Hans Jacob Honegger, born 24 July 1718 in Switzerland, married Anna Bleyler, 20 June 1747 in Prattelin, Baseland, Switzerland. They immigrated to Philadelphia in 1749. Anna and their son died aboard ship. Hans married Maria Goetz in Philadelphia 8 July 1753. They lived in Philadelphia, Maryland, and Virginia. They had fourteen children. Hans died in May 1796 in Wythe County, Virginia. His descendants have lived in Virginia, West Virginia, Illinois, Iowa, and other areas throughout the United States.

Andrew (Andreas) Kauffman (d.1743) migrated from Switzerland to the Palatinate of Germany, and then immigrated via Rotterdam to Philadelphia in 1717. He married twice and settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana and elsewhere. Includes " ... miscellaneous lines of Kauffmans scattered throughout the country ... "

This book provides needed information on the collaborations between filmmakers and theater personnel before 1930 and completes our understanding of how two art forms influenced each other. It begins with the vaudeville and "faerie" dramas captured in brief films by the Edison and Biograph companies; follows the development of feature-length Sarah Bernhardt and James O'Neill films after 1912; examines the formation of theater/film combination companies in 1914-15; and details later collaborations during the talking picture revolution of 1927. Includes detailed analyses of important theatrical films like The Count of Monte Cristo, The Virginian, Coquette, and Paramount on Parade.