Moving Picture News (1911) . of real shower baths at the edge of the pavement directlyin front of the Manhattan, and here hundreds of our dumbfriends reveled, during the recent hot wave, in the refresh-ing spray so thoughtfully provided for them by the big-hearted manager. Mr. Gane has climbed the ladder of success, step by- stepat first, and then in big jumps. Starting life as a waterboy in a Philadelphia theater, he has been all along theline through the ups and downs of theatrical life to thepoint which he reached some few years ago of theatricalmanager. He has acted in the capacity of trea
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Moving Picture News (1911) . of real shower baths at the edge of the pavement directlyin front of the Manhattan, and here hundreds of our dumbfriends reveled, during the recent hot wave, in the refresh-ing spray so thoughtfully provided for them by the big-hearted manager. Mr. Gane has climbed the ladder of success, step by- stepat first, and then in big jumps. Starting life as a waterboy in a Philadelphia theater, he has been all along theline through the ups and downs of theatrical life to thepoint which he reached some few years ago of theatricalmanager. He has acted in the capacity of treasurer at the. WM. J. GANE American, and again at the Hippodrome before becomingabsorbed in his own extensive theatrical interests. In conversation with Mr. Gane the other day with regardto the moving picture business, the demand for educationalfilms, etc., he expressed himself in the following manner:The moving picture business has advanced very rapidly.It used to be that people were almost ashamed to be seenat a moving picture show—it isnt that way any more. Butthe producers have got to look out or the interest of thepublic is going to die down—even now we have to resort toall kinds of crazy things to attract them—something dif-ferent every day. What do you figure is the cause ofthe lapse of interest? I asked. Why they get tired oflooking at the same old thing. The public is getting edu-cated to pictures. What about the educational film? Why, thats what we want, said he. Then you think the public will stand for them? Sure they will—they like them. People are sick of thestuff theyve been gi