Les images animées (The New Building of the News, 14 juin 1902)

Des images animées prises dernièrement dans l'état du Colorado par Thomas S. Nash sont présentées en juin :

TREAT FOR THE PUBLIC AT THE NEWS OFFICE TO-NIGHT
The News has a treat in store for its friends to-night.
Beginning about 8:30 o’clock a moving picture exhibition will be given at the new building of The News, AT SEVENTEENTH AND WELTON STREETS.
One of the films is the run of the Denver fire department, recently taken. It shows a panoramic view of Sixteenth street from the postoffice to California street. Chief Roberts and a dozen pieces of apparatus rush up in thrilling style, the immense trucks and steamers swaying from side to side and the horses galloping at rapid pace.
Another moving picture will show the arrival of a long passenger train at Ia Junta. A four-minute panorama of the Royal gorge shows the most interesting portion of this sublime canon.
Probably the best moving picture ever taken of divers at Glenwood Springs shows a group of fifty or more expert swimmers.
A serpentine dancer performs difficult gyrations.
There will be 100 or more set pictures, many colored, showing not only the most noted scenery of the state, but interior views of The News office —the most modern and complete newspaper plant in the West.
Three colored pictures in particular will excite admiration. First will come “Sunset on Salt Lake.” Then, “Fighting Snow Above the Clouds on Pike's Peak.” and “Beautiful Ouray Falls.” The last will he given away free to readers of The News to-morrow morning.
Never before has such a gorgeous show been given without cost to the people of Denver. It is absolutely free to all who may care to come. The pictures will be eighteen feet square and may be. seen as far east as Eighteenth street, so there will be plenty of room for all.

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The Rocky Mountain News, Denver, samedi 14 juin 1902, p. 1.

La presse offre un compte rendu le lendemain :

THOUSANDS ENJOY THE NEWS' MOVING PICTURES
Five thousand people of Denver gathered on Welton street in front of The News office last evening to see the wonderful moving picture exhibit. Although a simple notice of only a few lines was given in The News yesterday morning the crowd filled the street for almost an entire block and was one of the largest and most enthusiastic gatherings ever assembled within the same space, in the city of Denver. The exhibition was in charge of H. H. Buckwalter, who scored a great success as a moving picture man. Among the scenes presented were the run of the Denver fire department, a panoramic view of the Royal gorge, the flower parade at Colorado Springs, a skirt dance, the arrival of the Santa Fe passenger train at La Junta, the Glenwood Springs divers, and other scenes. Three thousand feet of film was run off. Twenty-five colored views of striking scenes of the mountains were presented, as were sixty-seven views of the interior of The News offices, showing how a great morning daily is printed and sent out.
The moving picture representing the Denver fire department under full headway. on one of the principal streets of the city, was pronounced the gem of the evening, although the last half of the picture has not yet arrived from Chicago. The first half shows ten pieces of apparatus as they swing down the street, the dust flying in the air, the horses making great leaps forward and Chief Roberts in the lead, holding the reins of his magnificent white horse. Mayor Wright is plainly seen in the picture standing at the edge of the sidewalk. The striking scenes awakened intense excitement in the crowd, and the applause could be heard many blocks away. The entertainment from start to finish was an unqualified success.

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The Rocky Mountain News, Denver, dimanche 15 juin 1902, p. 8.

Les Images animées (First Baptist church, 30 juin 1902)

H.H. Buckwalter donne une conférence le 30 juin au cours de laquelle il va présenter des vues cinématographiques qui sont projetées par Thomas S. Nash :

ALL WANT TO SEE VIEWS
Natives and Visitors Clamor for Tickets to the Moving Pictures.
Moving pictures of Colorado scenery seem to have caught the popular fancy, according to Secretary Thomas D. Parker of the Colorado press bureau of information. Last evening he estimated that the seating capacity of First Baptist church would be about one-half enough to accommodate the people who will want to hear H. H. Buckwalter lecture to-morrow evening. Nearly a thousand tickets were given away to Sunday school convention delegates yesterday and by messenger as well as telephone came demands for more tickets. All the city, county and state officials have been invited to be present and tickets have been reserved to accommodate them. Merchants, bankers and prominent citizens generally were sent invitations but it was manifestly impossible to reach all so those who have been overlooked will be supplied with seats at Mr. Parker’s office, 707 Eighteenth street, to-morrow.
The lecture and pictures promise to be the most interesting collection ever gathered in Colorado and will do much good toward advertising the state. For the first time Mr. Buckwalter will exhibit all the moving pictures made in the state during the past two months. These Include many subjects never before photographed and the work, technically, has been perfectly done.
Mr. Thomas S. Nash of Chicago, who has been under Mr. Buckwalter’s direction for six weeks in making the films, will operate the stereopticon and moving picture machine to-morrow evening.
In addition to the purely scenic features of the list of pictures several of exceptional interest to Sunday school workers will be shown. Two will be of President B. B. Tyler of the association, taken especially by Mr. Buckwalter to illustrate Dr. Tyler’s work at South Broadway Christian church. Another photograph will show the pretty building which is considered one of Denver’s architectural gems.
The lecture being absolutely free of cost the demand for seats must, necessarily, be made early to-morrow morning.

