“Strong, ambitious wild animals such as lions, which until now have hoped for fame only in the circus or on the vaudeville stage, have found a new field for exercising their talent. A private dramatic school has been established for them near Fort Lee, New Jersey. Paul Bourgeois, a young French animal tamer, first thought of teaching jungle inhabitants to appear before the camera for the ‘movies.’ ”
—Scientific American, May 1914
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