Pictures and the Picturegoer (October 1915 - March 1916)

\\ RBI I jaw. I flath ncr< ss the stretch of marsh which led to tli.' fatal bridge. \ forlorn hope! ,,. I,,. l,n the 'phone Brandon ! from Reynolds that the daughter was on the train. and I"' to communication with Ballard ir another disaster Ties on the lake bridge are in a terrible condition, and tl ' " Reynolds, li rk, tells me that t li^ president s dauifhter ia on the train \\ uld the i lilroad, bj its rottenness, rob Ballard of Ins Beoond love, as its wealth had of his first P He could nol prevent the accident, but he might save the life of the girl. • . • • Unconscious >•!' the fate bverhanging train bj reason of the negligence of the corporation of which her father was the head, Louise's onlj fear on t lujourney was that she would !>•• t. <> late. ity in its onward rush, the train neared the bridge. No earthly power could now prevent a terrible disaster. Brandon made no mistake when he wired that the bridge would not hold. Halt-way across the trestle, the train almost paused, trembling, human like, at the doom itcould not avert. Under the first coach the bridge tottered, the rotten timbers cracked and crumbled, and headlong into the great lake below the train plunged with its living freight. Wild shrieks for help rent the air. Amid the deafening explosion of the bursting boiler, the cries of the drowning pierced the ear. On the marsh Philip Hardin saw the great train crash through into the waters. His overwrought nerves gave way. and he fell dead, a \ ictim of biBnegJect and cupidity. The Juggernaut of Fate had crushed him tn death. Before the rear coach had toppled from the rotten bridge people were hastening to the resone. Pushing his way clear, the District Attorney plunged into the lake, an 1 swam to the wreck iu the hope of saving the girl beloved. . . . With tear-tilled eyes and heart raging with madness at the criminality of the corporation, he forced his way through the windows of a coach. Tenderly he handed Louise to a waiting boatman, who rowed them ashore, and carefully and reverently he laid his sweetheart's seemingly dead body on the ground, as he realised that twice the railroad had robbed him. . . . But Louise was not dead. She recovered consciousness. waking to seethe man she loved bending over her in the bursting grief of a strong man. She touched his hand, and Ballard looked down. " John ! " she murmured, and their lips meet in a first sweet kiss of love. ».'•■• This four-part Vitagraph Blue Ribbon production, which took America by rm, has been described as "the Modern Railroad Dramas." Anita Stewart plays the dual role of Viola and her daughter Louise; Earle "Williams is John: Julia Swayne Gordon is Mrs. Ruskin, and William Dunn is Philip Hardin. It is exclusively controlled by the Ganmont Film Hire Service, and will be released on Jan. 17th. FIND IHt FILM! \S,, p^ge 343.) 325 PIC TURKS AND THE PICTUREGOER C=gt=3 [»X»1 C=®=) {•*•{ cgP 1 [0] | D®3 1»X«1 C=&=^ ) «5« •• *< TIDES THAT MEET. A Picturesque Drama In 3 Acts. ® •• IT is doubtful whether a more thrilling picture has ever been screened than this new 3-part production. The scenes are laid in Mexico, a land " where revolutions are a habit, and work an inconvenience." It is a feature crowded with thrilling situations and hairbreadth escapes, and is enacted by a powerful cast headed by BRYANT WASHBURN, ANN KIRK, EDMUND COBB. Ask the Manager of jour local cinema when he is going to show this film. Tell him it is sure to be up to the usual excellence always associated with When you have seen it, write and tell us what you think of it. Wc shall be pleased to receive your criticism. Essanay Film Service, Ltd , 22, Soho Square London, W. i • 1 W »• _• f© •• ~c=®=i !•!•! c=© •{•I c®3 1 1@] [a^] »g4c==®=i 1»§ J[ ^r®=