We put the world before you by means of the Bioscope and Urban films (Nov 1903)

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115 4142 ... A BIG SWALLOW "I won't! I won't! I'll eat the camera first.*' Gentleman reading, finds a camera fiend with his head under a cloth, focussing him up. He orders liim off; approaching nearer and nearer, gesticulating and ordering the photographer off, until his head tills the picture, and finally his mouth only occupies the scieen. He opens it, and first the camera, then the operator disappears inside. He retires muncliing him up and expressing his great satisfaction. Length 65 feet. 4143 THE MAGIC EXTINGUISHER Conjurer enters and hows, beckons, and the extinguisher walks in ; lifts it up, showing comic, boyunder, puts it on again, and while explaining to the audience the marvellous things he is K°ing to do, the boy slips away, leaving the extinguisher on the table ; conjurer surprised to find hoy gone, lifts up extinguisher and finds a dog under, puts the dog under again, next time finds a cat under ; cat runs away, conjurer beckons her to comeback again, she has left something inside ; lifts extinguisher and finds a litter of kittens ; he next passes four eggs through the extinguisher, and upon lifting it again four chicken are discovered. This concludes his performance. He puts the extingutsher over his head and disappears ; the comic hoy appears in his place, retires and says "Ta, Ta" to the audience. Length 110 feet ... THE ELIXIR OF LIFE A marvellous exhibition of facial expression. A decrepit old man sits at a table visibly bemoaning his infirmities ; takes na buttle out of his pocket labled " Elixir of Life," looks at it wondering if it is worth trying, decides to test it; tears off the wrapper, draws the cork and smells it ; the smell is evidently encouraging ; with shaking hand he pours out a glassful and drinks ! it catches his breath and makes him cough, but he evidently likes it, and has some more ; then gradually his face relaxes, his wrinkles disappear and he is once more young. He lights a cigarette, and invites the audience to come and have some. Length 90 feet. STOP THIEF! Shows "how a dinner went to the dogs. Three scenes. 1st Scene — Quiet roadway, tramp slouching along, butcher walks up briskly with tray on shoulder, tramp lifts joint from tray and bolts, butcher after him. '2nd Scene Roadway and front of cottages ; tramp rushes past, dogs after him and then butcher ; cottagers come out to look after them. 3rd Scene — A large tub; tramp comes in, dodges round the tub, hoping to escape bis pursuers ; throws joint into tub, and jumps in after it ; dogs following closely behind, sniff round the tub. then jump in one by one, first a large collie, then a French poodle, H 2