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...jumbled and incoherent is the scenario that anybody's guess will do. There is a shred about "Honey" (Josephine Dunn), a sweet maid from the country; a leering villain of the Metropolis; a proud, penniless architect. There is also Love Divine. The director displayed on the screen a facsimile of the story in Liberty Magazine on which the film is based, thus proving conclusively that the thing really has a plot...
...There is also strain of the iris muscles resulting from the prolonged dilation of the pupil and another objection is that the varying intensity of the light reflected from the screen requires constant iris action more difficult of accomplishment than under normal dilation...
...There is constant conflict between the extreme darkness surrounding the eye and the light reflected from the screen. Under such a condition the eye is not only more susceptible to the natural varying intensity of the light from the screen, but the adaptability of the eye is lowered and the slightest flicker or movement is more noticeable and detrimental...
...modified as to prevent glare, especially those which may fall within the spectator's range of vision. A faulty shade leaking a little light in the orchestra or over the organ will be a source of annoying glare for even though the intensity of the reflected light from the screen may be much greater, the direct light by reason of the dark background will by contrast be blinding in effect and harmful...
...Practical tests and measurements are reported which demonstrate the feasibility of sufficient general illumination of the auditorium during the showing of the film to permit reading of program and this without detracting from definition or causing loss of quality in the picture showing on the screen...