Reel Life (Mar-Sep 1915)

New Releases on the Mutual Program A BULLY AFFAIR— BEAUTY One Reel— September 4, 1915 CAST John, the actor John Steppling Si, a country character Fred Smith Josh, another jonn Sheehan John, a stranded vaudeville performer, sits on a trunk at a country depot, hungry and without funds. Near him are two country fellows reading a dime novel. John gets hold of the book and revels in a description of a bull fight. It gives him, an idea. Opening his trunk, he displays divers costumes to the astonished rustics. Then he leads them to a vacant lot where he outlines his plan. They letter a sign announcing a bull fight and tack it up before the general store. The great day arrives. Si and Josh are the bull. John, dressed as the toreador, meets and vanquishes the savage beast. Sally Simpkins, in her enthusiasm, deserts her rustic admirer for John. The crowd throws him money. John naturally wants another bull., So he gives Si and Josh some whitewash, telling them to go paint up as a bull of another species. They discover a bottle of whiskey meanwhile, and when the second animal appears, it is only too apparent to the enraged on-lookers that they are being duped by humans in disguise. The an?ry audience rushes into the arena. John flees. A cow, by the way, joins the ohase. The last we see of John he is still running. WHEN HIS DOUGH WAS CAKE— BEAUTY One Reel — September 11, 1915 PLOT AND COUNTERPLOT— BEAUTY One Reel — September 7, 1915 CAST Grant Morris Webster Campbell His wife, Gracia Neva Gerber Bob Frazer Dick Rosson Ethel Nan Christy Grant Morris, a writer and book-worm, seems to his pretty wife, Gracia, cruelly neglectful. The "Advice to the Lovelorn" column gives her an idea. She enlists the co-operation of an old friend, Bob Frazer, whom she engages to flirt with her whenever her husband is near. Bob's attentions are so realistic that several times she is He Thought His Piece of Cake Contained the Famous Diamond CAST The Uncle John Steppling The Nephew John Sheehan His Wife...: Beatrice Van It is Johnnie's birthday. The arrival of a mysterious package from Johnnie's wealthy uncle inspires wild speculations, and on Johnnie's arrival the family gathers around to view the magnificent present. Their pleasurable excitement is turned to consternation and chagrin when the package is found to contain — only a cake. For diplomatic reasons, Johnnie defends the gift against his indignant wife, and discord enters his happy home. Mrs. Johnnie carries the cake into the kitchen and distributes generous slices of the delicacy to the neighbors. Uncle arrives to confide to his nephew that the spicy loaf contains the famous Kinberly diamond. As soon as possible the family is "put on," and a frenzied search for the gem ensues After all the pieces of cake have been rounded up, and the ash can rummaged, Uncle discovers the diamond in his pocket. A Clever Plot. That Proved a Little too Realistic obliged to remind him that it is only a game. Morris, at a loss to understand his wife's actions, also resorts to "Advice to the Lovelorn." He hires a very attractive secretary, with whom he soon appears to be infatuated. Gracia rues this turn of affairs. Bob Frazer and Ethel, the secretary, fall in love. They plan to bring together the estranged husband and wife. Morris and Gracia are locked up together in a room, and their captors call through the transom that they must stay in prison until their differences are made up. The unhappy pair see their accomplices making love in the garden below. Mutual confessions follow — and all marital sorrows are forgotten in a kiss. 9$. % THE FORECAST— AMERICAN One Reel — September 8, 1915 CAST Janet Lizette Ihorne Rex Booth Edward Coxen Forrest Keene George Field Janet Testifies, Much Against Her Will Forrest Keene, a rich bachelor, and his nephew, Rex Booth, live together in the Keene mansion, presided over by a young and very attractive housekeeper, Janet. Rex [ Eight ]