Literature That Glorifies the Photoplay

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This one tickled my funny bone! :lol:
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Yes, a little psychology might have worked! :lol:

What are "slats"? Ribs, maybe?

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Maybe it's slang for "sides". It's very strange!
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Here is an interesting one page article that mentions Sarah Bernhardt and the reception of her photoplays. I kind of think that she wasn't that good in the first place, but in a world where it wasn't possible for millions of people to go to the theaters to see her in stage plays like they do now, the reviews were extremely powerful. What do you think?

A Word About Celebrated Stars in Photoplays
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Interesting--the writer really kind of disses Bernhardt, doesn't he? She's in it for the money, in other words. I thought he was going in the direction of offering the thought that actors who have made film their specialty are superior to stage actors in photoplays. But then he mentions the other stage actors whom he believes might make a better impression than Bernhardt.

Everytime I read one of these articles, it makes me so much want to go back and live in that era—for so many reasons. :cry:

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I agree! I'd like to "get" fully how it was for them.
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This is the longest acrostic poem I have ever seen, I think! 4 lines for each letter in the words Picture Players. WHEW! This was in February 1913 Motion Picture Story Magazine.
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That's a good one. I like the "P is for players not mentioned here." :D

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This is more a compliment than literature, but I think it fits in this thread, anyway. From February 1913 Motion Picture Story Magazine.
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I wonder what she meant by making a love scene appear "foolish" —?

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