The Moving Picture World (May 1908)

THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD ocli damage to tbe furnishings as they play their toes. Id this picture we we tbe" older people ire tbe little ones and retire to another part the bouse. As soon as they are alone they art tbe game of hide and seek. Scattering in ail rectlons. they hide behind and under every avail- ile piece of furniture In the place. Then comes e interesting act of finding them, and in the rformance they trip up a servant bearing a tray food, knock over a table, smashing all the dishes i it. and finally hide under a billiard table and resk up an interesting game as well as the fur- likings in tbe room. When the parents return ier are horrified to find tbe apartment looking i if a cyclone bad struck It. ISO feet. STOEY OF A FOUNDLING.—A young bulf- arTed looking woman carrying a babe in ber arms i Men trudging along, stopping now and then to tg for a place to sbelter herself and child. Her fpeaU arc In rain, however, and. desperate with anger and suffering, she lays the little tot on le doorstep of a poor looking but and departs", ■avlng the child to Its fate. The owner of the image, as he makes his rounds for tbe night, Iscorers tbe little human bundle and carries It In i bis wife. Tbe klndbearted woman welcomes the oor little outcast and, placing It In the crib with er OWE child, decides to give It a mother's care. le next scene shows the two children grown, and tie'can see what a dutiful daughter the adopted lrl endeavors to be and how anxious she seems to lease her benefactors. Tbe foster father, how- rer, does not bear mncb love for tbe foundling ad we see blm now as he returns home one even- ng hungry and out of temper. Not finding his seal prepared, he Is Just about to strike his iuKhter. but before be can carry out bis design la son steps between them and defies tbe lnfur- ■ted man, thus protecting the girl from the blow boot to descend on her. Time goes on and again re tee tbe brother and sister, now no longer chll- Wa, but nli i' a beautiful woman and he a fine coking man. They have learned to love each other n all these years and everything seems bright for hrai until one day a black cloud darkens their istliway, for tbe father wishes bis son to marry a icli nelghlKir's daughter, and when tbe young man erases to comply with his wishes and makes mown to his parent his reason for refusing to ibey the enraged and disappointed man drives them. both from the house. As they are about to leave tbe broken hearted mother clings to them In a fond farewell, and the father happening to witness tbis parting realizes all at once that he has been too barab and decides to pardon tbe young lovers tad let tbem enjoy their happiness. We next see tbe now happy family as they ore gathered around tbe merry Winter fireside, and all seems Joy and gladness in tbe home once more. 420 feet. I IN A SUBMARINE.—A submarine coming into port Is seen gliding smoothly on tbe water and the little mwbont which is to bring the captain of tbe vessel to his post Is seen leaving for shore. We see the dashing young officer bidding'bis love adieu, and then seating hlmselfil In the frail craft Is soon once more on duty at tbe wheel. Away tbey go, and reaching the wide sea the ship gives t larch and disappears under the water. , The sub- marine trip is progressing most successfully when all at once a terrible commotion takes place In the little ateel craft. It Is evident a terrible acci- dent bus occurred; tbe machines soon stop their throbbing and down goes the ship to tbe bottom of the sea. The poor sailors inside are seen gasping for breath, and the desperate efforts of the divers sent down to rescue the submerged men oeing of. no avail, the sailors lay down to die In their steely prison. As the death agony creeps over the pros- trate forms and as their souls are about to depart for a better world, each sees tbe ones nearest his heart at borne. One of the sailors beholds his sweetheart thinking of him as she stands In front of her cottage door, the engineer sees bis beloved wife and child reading one of his letters and. tak- ing down his picture from the wall, they fondly kiss It; to the captain appears his bride arrayed In wedding clothes and looking nt her dying lover with loving eyes. The last scene of this highly tragic film shows the grave erected to all the brave soldiers and' sailors who perished In tbis terrible accident for their country's sake. 6S* feet. THE OEEED FOB GOLD (Lubln).—A young Greek leaves his native land for America. Fortune •miles upon blm and after ten years of thrift and hard work he returns to tbe land of bis birth. Arriving In Greece he la met by his sweetheart, who accompanies him to tbe door of his old home. He counsels her not to come In until the nest morning as be wishes to surprise bin parents. The parents fall to recognize him. He decides to keep tnem in suspense until the morning and give a Wen edge to the delight which wlirbe theirs upon disclosing his identity. The old couple'sit in amazement as he describes the wonders of tbe ce S ^. OTla "d shows them the money he has saved. Having finished hla story he retires to the old attic, his boyhood place. He Is sleeping peacefully When the greed of gold drives the old man to wmmlt a crime. He drives a dagger Into the oreaat of the sleeping unknown. The mother pounces upon the money and both descend to the room below counting their Ul-gottea fortune. With tue early morning sun tbe son's sweetheart dashes In. She asks where the young man is. They answer he did not stay long bnt left early In the morning. Unable to keep the good news she tells them that the young man Is their son. Frantic with grief the parents run up stairs thinking they might .be able to save the life of their son. But too late. The mother drops dead and the father, a raving maniac, rushes wildly to a suicide's death. Length, 900 feet. THE NEAH-SIGHTED PBOFESSOR (Lubln).