L'Animotiscope de Lyman H Howe (First Congregational Church, 10 décembre 1896)]
Lyman H. Howe s'apprête à présenter son animotiscope en décembre :
THE ANIMOTISCOPE.
This Wonderful Instrument to Be Exhibited at the First CongregationalChurch--One of the Scenes That Will Be Presented.
Prof. Howe, who gave two exhibitions in this city, last year, with his phonograph, has arranged to give an exhibition of the animotiscope under the auspices of the Y. P.S.C.E. of the First Congregational Church, in the auditorium of that church on Dec. 10th.
The animotiscope is an instrument by which instantaneous photographs are thrown on an immense screen, life size, so rapidly (several hundred per minute) that it seems as if the audience was looking on the actual scene depicted.This instrument has been on exhibition in New York city for the past few months and is the greatest wonder of the age. This is the first opportunity offered a Middletown audience to see one of the greatest inventions of man. About twelve scenes will be given during the evening. One of them is briefly described as follows: "Suddenly the house is darkened and before the eyes of the audience a huge window appears to open. Through it they see an exquisite bit of summer landscape. In the foreground runs a brook, spanned by an old wooden bridge. Below the bridge is a pool. A high breeze is stirring, the trees overhanging the pool, are actually swaying too and fro and the surface of the water is covered with little ripples.
A fisherman appears carrying his tackle. He gets a long plank and lays it upon the bridge with one end projecting over the pool and on the other end places a large stone to balance it. He then clambers out on the projection thus formed and seating himself proceeds to bait his hook and cast his line. He is smoking. The blue wreaths are seen to curl upwards from his pipe. A carriage containing several ladies passes by, he courteously raises his hat in answer to their salutation and once more [r]esumes his fishing with rapt attention. From behind another figure approaches. It is the practical joker. On tiptoe be steals toward the unexpecting fishermen. Quickly he seizes the stone and rolls it from the plank. With a tremendous spash the victim falls into the pool, flounders wildly about for a few moments, and then emerges a sorry spectacle in hot pursuit of his tormenter. His broad brimmed hat and the plank are last seen floating down the stream. In a twinkle the whole scene disappears, the room is again lighted and before the audience, remains only the blank screen on which the scene was projected."
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Middletown Daily Argus, Middletown, jeudi 19 novembre 1896, p. 8.
La présentation a lieu le vendredi 10 décembre et la presse offre la liste complète des vues animées qui sont projetées sur l'écran :
AN ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME.
To be Presented at the First Congregational Church, To-night.
The following programme will be rendered at the animotiscope-phonograph exhibition at the First Congregational Church, to-night, commencing at eight o'clock:
Phonograph selectious by Edison's new concert machine:
Cornet solo-"Young America Raymond, Polka" Mine Alice Raymond, N.Y.
Scotch Ballad- Jamie Dear" G. o. J. Gaskins (tenor) N. Y.
"Birds of Spring" York Issler's Orchestra, Newark."
"Sunshine will come again" Gotham City Quartette.
"Annie Laurie" Manhassett Quartette, N.Y.
"Dancing on the old barn floor" Unique Quartette, Philadelphia. Medley of Southern Airs Voss first Regiment Band, N.Y.
Xylophone solo-(Selected) Chas. B. Low, N.Y.
Banjo solo- "Patrol Comique" VL. Osman, N.Y.
(a) Trolley Gallop. ( Descriptive).
(b) Village Orchestra, (Burlesque Issler's Orchestra.
American Republican March. Gilmo.e's Band.
The following scenes will be shown by the world's greatest marvel--the animotiscope:
Bowling Green, street scone, New York city; the haymakers at work; harvesting scere; mounted police charge; Central Park, New York; runaway horse, Central Park, New York; boys chased off dock and rescued; the morning bath; Irwin-Rice kissing scene; feeding the dores; barnyard scene: tub race; going to the fire; firemen at work; the rescue; the burning stable; watermelon contest: lone fisherman: a glimpse of "old ocean" after a severe storm off Manhattan Beach.
Middletown Daily Argus, Middletown, jeudi 10 décembre 1896, p. 8.
