The Kinetoscope.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 55, 2 September 1896, Page 2

The Kinetoscope.

That Edison's latest scientific achievement, the Kinetoscope, is here and has caught on was eyidenced yesterday. Before the exhibitor, Mr Whitehouse, had completed fixing up in the premises in Maneh9Bter street, he was visited by ft large number anxious to see the marvellous invention, and a continuous stream of visitors kept the operator busy nntil late in the evening. There is an acknowledged difficulty in describing its nature so as to convey anything like an adequate idea of its lifeline perfectness, but it has been aptly termed the corollary to the phonograph, in that the phonograph reproduces tones of the human voice or any sound recorded, the kinetoscope reproduces the motions, movements, and actions which were recorded by the kinetograph. This last named invention, which Mr Edison does not Bell, takes photographs at the rate of forty-six distinct impressions in a second (think of it, ye snapshotters f) continuously while the artists are performing. These are developed and placed on a band of celluloid about 40 feet long and aent rushing past the eyes in the kinetoscope at the same speed as taken, illuminated by an electric light. Tho characters are seen in liying motion, every detail as perfect as if endowed with life. To describe the two scenes now on exhibition : — " The Chinese Laundry," from a burlesque play. A policeman is pursuing a Chinaman, who eludes him very cleverly, passing throngh one door and appearing in another, and gets behind the policemuu, throws a bundle on his head, the contents falling all around ; also, the Princess AH performing a Native dance or Haka, in a giddy whirl, while two companions are keeping time, an orchestral band supplying the music. But this is essentially an exhibition which must be seen to be appreciated. There ia an added attraction in a very clear and loud phonograph, with over eighty items to select from. The baritone song by Mr J. W. Meyers, of New York, " I promise thee," and the quartette " Hail, Jerusalem, Hail," are sure to be favorites. We feel assured that everyone will be thoroughly satisfied with themselves after paying the kinetoscopa a visit.