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COMEDY. U. D. 3168.
MOVING UNDER DIFFICULTY.
Approximate Length, 400 feet.
Frice, $48.00.
A good comic, and illustrates in a vivid manner the misadventures of a family moving when the man and the movers indulge in too much liquor. The furniture is loaded and the vehicle is started on down the street. After frequent stops en route the trio is soon under the influence of intoxicants and form a ludicrous sight.
The husband at one time becomes separated and enters the home of a lady who has just moved into new quarters. In the absence of the woman he thinks the new home his, and without much ceremony he goes to bed, and when the lady comes in much excitement results, and the unfortunate fellow is ruthlessly cast out. Finally he comes up with his party, and the ultimate destination is reached and the furniture is tipped off the cab. With the bed put up in the street the head of the household is soon asleep thereon. A woeful sight is the enforced outdoor encampment.
XT. D. 2042. ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN. Frice, $56.88.
Approximate Length, 474 feet.
Mr. Boffles has not insured under the new act.
A rattling comic subject, forming an animated picture comment on the new Employers' Liability Act.
Every paid member of Mr. Boffles' household was injured in his service on July 1st, the day on which the act came into operation. Boffles' house was converted into a cottage hospital, with the drawing room as casualty ward, and Boffles, after compensating his domestics, was reduced to beggary.
Order of Pictures:
The lawn in front of Boffles' house. The footman, teasing a fox terrier, is bitten in the leg. He is taken indoors for treatment by the doctor.
The gardener nails up the Virginia creeper. The Boffles family place pillows and cushions at the base of the ladder to break a possible fall.
The gardener, over-reaching himself, comes to gravel — falling clear of the cushions. He is carried indoors for treatment.
Scene in the drawing room. Reception of the new patient. A perplexed and sorrowful Boffles.
The housemaid cleans the windows. Boffles provides against accidents. He fastens a rope around her waist, to which he and the page boy hold on.
The terrier causes diversion by making for the maid's feet.
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