Inhaltsangabe
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ...be taken into scenes of the Northwest and the upland, uncivilized country. Unconsciously their minds attune themselves to the atmosphere thus suggested. Or, if the story has to do with some little local spot, they will perceive a country store, wagons drawn up in front of it, loungers gathered around, and a general indication of a small trafficking routine. Again the screen flashes forth a palatial mansion, the steps guarded by stone lions, the walks winding away into the distance through a stately park. Now they know they are going to be brought among the aristocracy and see the lords and ladies of the land. Here is the setting for a society play. An anticipation is stirred in them so that the announcement of the first character--a Lady Dedlock let us say--joins itself on agreeably to the idea that has been aroused in them. Many of the most popular screen dramas have been indebted largely to their powerful depiction of atmosphere. Rex Beach created a field for himself by his splendid stories of Alaska. Zane Grey's vivid and accurate picturization of the desert country has given his stories peculiar vogue. People like nothing better than to be taken on a wonderful voyage in imagination. The stay at homes particularly delight in being whirled off on a magic carpet into strange lands. The more even and prosaic their everyday existence, the more they long for the beautiful. Even though your story should deal with everyday life, you can put a touch of beauty here and there into your locale. Not every one can appreciate a great painting, but even the untutored little newsboy will pause a moment to gape at a window where some beautiful color scheme is displayed, even though it be in the drapery of dry goods. Now you are the artist and your...
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