photoplay vs player

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. 

player

noun
  • An actor in a dramatic play. 

  • An electronic device that plays audio and/or video media. 

  • One who plays any game or sport. 

  • A mechanism that actuates a player piano or other automatic musical instrument. 

  • One who is playful; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler. 

  • A gambler. 

  • A software application that plays audio and/or video media, such as a media player. 

  • A participant; one involved in something. 

  • One who plays on a musical instrument. 

  • A gamer; a player of video games or similar. 

  • A person who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship. 

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