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-THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY
Three typical scenes from the beautiful Bluebird Photoplay "A Kentucky Cinderella.
OPKINSON SMITH'S delightful story, "A Kentucky Cinderella," has been made into a delightful photoplay by Rupert Julian from a scenario prepared for him by E. J. Clawson. Ruth Clifford has the Cinderella role and is charming in it, while Julian plays the "fairy godfather" himself. There is a cast which includes many names which have been featured in previous Bluebird pict6res, and the production abounds in beautiful exteriors. The period is just after the civil war, and the quaint dresses and details of house furnishing, all absolutely true to type, add not a little to the picturesqueness of the photoplay. Little Zoe Rae has a fascinating bit as a pickaninny, and makes the most of it in her inimitable fashion. Here is an outline of the story:
Winfield Gordon, nicknamed " Kentuck," and Toulumne John, partners in a placer claim, are bighearted men of the outof-doors. They are first seen enjoying hugely a race between a caterpillar and a lady-bug. Taking sides, they write I. O. U.'s for $15,000, to be paid the winner, placing the mythically valuable papers in their drinking cup, which hangs from a tree near their placer. Nannie, Kentuck's pretty
BLUEBIRD PHOTOPLAY. Adapted for the screen by E. .T. Clawson from the novel of the same name by Hopkinson Smith and produced by Rupert Julian, with himself and Ruth Clifford in the leads.
seventeen year old daughter, who keeps house for them, disregards the value of the two slips, using one of them to write a note, stating that supplies are getting low, which she leaves with their lunch.
Mrs. Gordon's imperious manner frightens Nannie
While eating and laughing over their play, Toulumne discovers Ed and Sam De Long damming their ditch from the spring on which they depend. Ed leaves a note, claiming to have formally located the spring. In his anger Toulumne would destroy the dam, but dares not. At the cabin, the men look dangerous as they talk the occurrence over. Nannie is apprehensive. Toulumne takes Kentuck's gun and goes out. Kentuck tenderly tells Nannie that when he makes his strike she shall go back to her own people. She then calls his attention to Toulumne's sudden departure, and they follow him.
Toulumne goes to the saloon. At the bar, Toulumne looks straight at Ed's friend, says that in five minutes he, Toulumne, will walk down the street. This is a direct challenge. Nannie and Kentuck arrive on the street just as Ed De Long does. His brother, Sam, is in the window, and as Nannie stops beside the young man, Sam and Ed both fire at Kentuck, who falls, "'^t*^ The young man shoots Sam, who pitches headfirst from the window, and Toulumne kills Ed. Nannie and Toulumne rush to Kentuck, who dies. Toulumne sends Nannie to Kentuck's brother, Henry Gordon, in Kentucky.
Mrs. Gordon and Rachel, her daughter, resent Nannie's coming. In Mr. Gor