Revised list of high-class original motion picture films (1908)

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COMEDY. ness, each article of furniture and attire soberly assuming its place as though ashamed of past exuberance, and the jocular occupant is allowed the peaceful possession of the haunted bedroom. Order of Pictures: Young man who has palpably dined, in jolly mood enters his bedroom. His candlestick takes wings and leads him a chase. A ghostly visitor. Man collapses with fright. Ghost disappears. Maid arrives with soothing liquids. Which prove anything but soothing. An ordinary bottle plays the part of a syphon; gas brackets eject sparkling mineral waters. Maid again appears, and the young man waxes amorous. He seeks to embrace her, but hugs the ghost instead. The ghost mysteriously changes into a chair, which he finds himself encircling with his arms. Maid again appears. Faints. Reclines on a couch. Distressed, the young man seeks to restore her. Her head separates from her body, and he holds it in his hands. The headless form of the maid arises. The head again rejoins, and the happy, smiling maid is again presented. She departs. The young man thinks these experiences are sufficient for one night, and has serious thoughts of retiring. Not allowed to do so, however. Further lively demonstrations follow. His very clothes are affected. Pajamas descend from the ward-' robe and move about as though enclosing actual limbs. Magic occurrences continue. Various garments assume motion and comic peregrinations result. Quick change. The young man is disrobed and redressed in night attire in the twinkling of an eye. The very room itself is now infected. It becomes inverted and revolves. General wreck of furniture and utter discomfiture of the young man, which apparently pacifies the ghostly visitants. The furniture flies back into its former place; clothes resume previous positions in the wardrobe; everything, in short, is "as you were." IT. D. 1581. BEWARE OF THE "BAFFLE' TURKEY. Approximate Length, 400 feet. Price, $48.00. Grandpa wins turkey at a raffle. He celebrates the occasion. 112