Motography (Jan-Jun 1915)

144 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XIII, No. 4. to several cases of dynamite. Flora, bravely goes to the rescue of her lover and the villain himself is placed in Frank's position and blown to atoms when the dynamite explodes. The Rajah presents the happy couple with a huge ruby as a wedding present. Clara Kimball Young featured. The Lady of Dreams — Biograph — (Two Reels) — January 19. — The Wallace children are so unruly that their governess leaves. Bobby Lane, another , unruly boy is also unkind to his governess, May West. Walking in the park with May, Bobby finds an invitation to a masquerade ball, and when May takes it from him, he behaves badly, until a gentleman, passing, rebukes him. May keeps the invitation, and attends the ball as Little Red Riding Hood, and in the conservatory meets the handsome stranger who chided Bobby in the park. Later it is announced that a valuable brooch has been stolen and a command is given that everybody present unmask. May realizes that being uninvited she will be suspected, and at the suggestion of the handsome stranger hides in the conservatory, and later escapes. Trying to find her again, the stranger discovers a slipper which she had dropped in her flight and keeps it as a memento. Later May is discharged from her position and secures the post of governess in the Wallace household. Playing with the children one night, the little folks discover in a drawer of their father's desk a pretty slipper and later beg for a bed-time story. With the slipper as a suggestion, May begins the . story of Cinderella, and Mr. Wallace, coming up to the nursery to bid them good-night, arrives in the middle of the story,, and at its finish comes forward as Prince Charming and claims his Cinderella. Olive's Manufactured Mother — Edison — January 19. — The ninth of the Olive series in which Mabel Trunnelle is playing the title role. It is well produced and the individual roles well taken. The story follows : So that Mme. Forresti will not adopt Olive, Drew concocts a scheme by which Olive is led to believe that her unknown mother has been discovered. He and Laura hire a woman, who leads a double life, and Olive, believing that this creature is her mother, goes to to search for her. Meanwhile, Olive returns, through the secret panel, and is confronted by the old woman, who thinks Olive has betrayed her. She attempts to kill Olive, but a heart attack prevents her executing the deed. She dies, telling Olive of her deception. Olive, hearing the police returning, escapes, finds Vance, and tells him that the woman was not her mother. M.C. The Misjudged Mr. Hartley — Essanay — January 19. — Another one of the delightful single reel society comedy dramas for which Essanay is becoming noted. In this case the situation about which the film is built deals with a young society man, who, through an accident, appears to be a burglar in the eyes of the girl he has just met, and whom he has fallen in love with at sight. Bryant Washburn and Ruth Stoneshouse have the leading roles and do excellent work. Brian Hartley, as the story begins, is invited to dinner by a friend. As the friend has moved from her old address he gets into the wrong house and there meets Celia Thayer. She is visiting some friends in the house and has been left alone. When Hartley says that he has been invited by his friends to spend the evening, she undertakes to entertain him. After he has left she finds that the house has been robbed and believes Mr. live with her, and leaves Mme. Forresti's palatial home. The police trace stolen goods to this woman's home just as Olive has found some of the concealed loot. Olive is arrested and almost fainting, happens to lean against the wall, which in some unknown manner gives way, and precipitates her into a passageway. The police go outside Hartley a society burglar. When the young people are again brought face to face at a summer resort, she is about to turn him over to the police when her heart softens. She gives him some money and tells him to go straight. He gives her the laugh and she becomes indignant and is about to expose him, but the arrival of friends of both clears up the situation. The atmosphere, settings and photography add delight to the film. C.J.C. Cornelius and the Wild Man — Kalem — January 19. — When Bosco, a wild man, escapes from a circus side show, a reward of 100 is offered for his capture. Cornelius, a farmer, on the way to town with a load of eggs is captured by Bosco, but manages to escape and relates his adventures to the people in town. Returning home, Cornelius tells the story to Mandy, his wife, but, smelling his breath, she is suspicious and beats him up with a buggy whip. He flees, only to be captured by Bosco. Mandy, pursuing him, overtakes Bosco and leads him to town as her captive. On the same reel is a cartoon comedy featuring a battle between Hesanut, Kalem's cartoon comedian, and one of the bloodthirsty New Jersey mosquitoes, which is entitled "A Night in New Jersey." Gus and the Anarchists — Lubin — January 19. — Gus Goober, a waiter _ at a sloppy cafe, of which Tom Dreck is the proprietor, is in love with Rosy Heintz, the new cashier. So busy is Gus watching Rosy that he spills soup down a customer's neck, and is fired. Rosy induces Dreck to hire Gus back again by promising to cure him of his love, and then arranges with Dreck and other waiters in the place to make use of some costumes left behind by a stranded theatrical troupe, to make Gus believe that she is queen of a band of anarchists, and that he must join the band before he can hope to receive her love. Aided by her friends, Rosy scares the life out of Gus, who promptly ceases to love her. On the same reel is : Cupid's Target — Lubin — January 19. — Bob takes Lucy to a ball game, but the girl has eyes only for Marty, the pitcher of the village nine, and keeps constantly telling Bob of the flowers which Marty sends her daily. Bob, to earn money with which to buy flowers, gets a job with a carnival company in which he has to black up and stick his head through a sheet, for people to throw base balls at. Bob has no sooner gone to work than Marty appears and proceeds to bounce a half dozen base balls off his dome. Later, Bob is bumped by a speeding auto, and the driver hands Bob some money and makes his escape. Bob buys a bunch of flowers, but upon arriving at Lucy's is told that she and Marty have been married. In despair, Bob goes to his room, arranges the flowers about himself, folds his arms across his breast and goes to rest. Cactus Jim's Shop Girl — -Selig — January 19. — While many of the situations in this picture are rather doubtful as to their plausibility, the action moves swiftly swiftly enough to cover this discrepency. Tom Mix and Goldie Colwell have the roles of Cactus Jim and Nell the shop girl. Jim advertises for a wife and Nell answers, stating that she will be glad to marry him. When he visits Nell, she rejects him for a floorwalker in the store where she is employed. He determines he will not return to the ranch without a bride, so he buys a dummy, which fools the boys until Nell, who has discovered that she likes Jim better than the floor-walker, comes to the ranch. While not a sidesplitting comedy, this is one which can honestly be recommended as being worthy of a place on any program, for it is very entertaining. C.J.C. The Evil Men Do — (Broadway Star Feature ) — Vitagraph — ( T hree Reels ) — January 19. — David Horton and Beatrice Elton are childhood sweethearts, but later Beatrice is amazed to learn that David has married Margaret Forsythe. The wife entertains on a lavish scale and David speculates, loses everything, including his wife, who elopes with Cap