barnesand the scene came at Pennsylvanian named Edwin silent the end of an S Porter chief of Edison’s movie “The Great Train skylight studio in Manhattan ' which used natural light for ' Robbery” It was a week before interior filming because elec- -' ' Christmas 1903 — the night trical movie lighting was yet ' : the motion picture' industry to be developed wasborn Porter made dozens of dibit 7 y There was no tied carpet no moviespushing die infant art flashbulbs or blazing marquee form to new heights widi his innovations In early 1903 he “The Great Train Robbery” ' ' premiered without fanfare directed “The Life of an between stage acts in a run- - y--' American Fireman? which down Manhattan vaudeville drew notice With its use of house the Luban’s Museum close-up- s and scenes of actual g Hfierce-lookinlaw-abidi- ng pic-tor- es - - - - - v:v "' : ’ on 14th Street- Yet the humble Screening is now regarded as the point y: when films “started to turn from novelty into what they ts very soon would be” 'fires-'- : At : ’' thetoih of the century Americans were fascinated ' wife the Wild West Pulp magazines poured but tales of train robbers cattle rustlers-- : marauding Indians and true-blue lawmen Jesse James Billy die Kid Butch Cassidy com--men- Jere Guldin film -' preservationist at die UCLA Television Film and Archives “It was the year diat the story 'and the Sundance Kid became film really started to take folk herpes Hush up Desdamona: The Guthrie Theater will bring its acclaimed production ofOtheflo" to thpEllen effect”’:'' Porter decided to capitalize' Eccles Theater The company is touring the country on a NEA grant to bring Shakespeare to anaMeroom“The Great Train Robbery” bn the phenomenon finding fflunffies:was an immediate sensation his Wiki West in New Jersey Audiences were gripped by the : near the historic West Orange fast action realistic depiction laboratory where Edison of die Old West and BamesV invented die motion picture ' restoration of the theatre” threatening gunshot Viewers The Delaware Lackawanna even flinched when a raging Miles said the Guthrie and and Westem Railroad granted ' - “Othello”- have a remarkable train seemed to be fumed &3Qjun Jan 30 use of a train and tracks bn the direedy at them Passaic River for “Robbery’s” reputation The Guthrie 'y Movies were struggling out' icqoqs inearre Theater won the 1982 Tony rail sequences ' £26 and $20 of die penny arcade era at the' Award for outstanding contn- A major scene called for the riudenb receive time Hundreds of nick-- : bulion to American theater to throw a crew mem- robbers 50 percent du- in elodeons were their springing up of ber aqd production actually a dummy from are now on sale for IbountwHh wlid ID converted storefronts and: Tickets Eccles Theatre 7 “Othello” was selected as part fee train as it crossed over a (435) meeting halls across the land-- ' of the largest tour of ’ high bridge The dummy land- Presents nationally touring : where folks would watch film in works in the path of a speedinged Shakespeare tidaet office at 43 S ' production ofShukespeare'S " 'American history Through snippets of prize fights acro-trolley car below ’tickets or “Othello” by the prestigious freak an and shows hades the National Endowment for v The trolley engineer ' ' : Guthrie Theater The straw occasional documentary-styl- e the Arts Shakespeare in slammed on the brakes toss- was recently added to the short-American Communities pro“ing passengers to the floor A '2004 performing aits season But audiences wanted sto-their only Utah performances smsll riot broke out When the gram this tour will reach i ties! ’‘Robbery” delivered and will be held Jan 30 and more than 100 communities ' will be held in Logan in the ruse was discovered — proba- 3T at 7:30 first surefire Ellen the in Theatre” the the Miles end Ellen Eccles and state becrmiing of by every pih bly the first instance of locals movie attraction and remainr said1'1 Eccles Theatre ? “2004 “ being frustrated by location ' In addition to the two ‘This is oiie of foie most “This is anenormobspro-- ‘ ing the most successful film ' “ filming'' for more thani a decade until the Guthrie will duction and it is an honor to The exact locations used to ' exciting opportunities to ever DW Griffith’s “The Birth of' shoot “The GreatTrain come to the Ellen Eccles have theGuthrie perform on provide pre-- and a Nation” was released in Theatre”' Said LisetteMiles : our stage” Miles said’ mance lectures and discus- Robbery” have been all but : sions and up to 10 wotkshops 1915' executive director of Cache 'The cast is composed of obliterated over the years says that will be integrated at Utah “Robbery” and other: Valley Center for the Arts Steven Gorelick associate approximately 20 members : 'Westerns dud followed “creatState University and in area : “Bringing a nationally touring and the presentation is fully director of fee New Jersey Shakespearean theater pro- -' Motion Picture and Tslevisibn staged with extravagant cos-- j high schools free of charge to ed the whole studio system duction of thiscalibefis ' allow as many students as tomes and sets eventually” observed Randy Commission dream we’ve had since the ' “We are very excited that Haberkamp film programmer —The Associated Press possible to participate : ' - Ifuougolagotoo ' GatMeneatn's n t ' t t Bmtaltsa&lut ' ' '' ’ 1 : V ' - ’ : ' : - - ’ -- - post-perfo- r- - ' ' ’ : a-- 'Jf v W-r-- ' ! y i |