— While taking bis breakfast, the professor, pushes his spectacles over bis forehead. When putting on his bat to go out, be misses his glasses, and being very near sighted, upsets everything In the room. Being late for college be rusbes out of the bonse. Not oeing able to see, he falls over every- body and everything. At last, while be wipes tbe perspiration from bis brow, battered up from bin many accidents, he finds the spectacles upon his forehead. Now be can see and Is happy once more. Length, 310 feet. WHY HE SIGNED THE FLEDGE (Lubln).—Mr. Gayboy and two friends go sight-seeing. After visiting s dozen "Thirst Parlors" he is in a very hilarious state. Returning to his hotel he gets in the wrong room. Unfortunately this is one of a suite reserved for a young married couple. A paper banger "on tbe Job" has left his implements for a moment. The couple arrive and tbe wife, seeing the stranger asks if be Is tbe paper banger. He relies "he Is." He now start* to work. After smearing the place all up, pulling down the pictures and destroying things generally, the husband starts to correct him, bnt retires limp- ing and Incidentally a human paste pot. The wife calls the police. Tbe first one to arrive is promptly finished by Gayboy. Friends come to his rescue. Gayboy Is arrested and upon signing the pledge is allowed to go home. Length, 825 feet. THE MAGNETIC EYE (Lubln).—An extraor- dinary looking man is awakened in tbe morning by a trained mosquito. He is possessed of unusual magnetic powers. One glance of bis eye Is sufficient to remove or nttroct any object or Individual. In dressing, his clothes fly through the air to his per- son. On tbe streets nn automobile, carriage or push cart accidentally getting In his way is re- moved by a- glance of his eye. Meeting a charm- ing young lady with ber grandfather—she becomes a victim Of bis magnetic eye—while the old man In forced to bent a hasty retrent. Some amusing incidents happen to the couple In their strolls around town. But grandpa and little brother are on his track—aud the mischievous boy, armed with a putty blower, meets bis sister In company with tbe magnetic Individual and bits blm in the eye. This makes blm lose his power and tbe boy and old man wipe the sidewalk with him. A police- man takes htm In charge and the girl rejoins grandpa and brother. Length, 805 feet. IN THE NICK OF TIME (Sellg)—Bessie Barton, a young girl of the Kentucky Mountains. Is loved and courted by Robert Clayton, a wealthy yoang man from the blue-grass district. Jack Martin, a mountaineer. Is also in love wltn Resale and resents Clayton's attention to tbe glrL The girl lives alone in a cabin situated on a high crag in tbe mountains, and for her protection there is a small drawbridge suspended from a Sturdy Oak, In front of her door, which, when raised, makes her home Inaccessible. Here the orphan girl grows Into magnificent womanhood. Clayton' is proud of his sweetheart and decides to introduce to her his blue-grass friends. He prevails upon a number of them to accompany him to tbe girl's lonely home and publicly invite her to a May day party which he Is going to give on the lawn In front of his beautiful country home. Martin, the Jealoas mountaineer, determines to kill his rival. As Clayton and his frlenda are leaving, he appears with murder in his heart: but, in his blind rage, he falls to notice that Bessie Is watching him In her anxiety and hope for the safe departure of her sweetheart and his friends. The villain raises his rifle to bring hla rival to the earth, but the girl springs against him and diverts his aim; then severely upbraids him, dis- owns his acquaintance, and bids him leave her. On her way to the party, Martin halts the girl and tries to prevent ber going. She lashes ber borse and leaves blm muttering bitter curses. When Bessie arrives at the party, Clayton introduces her to his aristocratic friends. Tbe ladles laugh nt her rustic npparel and decline to recognize her. The scene closes with Clayton's assertion that an inault to tbe lady Is an insult to blm; for she ib to be bis wife; which he reveals by comforting, the abused girl. • Wc next 6ee tt gang of laborers carrying dynamite from a shed to a nearby cut, preparatory to blast- ins the way for a new railroad. With Jealous rage Still smoldering in bio heart, Martin comes upon the scene, steals one of the bombs and de- parts with the Intention of destroying his rival's property. We Bee Bessie return to her mountain home—to again find her unwelcomed mountain lover waiting to make a Inst appeal. She tells him she does not and never could love him. He threatens to make her do eo. She flees across the draw- bridge and raises it barely in time to prevent his pursuit. He sees his successful rival approaching and prepares to kill him. Clayton arrives and 48l KEITH, PROCTOR & POU Are using these chairs in their beat theatres. AUTOMATIC FOLDlNd aaa BBVOLYINQ OPERA CHAIRS Nothing Better for Nickel Theatres and General Seating The HABDESTY MFG. CO. Canal Dover, Ohio IN ROLLS Correctly Nosaborod TIC RETS BEST PR.ICE-9 STANDARD TBCUET CO. lis P «>arl St.. Now Vos-tt City erySIiino in NEWendS.H. Motion Picture Machines Films, Stcreopticons, Song Slides and Sup- plies. Same wanted- Catalogues free. HARDACH & CO., 809 Filbert St., Phlia., Pa. Send for oar Latest List ol SECOND HAND FILMS Some Bargains at Very Low Price* HARBACH & CO., 809 Filbert St., Philadelphia. Pa. 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