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The Rocky Mountain News, Denver, dimanche 29 juin 1902, p. 8.

Les Projections cinématographiques d'H. H. Buckwalter (The City Park, 7 juillet->31 août 1902)

Les projections cinématographiques du City Park, organisée par H. H. Buckwalter sont inaugurées le samedi 6 juillet :

MOVING PICTURES AT CITY PARK WILL DRAW A THRONG
Preparations have been made at City park to accommodate a crowd of at least 10.000 people to-morrow night when the Colorado moving pictures will be shown under the auspices of the Colorado press bureau of information. A substantial house has been built alongside the lake and an immense screen placed about 100 feet away where the pictures will be plainly in sight of the crowds in front of the band stand. The moving picture machine and electrical apparatus will be placed on the little house where it will be completely inclosed.
Secretary Parker will arrange with all the hotel clerks and keepers of boarding houses to call the attention of guests to the free show at the park. All strangers in the city will have a cordial invitation to spend evenings enjoying Colorado’s beautiful scenery free of cost and to this end train crews and railroad employes are expected to lend a good word when opportunity offers.
To-morrow night will be dedicated especially to railway officials and employes many of whom helped the photographers get the pictures during the past two months. Tuesday night will be made Interesting for city, county and state officials. Wednesday the Elks are invited, and Thursday the real estate exchange, chamber of commerce and Commercial club will be present to view the good work tne press bureau is doing.
Friday will be society night. Many small parties have been arranged to visit the park and enjoy the pictures, some of which will be of especial interest. One select set will leave the city during the afternoon, every member on horseback, ride beyond Aurora, take dinner at Montclair and then come in to the park at 8:30 and take in the pictures. On this evening the City park band will give several special numbers in honor of the society guests and the affair will be one of extra brilliancy.
During the week Chief Roberts will probably try to give every fireman in the city sufficient time off to sec the picture of the fire run which will be shown every evening. In case the men are wanted they will be summoned by telephone.

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The Rocky Mountain News, Denver, dimanche 6 juillet 1902, p. 14.

Le surlendemain, la presse locale offre un compte rendu détaillé de la soirée inaugurale :

