cartoon vs photoplay

cartoon

noun
  • An animated piece of film which is often but not exclusively humorous. 

  • A full-sized drawing that serves as the template for a fresco, a tapestry, etc. 

  • A diagram in a scientific concept. 

  • A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings. 

  • A drawing satirising current public figures. 

  • An artist's preliminary sketch. 

verb
  • To draw a cartoon, a humorous drawing. 

  • To make a preliminary sketch. 

photoplay

noun
  • A theatrical play that has been filmed for showing as a movie. 

  • A novel adapted from a movie and illustrated with photographic stills taken from the film. Usage largely confined to the silent era of Hollywood. 

How often have the words cartoon and photoplay occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )