A HISTORY OF EDISON'S WEST ORANGE LABORATORY 1887-1931

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was made wood covered with black tar paper and it moved circular track follow the movement the sun. Part its roof could opened let light. set rails ran the length the building and the camera was run along this— achieving steady picture. (See Illus 6-7, 23440, 6570) Its interior was made completely black create high contrast, giving sharp, well-defined picture." The building was about forty feet long and ten feet wide. The building cost $650 and earned its place film history. During 1893 and 1894 procession vaudeville performers made their way from Manhattan West Orange perform the "Black Maria": animal acts, dancing girls, strong men, and famous figures such Annie Oakley and Buffalo Bill. The subjects filmed the "Black Maria" came from the vaudeville: the dominant form public entertainment the time and favorite Edison's.2 grounds the laboratory make motion pictures. The vaudeville skit could easily transferred second film and the proximity of New York the laboratory guaranteed ready supply talent. Although it was described "revolving photographic building," has become famous under the nickname coined for the lab— "the Black Maria. This was the first motion picture studio built expressely for this purpose, replacing the film shed erected Building one end of the "Black Maria" was the room which film was loaded and out the camera. Edison took personal interest finding new talent; after