Moving Picture World (Jan-Jun 1909)

THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 563 PREVENTS TIRED EYES AND HEADACHES The rapidity of our new shutter has been so perfected that 30 to 40 per cent, less non-exposure (which has heretofore caused the tremulous vibration producing so many tired eyes and headaches) is found in the Monograph than in any other machine, making perfect brilliancy of picture and sharpness of outline. Together with the rocklike steadiness of the pedestal the flicker is thus entirely eliminated. Five-cent Theatre and Vaudeville-House Managers increase their bank account with the Motiograph. Patrons who come once will always come again where they know they see the best pictures, positively rest their eyes instead of tiring them, and where all fire risks are removed. I 909 Theatre Model, Especially Approved by the Underwriters Association OTHER POINTS OF EXCELLENCE IN THE MOTIOGRAPH found in no other machines are: A special Film Rewind by which the film can be rewound with the main crank in two minutes without removing either reels or magazines, saving time between pictures and entertainments; perfected Fireproof Magazines, Fire Traps, with four rollers and with spring actuated flanged guides, preventing side movement and making it impossible for fire to pass them ; never failing Automatic Fireproof Shutters; Perfect Framing Device ; Flanged Sprocket Rollers to prevent film being torn or ruined by accidentally running off sprocket wheels ; Enclosed Gears and working parts; Perfect Take-up with new form of belt adjuster; Lid Off Wide Open Lamp House making it easily accessible ; Improved Arc Lamp with all Hand Wheel Adjustments ; Slide Carrier Swing, saving one-third mo'e illustration for the Motion Pictures. The Motiograph FILMS AND SLIDES Headquarters for the finest, largest and most complete stock in the United States. The success of an entertainment depends on never allowing the interest of an audience to flag; patrons who have come once will come again when constgnt change of programme is made. Send For NEW CATALOGUE of Entertainers Supplies explaining everything and showing how big money can be made entertaining the public, sent free. Special literature describing the advan tages of the Motiograph for professional entertainers and theatre managers. CHICAGO PROJECTING CO., E. D.OTIS, Mgr., Supply Depi., 225 Dearborn St.,Chicago, Hi. that as a shoe packer she is an awful failure, but as his wife she, he knew, would be the greatest kind of a success. "Now, who'd a thought it?" Length, 711 feet. ONE BUSY HOUR.— Jim Smith kept a grocery story and business got so quiet that his hardest work was to keep his clerks awake. He at length decided to sell out and inserted an advertisement in the paper to that effect. Well Old Hiram Greengage sees the "ad" and calls on Smith at his residence and promises to look the store over. Jim gets busy and gathering his friends together gives each a dollar note with which to come to the store and make purchases while Hiram is there. Well, you would think a cyclone had struck the place. Mobs of customers are clamoring to be waited on and the efforts of Jim and the clerks are taxed to the limit. Things certainly do look rosy for Jim. when Hiram leaves apparently satisfied saying he will let him know in an hour. Later Jim receives a note — "Dear Mr. Smith: Your store h;is all the business you claim, but I am too old to take charge of such a rushing business. Yours. Hiram Greengage." Now wouldn't it jar you? Length, 279 feet. EDISON MANUFACTURING CO. A ROAD TO LOVE. — The theme of our picture is love. A young American engineer, sent to Central America to build an electric road, is prevented surveying over the plantation of a wealthy planter. The engineer visits the planter's home to plead, and meets his beautiful daughter. An army oflBcer, a rejected suitor, becomes insanely jealous. The engineer's appeal proves fruitless. The engineer determines to push the work at night, but is discovered. The daughter, in her father's absence, goes armed to prevent the work. She is surprised to find the engineer, for whom she lias conceived a liking, in charge. But duty forbids sentiment, and she tries to be very masterful in her opposition. They parley, and Eunice, while trying to be firm, is not obstinate. She sends for lunch, and invites the engineer to partake. The father and officer arrive. The father sends the girl home and orders the engineer away. He dismisses his workmen and quietly departs. He is followed by the ofBeer and accused of trying to win the girl. The officer shoots the engineer, and tries to conceal the crime by firing the brush. The grri hears 1 lie shot and hastens to the spot. She saves the engineer from a fiery death. She nurses the engineer back to health. During his convalescence a letter arrives ordering him to complete the road in two weeks in order to hold tlic franchise. The girl resolves to complete the road tor him and it is finished within the appointed time. The excitement causes a relapse. In his delirium he sets forth to finish his work. He is brought back unconscious. When he recovers his memory is gone. Eunice and the engineer, while walking, come upon tlie road suddenly. The sight restores his memory. . Overcome, he declares his love. He has earned the "right of way" to a woman's heart, and double happiness crowns his recovery. App. length, 930 feet. FUSS AND FEATHERS.