Show THE PICTURE SHOW by F K SMITH dinong among the ithe mamy baie treats given at the utopia theatre was the king of kings by McP horson and mcmahon the walk ihas has been justly placed among the wonderful gems that have shed light upon the life of christ and his glorious mission it if othe book held its readers spell bound what deep would not be awakened iby by the production where even ichen the colors were portrayed so perfectly true to nature we enjoy a good historic histo rib work but this portrayal of the life of ghrist wery incident of which ts Is founded upon facts as given by the scriptures was a living ser mona mon moo a lesson that would awaken an answering chord in every chrls christians fians heart that will not be forgotten by these who were privileged to witness the play we slave bave a certain reactance for the house of god not accorded to other places of congregation nevertheless th great truth and soul stirring sermons may be preached and enacted upon the stage the sc screen rEsen offers grand opportunities and possibilities ties tor for the actor of the present day whose soul is awake to human wants why then ithen ask it if it Is wrong to attend picture shows with a good moral on sunday christ said man alan was not made tor for the sabbath but the sabbath was made tor for man religious prejudices are like tight shoes and pinched waists they depress that nature meant to be tree free in many instances set boundary lines for that which is christian instruction and would be a defense of religion assisting in its 16 widest and noblest work i it is noticeable noti cable that the superior persons in a community are so by their steadfastness to reality to truth with a disregard of ces they ther are guided by common sense gense end and conscience cons clence the portrayal of movement instead of lot still life in im fact the faich ful cul reproduction of real character Is tar far more impressive and not so easily effaced from memory as Is a scene to which we are eye when com compared paned with a nara narrative lve tive regardless of how many mamy lifeless pictured picture may be scattered throughout tibia pages of the ithe book when the discoverer of motion pictures by a simple apparatus appa ratu and the turning of a crank in 1885 de oleter upon the screen events of tite lifie as they were enacted amazing ar nazin tiac baase e aiho witnessed the demmi str atlon ibe he regarded his discovery as an amusing toy then as a great invention and amidst lesser activities almost forgot it little dreaming of its future commercial possibilities ties in 1887 18 8 7 he brought forth his scientific toy as he termed it in ciha interests of advertising demonstrating the utility of implements and other wares little dreaming that he was advertising as nothing else could have done nis his own one of the most useful and greatest inventions in modern history baese demonstrations drew crowds as to blockade the streets and he came in with the authorities of london again his valuable toy was laid upon tse shelf until 1889 however during this tais interval he was not idle but succeeded in making long strips of celluloid to replace re placie panes of glass for bis photographs at this time no one had dreamed of reproducing colors as well wel as motion thus making the picture complete and true to nature william freeze green the inventor of the moving colored pictures continued hs researches long after the fruits of his invention had passed into the hands of ot heis |