MOTION PICTURE SHOW DRAWS BIG CROWDS TO THE PARK
Fifteen thousand people shouted themselves hoarse in praise of the Colorado moving pictures at City park last evening. Very few of the pictures had ever been seen in public before, and they were a revelation to the crowd, which seemed to expect the old, commonplace subjects. Even the comic pictures, of which there were about a dozen, were far above the usual standard and elicited shouts of approval and applause.
Between every two moving pictures a colored set slide was shown, partly with the idea of affording relief to the eyes by lessening the constant strain of watching moving views. The plan added to the pleasure of watching the immense screen.
From a mechanical standpoint there was no hitch to the exhibition except an occasional slight dimming of the picture, due to the variation of the tramway current. But this being well understood, there was no complaint and all were enabled to enjoy the superb pictures to the limits of the crowd which was packed solidly as far around the lake as the boat house.
In the list of new motion pictures there were several that were considerably above even the high standard of the others. One of these was a view of the Burlington train passing Riverside cemetery at seventy miles an hour. Another showed a Colorado Midland train slowly climbing the heavy grade along Hell Gate, west of Hagerman pass. In this picture the scene opened with a pretty canon view, ’way down in the bottom of which the smoke of a train was plainly visible. Slowly the smoke came nearer and nearer until a monster engine developed in the picture. Behind it was another engine; then came a train of four or five coaches loaded with passengers.
The panorama of Ute pass, also on the Colorado Midland, was received with exceptional favor. This scene showed a complete panorama of the beautiful canon from Cascade to Manitou, tunnels, gorge and all. So realistic were the tunnels that the great audience unconsciously ducked heads and tried to dodge when the train was apparently running into a wall of rock.
Among the set slides were several of the Colorado and Southern and Rio Grande, the latter having an especially interesting view on the Ouray toll road, probably the most picturesque wagon road in the world. In this class of pictures there were two that drew loud shouts from the audience. The first was a sunset from Pike's peak and the second the Salt Lake sunset recently printed as a supplement to The News. The Peak subject was made about two weeks ago, when the photographers made a moving picture of the storm from the summit. This film has not yet been finished, but Mr. Buckwalter, who took several regular negatives, succeeded in getting a most wonderful effect, showing the end of the cog road and crest of the mountain in one corner of the picture and then an enormous mass of clouds floating in the sky, bathed in most brilliant colors. Owing to the swift changing of the storm center when the pictures were made, on the peak it was found advisable to combine three negatives to get the maximum of effect and the work was so skillfully done it is quite impossible to detect where the joints were made.
The show opened with the Colorado press bureau of information picture "Forward,” and an announcement explaining the reason the pictures were being shown under the auspices of the bureau. Last night was “railroad night” and many members of that calling were present. To-night has been set aside for the especial benefit of the city, county and state officials and to-morrow night the Elks will be present in large numbers. As new films arrive from Chicago they will be added to the show without further announcement.
Secretary Parker of the bureau will today extend an invitation to the delegates to the Hibernian convention to pick an evening when an especial show will be given for their benefit, the band playing a programme of Irish music.

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The Rocky Mountain News, Denver, mardi 8 juillet 1902, p. 7.

Dans les jours qui suivent, de nouvelles séances sont organisées :

HIBERNIANS ENJOY THE PICTURES AT THE PARK
Probably one-half the Hibernian delegates in the city last evening accepted the invitation of Secretary Parker of the Colorado Press Bureau of Information to see the moving pictures at the city park. The one unfortunate feature was that 8.000 Denverites were present, too, and they were on the ground first and occupied all the seats, so the guests of the evening had fun standing up. The pictures were greatly augmented over the previous night. A party of twenty Manitou citizens had sent word up early in the afternoon, saying that they would remain over until the late traln if the peak pictures would be run first. According ten minutes at the start were devoted to scenes on the cog road, after which te regular programme was disposed of.

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The Rocky Mountain News, Denver, mercredi 16 juillet 1902, p. 7.

Le programme se compose, en particulier, de vues locales :

THIRTY THOUSAND PEOPLE CHEER MOVING PICTURES
One of the Largest Crowds Ever Seen in the Park Enjoys Exhibition.
That moving pictures of Colorado at City park have caught the popular fancy was demonstrated last night when 30,000 persons tried to get seats or standing room from which the pictures could be seen. The crowd was limited only by the capacity of the tramway’s cars. On Colfax avenue the space all evening was less than one minute, while on Seventeenth and Twenty-second avenues the service was two and three minutes apart. It was the largest Sunday evening crowd for years, according to the tramway people.
The pictures shown on the screen were changed somewhat from the programme of the week. Two fire runs- one made five years ago—clearly demonstrated the Improvements in motion photography. Another view showed crowds on Sixteenth street during the holiday shopping season.
To-night the programme will again be changed. The big fire run on Seventeenth street a week ago will be one of the star attractions, being shown for the first time. Another feature will be a number of Indian dances and fights made at Sheridan, Wyo. July 4. One of these is the Indian charge when the redskins rode toward the camera. Another feature for to-night's programme is a picture of three automobiles in City park. For this film preparations have been made to add a novelty. A hundred or more auto owners will be present and when the picture is on the screen they will all toot horns and ring bells in lively style.
Superintendent Graham is preparing for a repetition of the big crowd at the park tonight.
Yesterday Thomas Nash made several new pictures for Denver people. Manager Sells of the Pike’s Peak cog road placed a special train at his service for several panoramic views along the line as well as a new toboggan picture.

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The Rocky Mountain News, Denver, lundi 21 juillet 1902, p. 5.

