The Moving Picture Weekly (1917-1919)

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34 THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY "BE CAREFUL" SAYS HUGO (Continued front page 5.) derful audience. This is the climax of my career, I have made my last appearance in public with this feature." As an extra feature, films were shown depicting the reception of New York public school children to the returning soldiers at the close of the war j to Cardinal Mercier at the Stadium; to King Albert at Central Park; and to General Pershing at the same place. This unique contribution, in which many of the children could recognize themselves, was presented by Carl Laemmle, in compliment to the public schools. A session of community singing fol lowed, in which the thousands of children, their principals and teachers, and the members of the committee joined under the leadership of George R. Gartlan. This feature, and a surprisingly beautiful vocal solo by a public school teacher, Miss Catherine Conway, of Morris High School, was arranged by Dr. Edward W. Stitt, District Superintendent of Schools, who was chairman of the committee of arrangements. Dr. Stitt was congratulated by Secretary Baker, Secretary of State Hugo, and by Miss Julia Arthur, for having arranged the largest and most spectacular patriotic school rally that New York has ever enjoyed. "Blind Chance." 2-Reel Western Drama. CAST. Bill Mallaby Robert Burns Dick Holt Charles Dorian Alice Holt Natalie Warfield Stella Peggy O'Dare Tom Charles Dorian QHANCE led Breezy Bill Mallaby into a partnership with Dick Holt. The partnership ran a flourishing tobacco store in downtown New York but Breezy was the partner who caused it to flourish. Dick Holt was a mean-souled man. He gambled, he drank and he did no work. He left that part of the bargain to Breezy because he knew that Breezy cared for Alice Holt, Dick's sorely tried wife, and for her little son, Tom. One evening Dick lost quite a lot of money in the poker game so he had to give an I. 0. U. for his losses. Breezy was shutting the store when he heard little Tom crying upstairs so he went to see what was the matter. Breezy took the little fellow from his mother's arms and soothed him to sleep. Then Breezy and Alice went into the bedroom and put the child into his cot. Just as they had got him safely back to his bed Dick came in. Alice and Breezy came out of the bedroom and Holt sneered. He didn't say anything because he was afraid of Breezy, so Breezy said good night and went to his own room. Then Dick Holt turned on Alice and threatened divorce unless she played on Breezy to make him pay Holt's gambling debts. Alice refused. Holt, crazy with rage and drink, threatened her and there was a struggle. Holt slipped and fell and the gun he carried fell out of his pocket at Alice's feet. She picked it up and when Holt threatened her again she held the gun on him. Holt grabbed for it and — the gun went off. Dick Holt crumpled up at Alice's feet — dead. Breezy heard the shot and rushed in. A policeman outside heard the shot and rushed up through the store. Breezy took the gun from Alice and when the Cop entered the room there was no doubt in his mind that here was murder and that Breezy was the murder. He arrested Breezy and though Alice tried to take the blame, Breezy signed to her to keep silent. But he had no intention of going to jail, so he broke away from the cop and disappeared. For years the Law hunted for the murderer of Richard Holt. Twenty years later little Tom had grown to be a man and a mining engineer, and Breezy under another name had found a refuge in the West where he owned a ranch and was a respected citizen. He had an adopted daughter too — Stella — whom he loved as he had loved Alice and little Tom years before — unselfishly. There were indications of oil on Breezy's land and he sent East for an engineer to come and investigate. Blind chance sent Tom Holt to work for Breezy. Chance led Mrs. Holt to help Tom pack for his journey, and as she wrapped his ties in an old newspaper which had lain in the closet for twenty years. Tom came West to Breezy's ranch — found the oil and Stella. Breezy knew Tom by his name, but decided that the best thing that could happen would be for the young people to marry. Tom dolled himself up for the interview and while doine so hunted round for the ties. He found them wrapped in the newspaper. His eye lit on the reflection in the mirror of the newspaper with the cut of Breezy which accompanied the description of the murder. , ... Tom dropped the tie and picked up the newspaper. He looked at the cutit was Breezy. He read the paragraph and then he knew that he was m the same house with the man who was supposed to be his father's murderer and that he had proposed marriage to this man's adopted daughter. Boylike, Tom rushed to Breezy and accused him of the murder. There was a struggle and the older man disarmed the younger. Tom rushed to the telephone and was just going to call the sheriff to arrest Breezv when Mrs. Holt, who had been made 'aware of Breezy's identity from a snapshot which Tom had sent her, arrived in the nick of time to clear the trouble. She made Tom see reason and they concluded to let the dead past bury its dead. Lyric Theatre, Pittsburg.