The Moving Picture World (May 1908)

THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD enters langbs derfstrely at their efforts and takes Lid liimself- It resists hla strength and he finally elves a terrific yank anil the top ot the trunk smarates from the bottom, and all hands, are pre- cipitated into a heap on the floor. The boy has wuiched all this from the hallway and Is conrulsed • w jii j laughter. He now goes Into the parlor, fills tiie bom of the phonograph, with flour, attaches a bellows to the other end and bides under the'table. Visitors soon arrive and bis parents exhibit the new instrument. A record la pnt on, the music starts, anil while the visitors are crowding around the born, the boy gets busy at the other end. All bands are covered with' floor. While search Is being made for blm, tbe boy rushes Into the boll- tray, secures a rope and ties the ends to the door- knobs of the opposite rooms, then pounds the door of each room. The occupants endeavor to open their doors and become angered when unable to do so, and, having worked ap sufficient excitement, the Joker cats the rope in the middle and the people of both rooms fall all over one another. Father and mother are seated at a table In the evening: the wife finishes writing a letter, puts on her bonnet and goes but to mall It. The old gent thinks this a great chance to sneak a drink, so leaves the bouse quietly. The boy Unas two halt- leugth charcoal sketches, cuts them out at the outllue and fastens them to a email etlck. He then pulls down tbe shade and gives a very novel shadowgraph exhibition on the curtain. His mother returns home first, sees the. shadows on the cur- tain, starts at the sight and rushes angrily Into the room. She finds the boy busily engaged and laughs at bis good joke. From tbe opposite direc- tion father comes borne, sees tbe same shadows, jumps over the fence In a rage, vaults the porch, prepared to do serious damage. He rushes In, ready to almost murder his wife, to discover tbe joke on himself, grabs tbe perpetrator in bis arms and alt Join in a hearty laugh. 450 feet. . Williams. Brown & Earlc Issue: FREDDIE'S UTILE LOTS AFFAIB (Cricks & Martin).—Very comic. A young laundry maid Is. leaving the laundry with a bundle of washing and represents the fate of a young man who attempts to make love to her. Tbe film terminates with a ducking of Freddie In a large tub by tbe girls, who hang him out on a line to dry along with the cl othes . Very comic and amusing. THE MISSION OF A FLOWEB (Cricks & Martin). —A very beautiful and entertaining film. Repre- sents bow a little girl, through a pot of flowers, reforms a drunkard, brightens np the life of an entire family, and secures tbe love and admiration ot tbe entire neighborhood. A very beautiful Aim, Indeed, and one which will go well with any audi- ence. THE GREAT TRUNK HY8TEBY (Robert W. Past).—A practical joker packs a lay figure in a trunk and throws In the last clothing and a de- tached arm as a drayman arrives, and, seeing It, la scared. The joker, however, pays htm well to take the trunk to a friend, whom he wants to play tbe practical Joke on. The drayman's cart breaks down, and then follows one ludicrous acci- dent after another, including on automobile and milk-cart smash-up, an asb cart accident, when the drayman comes to grief* be labors on. Anally carry- ing tbe trunk to Its destination. When the con- signee opens the trunk and shows the arm to be full of sawdust, to the disgust of the drayman. A ludicrous picture, full of startling and amusing scenes. A very funny film. PORTLA1ID STONE INDUSTRY Tbe process of removing the cap from the surface is the first opera- tion before preparing and drilling for blasting. Tbe explosive being Inserted and prepared, the explo- sion takes place and Is splendidly reproduced on this film. The squaring and making block stones at Coombefleld Is extremely interesting. Huge masses ore to be seen everywhere, as the camera travels round the quarry, where enormous cranes are at work hauling up Immense consignments, which are taken away by road and roll. Traction en- gines are used to take these heavy loads, and the Merchants Railway takes a continual supply of this stone over their service. Some idea of the enorm- ous weight Is conveyed when we remember that these useful stones vary from 5 cwt. to 10 tons each. This is an exquisite film of beautiful quality throughout, and shows the whole process of ob- taining and working a most important industry. It is interesting to note that this particular stone is peculiarly limited to one part of tbe country, and It Is tbe source from which oil supplies come. TELL-TALE CINEMATOGRAPH.