Les programmes comportent également des films provenant d'éditeurs français :

"ALADDIN AND HIS LAMP"
Arabian Nights Tale to Be Illustrated by Moving Pictures.
The moving picture programme at City park last night was a decided surprise to the large crowd present. Nearly every picture shown was new, and two long features were roundly applauded. “The Sign of the Cross.” a film of deep religious interest, was given, as well as “The Prodigal Son," a modernized version of the old story. In places this film dealt quite liberally with the modern temptations thrown in the path of the young men of the present time. To-night the feature picture will be “Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp," a film imported from France, where the play was rehearsed for six months before the picture was made.
H. H. Buckwalter yesterday arranged with W. N. Selig of Chicago to assist in getting the moving pictures of the Elks at Salt Lake next week. Mr. Selig and Thomas Nash will each have taking machines. and as soon as the films are finished they will be shown in Denver and Colorado Springs by Mr. Buckwalter.

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The Rocky Mountain News, Denver, lundi 4 août 1902, p. 5.

Il arrive que la presse donne un programme complet :

SOME SPLENDID NEW PICTURES AT THE PARK
Nash and Buckwalter Catch a Gem at Colorado Springs and Another at Manitou.
Another change has been announced for the moving picture exhibition at City park. Hereafter the programme will be entirely new, beginning Sunday nights. Last night there was a complete change and the new subjects included several of exceptional interest to Colorado people and visitors in the city. In a few days another thrilling fire run will be added. Saturday Messrs. Nash and Buckwalter went to Colorado Springs, where, from the back platform of a street car, a complete panorama was secured of Pike’s Peak and Cascade avenues. The feature had been announced in advance so an immense throng filled the streets. Just as the car was stopped for the finish the Springs fire department made a hurry-up run across the picture and great excitement resulted. Fire and steam were flying from the engines and men and horses were unusually interested in adding action to the scene. Later in the day another picture was made of the immense electric street sprinklers throwing streams of water 100 feet each side of the tracks. Several new pictures were also made of the lower terminals of the Cog road at Manitou, and these will be shown at City park as soon as finished.
Following is the programme of pictures which will be given during the present week:
Part first—-
“ When Christmas Comes Again.”
“ Inspection Day for the Boys in Blue ”
“Papinta and Her Wonderful Dances.”
“Panorama of Capetown, South Africa.”
“Behind the Scenes at the Circus.”
“Hanley Regatta—Oxford Wins.”
" The Old Maid's Wooing.”
“ Union Stock Yards at Chicago.”
“Drove of Cattle at the Stock Yards.”
“How a Divorce Was Prevented.”
Part second—-
" Departure of Trains from Cog Road Station, Manitou.”
“The Original Pillow Fight.”
“Love in a Hammock.”
“One Man Orchestra -Mysterious.”
“Diving Horses.”
“Captain Nisson Going Through the Whirlpool Rapids.”
"Dancing Skeleton.”
“Ziska the Great, in the Latest Illusion—La Chimera.”
“The Twentieth Century Tramp.”

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The Rocky Mountain News, Denver, lundi 11 août 1902, p. 16.

Un nouvel article montre les liens qui continuent d'exister entre H. H. Buckwalter et la Selig :

COLORED PICTURES AT PARK
Another of Nash’s Masterpieces Delights Immense Crowd.
H. H. Buckwalter yesterday received from Chicago the first of a number of colored moving pictures, which will eventually include all those taken in Colorado. The film just finished was one made in the Selig studio by Thomas Nash, the moving picture expert, just before he came to Denver. It is the Pied Piper bf Hamlin, a wonderful series of pictures based on Browning's quaint ballad. After the film was finished it contained over 15,000 separate pictures, and each of these was completely colored by hand, making a brilliant effect when completed. The coloring included every detail in the scenes and is quite different from the films where only a few of the central figures are tinted. To completely color in natural tints over 15,000 pictures was a task that occupied the artists nearly three months.
The picture was shown at City park last night without previous announcement, and it was received with great enthusiasm. So well has the work been done that a demand was made for an encore, but this was manifestly impossible on account of the necessity for rewinding the film on the machine.

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The Rocky Mountain News, Denver, lundi 25 août 1902, p. 5.

À la fin du mois d'août, H. H. Buckwalter annonce la présentation de la Passion d'Oberammergau :

PASSION PLAY WILL BE SHOWN AT PARK
H. H. Buckwalter yesterday received a set of genuine moving picture films of the Oberammergau passion play, in which the life, passion, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ are tersely told in pictorial manner. These pictures will be shown at City park, beginning to-night.

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The Rocky Mountain News, Denver, dimanche 31 août 1902, p. 10.