— The day Mrs. Bangs purchased her new Easter bonnet will ever be remembered by Mr. Banes as one of calamity. Primarily, his irascibility is responsible for the sum total of his misfortunes. Resting in the sitting room, his wife's entrance disturbs him — Mrs. Bangs worships at the altar of "Fashion — A "Peach Basket" creation of heroic size, entirely covered with fruit and floral decorations, is the latest acquisition to her wardrobe — She displays it* with pride to her husband, who bitterly denounces her extravagance. In a war or words Mrs. Bangs is victorious. Mr. Bangs leaves the house, seeking rest under the shade of the porch. The cook, ignorant of his presence, showers him with chicken feathers, much to his discomfort. Nervous, he decides on a quiet smoke in the dressing room — a match thrown on the floor Ignites a pillow — it bursts into flames — instant action is necessary — in his excitement he uses his wife's hat to smother the burning pillow — the fire out he finds that the hat is ruined. Hearing footsteps, and fearful of her wrath, he hides the smoking creation in the bed tick and escapes out the window on to the freshly painted sill — doing this he virtually jumps from the frying pan into the fire. Mr. Bangs is smeared from head to foot with new paint — the painter is greatly incensed, but listens to the unlucky man's explanation of the situation. Unfortunately, in his agitation he overturns the paint pot. The painter's sympathy turns to anger — he forces Mr. Bangs back through the window and follows him into the room. Mrs. Bangs demands explanations, which the painter spitefully proffers — the hat is brought out of the feather bed — the sight of her ruined "Peach Basket" throws her into a violent rage — ignoring explanations she seizes her unhappy husband and smothers him with feathers until he begs for mercy. Approx. length, 605 feet. THE DOCTORED DINNER PAIL.— Harrigan. a helper on a steam road roller, after a hard morning's work, finds a comfortable seat on the roller and proceeds to enjoy his noon hour lunch — reinforced by a generous pail of beer. The engineer, a practical joker, observing Harrigan's peaceful attitude, slyly pours some machine oil into his beer and hides to watch the result. Harrigan's next sip causes him to bounce up in bewilderment. Harrigan realizes the joke, and. to get even, pours the beer into the water tank of the roller. Then the trouble begins. The roller begins to act In a very queer way. The engineer loses control of It. and it rushes up and down the streets like a* thing possessed. On its return trip it runs over Harrigan. who has been standing in the middle of the road enjoying the engineer's predicament, and flattens him out like a pancake. The engineer is horrified and gets an air-pump and tries to restore Harrigan. In this he succeeds, but finds that Harrigan is entirely too tall, so he gets the heavy wooden sledge and hammers him down. More trouble — for new Harrigan is crushed into the semblance of a dwarf, and he tries the air-pump again, with success. Finally, with the aid of n shovel, the air-pump and sledge hammer, he moulds boor Harrigan into Sl,ape — and with a sigh of relief returns to his roller, which has sobered un by this time — and all three resume their toil nothins the worse for tlie adventure. Approx. length, 305 feet. ESSANAY FILM MFG. CO. A MEXICAN'S GRATITUDE. — A Western ranchman, going home to transact business, leaves his horse in front of his house. A "bad man of the West." coming along, purloins tlie animal to gain money with which to purchase whiskey. We next see him visiting his favorite resort— the town tavern— and while he Is in the saloon the horse takes fright and runs away. A Mexican, sitting in front of his adobe hut, sees the horse and immediately gets his own mount and starts in pursuit, capturing the runaway, after several exciting chases. In the meantime the ranchman, discovering the theft of his horse, immediately organizes a posse to hunt for the thief. A bunch of cowpunchers capture the Mexican who is now leading the runaway horse. They lead him to. a tree, for swift justice is always handed out to horse thieves. They work quietly and determinedly. The sheriff hears of the lynching and comes upon the cowpunchers just in time to save the poor innocent Mexican. The sheriff is about to lead the Mexican away under arrest when the ranchman appears with the real thief whom he has captured, proving his guilt by the gloves he has on. which were also stolen. The real thief acknowledges the crime, and the Mexican, to show his gratitude, tells the sheriff that he wilj always be his friend, at the same time handing him a half card on which is written "Gratitude." This card to be a momentum of friendship and faithfulness. Five years have now passed; the former sheriff has fallen in love with a girl of the West. Another cowpuncher loves the same girl. He does not try to win the girl's love, but when he learns that she favors the former sheriff, he devises a plan by which to rid himself of his rival. He accidentally discovers a former sweetheart of the sheriff imploring him to take her back, which he refuses to do. The cow-puncher asks the rejected girl if she wants revenge. She consents to do anything that will bring her revenge. She writes a letter to him at the dictation of the cow-puncher, saying if he will meet her once more she will go away forever. This letter is sent, and the cow-puncher gets the sweetheart of the former sheriff and takes her to the meeting place. Just as she comes upon the scene she sees the Spanish girl throw her arms •• mvc i\'f nri's neck. The sheriff tries to explain, but she will not listen. and goes away with the cow-puncher, who is gloating over his success. The sheriff now sees the trick that has been played. He has a bitter fight with the cow-puncher, and forces him to confess his treachery. The cow-puncher goes to a Mexican's hut. and offers two greasers a certain sum of monev to do his bidding. The three lie in wait for tiie sheriff and liis sweetheart, overpower them, and drag them to the greaser's hut. Inside the cow puncher tantalizes the sheriff, and then removes the girl to another room. The Mexican finds himself out of tobacco. Seeing some in the sheriff's flannel shirt pocket, he immediately helps himself, and in pulling out the sack of tobacco he pulls out a card, which proves to be the other half of the card that the Mexican lias been carrying for five years, that he might repay his former rescuer. The cow-puncher comes back while the Mexican is comparing the two halves of the card, anil when the cow-puncher nsrain grabs the sheriff. the Mexican nsks him if this card was given to him hy a man he saved from lynching. The sheriff replies yes. The Mexican then unties the sheriff just as the cow-puncher is about to strike another blow. A thrilling fight ensues in which the sheriff whips the cow-puncher, and is choking him to insensibility when the girl reappears. She sees the situation and tells her sweetheart to let the villain go. Length. 1.000 feet. KALEM MFG. CO. LOVE'S TRIUMPHS.— The theme of this beautiful sforv is love and its triumphs. Lover, the one power that is universal throughout the entire world, that rules as strongly beneath the gilded ceiling of