—A young and handsome man departs from bis home at his usual hour for business. As he goes on bis way be Is stopped and spoken to by a young and roguish- looking girl. A few words .and they walk off arm- in-arm to tbe nearest restaurant. He tells tbe Bin to send blm a wire, making some Important business appointment, so as to put bis wife off tbe ■cent. Tbe next day husband and wife are seated in the drawing-room when a telegram Is brought in. Tearing open tbe envelope, tbe man reads the wire hastily, and passes it over to his wife. A glance at the argent message, and the wife rushes off to pack her husband's traveling bag. At the appointed place the man meets his new love and they both greet one another joyfully and dash off to the railway station. Jumping into a train, they, are soon on their way to tbe seaside for a day's spree. An enthusiastic and enterpprlslng clnematog- rapber, unfortunately for them, happens to spy them In their amusing and ridiculous love-making and Immediately seta his camera and takes—more copy. At home once again husband and wife are seated. It is early In the evening and the woman brings her hubby tbe paper and points out to blm a theatrical advertisement. At the theater an ap- parently happy couple are seated in a box watcb- Ing tbe pictures. All goes wen until a seaside epi- sode is thrown on the screen, and the enraged wife discovers her husband's Important engagement. Jumping oat of the box onto the stage, the lady pulls her man out by tbe hair, and bowling blm 4©5 over on the stage, give* him a lesson of « lifetime. LAZY JUTS LUCK,—An unusually fine film of tbe Nervy Nat type that is sure to take with any audience, tl Is well produced and staged and tbe action In It is very fine. A SACRIFICE FOR WORK A companiou to Lasy Jim's Luck. It is an excellent Mm, the sub- ject is very entertaining and contains one of tbe most original and ingenlois arrangements ever shown In a moving picture fllm. THE G REED Y GIRL.—This also has a magic portion that, is very entertaining and well done. A MISALLIANCE (Great Northern Film Co.).— Kitty and Daisy are supporting themselves and their Inebriated father by singing and dancing In a music-ball. Tbe fact that tbey have been able to keep themselves Innocent In aplte of all tempta- tion, as well as their beautiful appearance and winning ways, has drawn Baron d'Alroys' atten- tion to them. He is paying special attention tu Kitty, and as she is unable to conceal the passion- ate love she is bearing towards the baron, it is not surprising that tbe Baron, one evening as be is fetching tbe two sisters from the music-hall In his motor-car, asks Kitty to marry him. Neither the sad circumstances in Kitty's home nor tbe obstacles which his family and friends of rank try to throw into bis way, in order to make blm give up this marriage, can Induce him to desist from bis purpose. He keeps his word and marries Kitty. Two years later we find a happy home; a sweet little girl seems to be an Inviolable tie between man and wife In this unequal marriage. The idyl Is interrupted by a servant, who is bringing In- structions for the Baron to go to the colonial forces in Africa. With anxious forebodings for the future, man and wife part, be to face a precarious destiny, and sbe to spend many a sad snd lonely day wltn her haughty motber-ln-lw. We see the Baron again at tbe head of tbe van. marching Into the enemey's country. With a few of hi* men he falls in an ambush and is severely burt. Another officer succeeds in getting away unhurt, but as be has seen the Baron falling without rising again, he supposes blm to be dead and takes tbe sad mes- sage to bis unhappy wife, as he a little later on is going home on leave of absence. The blow I* ter- rible to the young wife; she has not only lost ber husband, as far as sbe knows, bnt tbe mother-in- law now turns her away from the home. Kitty baa now en endure much evil from ber drunken father and ber now so flighty sister. Her little girl Is her only comfort. One fine dsy tbe old Baroness comes to visit ber. Sbe wants to take tbe child away from ber. During tbe. conflict which la now taking place between the two women. Baron d'Alroys himself, all alive, makes bis. appearance. Now matters are changed about. Kitty gets repara- tion for ber misfortune and the wicked mother-in- law Is unmercifully turned out. Tbe Baron em- braces his two beloved ones, as if be would never part from tbem again. (760 feet.) 8TOLEN— From Plaza Theatre, 434 N. 9th St., Washington, D.C-, Power's No. 5 Cameragraph and Rheostat. The number of the machine is 3249. If located kindly inform WM. F. RICHTER, Manager. The Roadman's Guide HOT FROM THE PRE88 {flaileaFree r« ; B*K* BROWN'S QUICKLY WINDS ANY LENGTH OF FILM. STRONG METAL AND ROSE WOOD HANDLE. AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS AND RELEASES FILM. 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