The Moving Picture Girls; Or, First Appearances in Photo Dramas
The DeVere sisters have distinct talents Alice sparkles with irrepressible energy while Ruth manages their shrinking household with quiet precision. Their father, veteran stage actor Hosmer DeVere, has just lost his voice at the worst possible moment a leading role awaits, but his throat fails him completely. With rent overdue and the grocer refusing credit, the family faces eviction from their New York apartment. Their friend Russ proposes an unthinkable solution: moving pictures. In 1915, cinema is still a dubious novelty, the realm of penny dreadful entertainment no respectable actor would touch. But with nowhere else to turn, the DeVeres must venture into this brave new world where Alice's boundless optimism and Ruth's steady judgment might finally prove useful. What begins as desperate necessity becomes an unexpected journey through the dawn of American film, told with period charm and gentle humor.
