The Moving Picture World (1907)

THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD. 693 tion she discloses to him that she pos- sesses the secret of youth. To prove her powers she swings her magic wand, caus- ing a scene to become visible showing two old and bewhiskered men standing at the brink of a pond. Stooping, they partake of the water and are immediately trans- formed into two handsome and sprightly young men. This scene fades away as sud- denly as it appeared. The old man is charmed with the vision, whereupon she hands him her wand and disappears in smoke. The next series of views show the old man wearily returning home, an old and imposing medieval castle where he is re- ceived with deference and cordiality by his children and. servants. He confides to them his determination to seek the waters of life and starts off on his pilgrimage, es- corted by his kinsfolk and servants. Wind- ing through^ the -castle the tottering old man and his fond relatives reach the church where he offers prayers, blesses his children and distributes the heirloom. He resumes his weary tramp through beauti- ful courts, rustic lanes and bridges, at the end of which he bids his last farewell and enters the woods alone. Tired and dis- couraged, he is surrounded by several dancing, girls who assist him to a resting posture andpthen disappear in" smoke. Aris- ing, he finds himself before an insurmount- able wall which, touching with his staff, opens up and discloses daintily clad maid- ens, each one assisting him and immediate- ly turning into smoke. Reaching the top of the rock one of the damsels attaches a pair of wings to his rod, with the aid of which he flies through the air and lands at the brink of the magic pool of water, from which he-sees a horseman on a fiery steed spring up and as suddenly turn into a wind- mill. . . Partaking of the water, he is instantly transformed into a young and sprightly man and immediately sets off for the church where he first met his affinity. There he arrives just as the wedding pro- cession is leaving the church, too late. Again he is disappointed and rambling off aimlessly meets his servants by whom he is nqt recognized. Then later meeting his children he attempts to embrace them, for which act he is turned away as an intruder. Becoming disgusted at the treatment he re- ceives in his changed form, he resolves to try to be transformed to himself again. Going into the woods he again meets the witch, to whom he makes his wishes known. She with a swing of her magic wand changes him to the decrepit, stooping ana bewhiskered man of old and herself disap- pears into smoke.- The last scene shows the old man trudg- ing home. He is sighted by the lookout at his home, who notifies the anxious child- Ten of the return of their lost father, whereupon they all turn out to welcome their prodigal and respected father, lov- ingly embracing^ him and escort him back to his old domicile, happy and a wiser man. Another Gaumont is "Father Buys a Hand Roller." Passing along a busy thoroughfare the old gentleman beholds a hand roller on sale and as he has been in want of such a con- trivance it requires little effort on the part of the salesman to close the transaction. But now how is it to be brought to its field of usefulness? the purchaser is in a quandary. Coming down the street are two of nature's less favored sons and these our friend accosts and soon induces to agree-to deliver to his premises the roller. Giving the necessary directions as to the place of delivery he turns over to them his purchase and departs. The unwieldly ap- pliance causes .some considerable annoyanct and their strength and patience 'is soon worn out so that the first opportunity to indulge in. liquid refreshment is immediate- ly taken advantage of, but while thus ac- quiring a new supply of vigor a cyclist is unfortunate enough to collide with the rol- ler and totally demolish his bicycle. This soon draws a crowd and after the excite- ment subsides we see our new friends trudging along the street with their hand roller in tow. Many somewhat similar ex- periences are encountered along the route, all of which are ludicrous in the extreme to the observers, but which for the time being cause moments of deepest anxiety to our friends. In due time the destination is reached and the spirits of. our friends are high at the thought of the reward that awaits them at the conclusion of their wearisome and difficult task. However, they are doomed to disappointment, as the gateway through which they are obliged to pass with the roller is too narrow and as the weight of the roller prohibits their lift- ing it over the entrance they see no other way than to force one of the brick pillars. They pull the roller to the entrance, but the force of the impact totally demolishes the pillar and a portion of the fence. Un- dismayed they tow their burden through the grounds, but before they can realize it they have collided with a pedestal and cast of a sculptor which is destroyed. The sculptor, after a moment of absence, re- turns and views with dismay the wreck before him, seeks the owner and together they go in pursuit of the guilty culprits. They are soon joined by an irate horticul- turist, whose domain has been trespassed with a vengeance. The final scene is a climax to the trying experiences of our friends, who, trying t6 pass over the struc- ture fording a mire on the premises, are precipitated with the ill-fated hand roller into the depths of the mire, from • which they with difficulty extricate themselves. They now seek their would-be benefactor empty-handed—this individual coming up- on them about the same time is without ceremony thrown into the mire and our friends now make their escape. All hands lend aid to rescue the old man and the roller as welL The roller, however, is now again for sale at the home of its recent purchaser. This week Pathe introduces: "Madam's Fancies." An indulgent hus- band takes his wife out because she is in bad humor, and resolves to be very good to her. She suddenly takes a fancy to a beau- tiful, expensive feather boa, and she takes possession while he pays for it, and when she takes him to a milliner he not only pays, but carries the boxes. At a florist's she adds a potted plant Jo his burden, and later a globe jar of live little fish. A dog is next, and so she goes on, hangjng up her pur- chases on every available inch of space on her husband's person. When he is almost through he looks like a human van, but his wife fits a lamp shade over his hat, and caps the whole business by seating herself on a donkey to ride home on, while, the overloaded husband walks behind. The entire cargo travels well, until, on reach- ing the house, he trips, and the whole load goes down in fragments. * .• "The Daily Life of a French Sailor." The first view is that of the entire French sea-dog, Joan of Arc The first idea of the tarsf work is given as they tumble out of their hammocks, and deposit them in the RENTERS! Write us whenever you hav* WORNOUT FILMS which you wish to dispose of. EASTMAJS EOBAK CO., Rochester, £?. Y. 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