EDISON'S CINEMATOGRAPHE AND PHONOGRAPHE.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume 28, Issue 1471, 7 January 1898, Page 3

EDISON'S CINEMATOGRAPHE AND PHONOGRAPHE.

There was an excellent attendance on Thursday evening when Messrs St. Hill and Moodie introduced to tho public two of Edison's most remarkable inventions—tho Cioematographe and the phonographo. For the representation of a scene by the cinematographe, the camera is brought intn requisition, photographs being taken on a long strip at tho rate of 46 per second. The human eye cannot receive more than at the outside 30 distinct impressions per Becond, This Beries of photographs taken with such rapidity is by the Uinematogruphe thrown in such rapid succession on a screen that the pictures appear not as many but as one —and that a continually moving picture. And so vividly are the sceues pourtrayed that one actually listens for the appropriate sounds accompanying the movement. Tho diver not only poses for the plunge, but actually disappears below the surface to reappear with the water actually dripping offhimjthe steeplechaser does not remain as in ordinary pictures, suspended in mid air above the barrier, but he appears _ first approaching the barrier, takes his leap, lands on the ground *nd gallops on to the next jump ; the dancer not only stands in position for the dance but performs every movement of the mazy rounds before the eye of the spectator. The scenes represented were ro many that that we cannot give oven passing mention of them all. The Diamond Jubilee procession showing in succession Lord (Wolse'ey, the Queen, foreign princes, and the Lite Guards was a beautiful work «.f art, and deserved tho demand for a recall. Perhaps what pleased tho audience most of all, in both this and other pictures, was the fidelity with which the appearance and movements of tho hor.-so were presented. Tho rush of the racers at tho lost Melbourne Cup, the excitement of the surging aiass of humanity, the bringing in of the winner' j in another the gruce and ease with which the steeplechaser Fairfield, the great Australian show leaper, at Albury, took Iho bars elicited rounds of applause. The invention lends itself amazingly woll to showing tho myriad types of life in the groat cities, two scenes Harold Square. New York, and Svvanston and Bourko streets, Melbourne, elicited wurm tokens of approval while the representation of tho arrival of the Paris express had to bo repeated, the audience being immensely ticklwd with the collapse of an inoffensive*attend >nt through collision with u cyclist who appeared on tho platform. Among other scenes we may mention the Now South Wales contingent; the approach of a company of cavalry ; natural bath at Naples ; Wl.ul- | pool Rapids at Niagara, a perfect representation of surging waters ; o couple of noted I dancors; fourteenth round Corbott and FitMimmonn' light. The phonograph played its full part in a capital evening's entertainment, alternating throughout with the cincmatographe. A number of splendid musical selections were j produced, including items by worid-fami'd comics and singers. Amongst the best were "The Whistling Coon," by G. W. Jolmntone; " Will Ye Wake Up. M'Cormick," by \V. Qnin, Hoyt's theatre, New York. " Tho Buffalo horse sales gave the colonial an idea of what the Yankee auctioneer can do, and this was appropriately followed by tho cinematograph!' representation of the horses leaving tho yards The " Kwonco River," performed on u MissisHippi stj'am bout and followed by a daiK'G on the deck was wonderfully clear. What we hkfd I'ost. in t bis part were the instrumental selections (the instrument lends itself best on the wholu to representation of metallic and reedy sriunds) some of which were brilliant, c ij., a. solo, a cornet solo, a tin whintle f-010, uio band playing of Dun Godfrey'*, and other bands giving clearly all the part* The company are assured of a warm reception when they appear at St BulimI on Friday next, the 1 t'o. and on the return I at Naseby on Saturday, 15th ima.