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I 8 9 S Australia's first son in 11tt }ur Sulgrr.
feature film l~oo pres<nt our pi.lll$ to p<oduce
Mr Crick said, 'for the
IRIDAl, 14 SIPI!MIII A crowd of 4000 pcopl< long Ausualion dramas. b)
armed at Mdboume Town Hall last nig/lt to Ausualian authors and using
woUltsS lht prcmierc of Ausualia's fusl lcaturt Ausuallao actors. remalo
film. Si>ldlrrs if 1M Cross which was produced indcfinir.. Evt<)1hlng
by the 5al\'lltion Army. 5ah'allon Army Com have a beginning.'
n!Jind..nt, Hrrhen Booch. gave a srlrrlng leaure
while the audience were ueated 10 13 moving
segmcms and 200 lantern slides. The crowd
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. 1896
Moving pictures

arrive in Sydney
SAMDU, 20 SltiWII S)'llney thtaUegom had
thcil first wu of mO\ing piau res last night at
the Th'<llt Thea~tt. courtesy of \istdng Amer•- A Sll ,.,_, '- Sollon ol"' Cnu
can magician Carl Hertz. Having already
wowed lhc crowds in Melbourne lasl month. Mr watched scenes depicting Christians being
Hcnz has broug/lt his show 10 Sydney. eaten by lions. hehtadiqgs. and manyrs being
Among thc spectacles wimessed In tlle 20· burned at the stake.
minute fllm·show last nig/lt were busy LOndon The film was directed by Mr joseph Perry
street s«ncs at Westminster Bridge. a crowd In and was shot on the tennis coun or the Snlva ..
the Strand. a boxing match, a dancc and a Lion Arn.y home In Melbourne. The dlrrctor
seaSCipe used painted backdrops. imagrs of d rrus ani·
A Sydnry Morning Htrald reporter who n!JIIs and childrrn dressed in pap~r -molcht lion
aurnd<'<l l.lst nij:hrs perforn!Jin<t dt5alhed tht outJ'liS to rt-ertatt the historkal scrnrs In this
llfr-slzt lmag.s on the screen as txtrtmrly rnnoukahlc picture show. Mr Perry is now piAn·
re•IISIIC. nrng 10 lllkc tht lilm 10 America.
• tht buS\ tr>fl'JC in a strctt. a scent In a 1905
ri•Y or any othrr su~jta that m.l) have bttn Australia's first
suhnuued t•' rapid photography. Is rrpeared FACT FILE
with ~rmar~abl< fidelity. so much so lnd~td 'talkie' made 9
that the Spectator Onds II hard to realist that ht '92.
Is not pan and pared of the moving p.~nornma: fRIDAY,' AUWST The nrst sound film to be made
1hc rtponcr \\10tr. in Ausrrall:t was recorded )'<>t~rday on tht•
Mort• 1110\'lllS piCHU< dl'llghtS arc <XPC\tCd dctk of the American ship Slara. which
In Sydnt•y nrxt \\1."1!-k when Moru.icur Maurlct brought rhe a~para1us to this coumry for the
Srs.ticr brint:s his famous Lumiere mvcntion to fox Frlrn Corporation (.~uSiraiasi.l).
the L)'<rum 'Throtrc. Mr S"'nley Crick, managing dlr«101 of fOX,
AS authorised agent for inwntors Augu<lt and Mr N .\\cNeill, assistant general managrr
and Wurs Lumrere. M Sesllcr has alrudy of the \'acuum Oil Compao)' in Ausualia. took
aSionlshtd CTO\IdS rn LOndon. Paris and 1\tw thrrr placts before tht microphonr in the oprn
York ~o~uh the cintn~J~tographe machtne wludt atr They spokt a few words as rrhr.usal and,
proJuces 'li\lng photographs'. In response to a shout cf 'loudrr· from the
189C. lowtr deck, they grret~d each other In their
customary voices. It was as if no camera had
U S!PTIMIII 19 Dl(IMIII bern thtre at all.
MIJIUI ~. loonder ol !he l'illxe ll'olcne Ojlenl The equipment used for this expe1iment Is
Slllon Wmi!re. !boob t1te kl s~ rompletely stlf·contained, and it rnn be usrd In
II IIIli fin r.l Syritey Hllioti. IGDIUM rcmorr regions where no power sourer ls avail~
2lllnll\lll Adttr 1Jft1d Damper ablt. ACCOfdlng 10 Ray Vaug/lan. a young Syd·
!he SA loaciots MlociJ!tcn "*" hts loin lo lbt ney amtraman who has spent siX months in
hold! Ill 1111-~ ~Cit Amtrk.l lcammg the t<du!lque of rtcordlng
21 OCTOIIl Or tlt K'~ r.ri 'tht talklrs'. tht ncw equipment mcall$ mms
V.4JIQIIII~IO o~bylt~ 'Talkies' come to
_.r.-.-. ll.tUllbol can be made fllst as weD in rtm01t r<glons as
I NOVI.MIII Sydney •~za in the crnue of tlle dry.
Mr Crick said his company will concentrate
ti4IIJI Stllll fiml """ of MONDAY, 31 DIClMIIR The Orst mellon plaurt on producing newsreels and short subJects.
t!te ll!b'le (1Jil IOtt l<ith sound has optned In Sydney. 1t Is Tht Inducting talks by prominem people. 'We hope
MAY 1 8~8 ;ur Siqger starring American singer-comedian to p~nt ~~e Prime Minister on thr srreen, so
!he Solvolion Anny !tim 1M AI tolson. which Is playing at the L)'ttum. he nray address people abroad as wtll as In
Australia.' ht said. 'Scenes of the "back roun-
However. the ntnr Is not t•ntirely a 'talkie'.
S«id TMI(k IMlfl'llllll Thoug/1 somt dl3logue Is spoken. ~o~'Tinen rl~es try" photographed with sound will be a won·
I m N.elboume. derful advenlsrment for Australia.'
4AIHI will SID! appear on stT<'Cn
Wom~~cn~III'IQit Thr Jtz.r: Sirwrr is ••P"~N to run for thl« Australians sa~o~• their first 'llllkles' last
~ill SA (l)llttlllllg 6e months. Its no' thy \alut has alr.ady b«n ytar. bul tht n""' .,. was r.ally htraldod by
tlrS!t~-=- p<O\'tn, with aO\\..Js qutuong for up 10 an hom. tht ChriSimas suson. According to audlenct
E\'tf)' session 0\et the \\tcl.tnd was sold ouL figurts. Australians prcf<r shon sub)eas to
main fraturrs, drspile the popularil) of AI Jol·
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