The billboard (Jan 1910)

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JANUARY 29, 1910. xrie oiiibocurcl 21 New Films Reviewed Combined Docriplioo and Review of the Most Recent and the Eady PboqMdhe RrlwHi of ibe Pknapd American Munhc- lurers and ol the Agents of Fona^ ONioeii»--Several Feature Fikns Promised, and Exhibiton Antk^Mle Than Amdoudf. I'ATUE FltCnES. UOTBEBLESS. (Urama.) RclraarU Jan. X; Un^b 1.040 fe«t.—A proud father comijela his daughter lo rid hcrwlf of her blind babf elrl. n» nwUwr placra It oa tbe cbatcb step* wbere It to tuteme* hr a pour family and btoosht ap ■■ ■ fMl tttur «C Itolr dancbtcr BculetU. iUMr Ih* dmth «r tkna gooi prcpU Ibe tiro glito ate Mt otpmas. umt lliartiMa, ikt older «( ito tw. to the llttia notkK W ife* bllad Sill. Bat Ik* atotm baecwt acpaaalM^tbnasb ■B oafonnBate accidrat. Tke y o ua ga i «■* rails lata tbc band! of aa old bas aamcd Uolbcr FloebanI »bo hrlletrtra abe caa ralaa moaey by haTlux the prrttr blind cirl b«s oa tb* str««t. Tbe faithful llt^nrletta, bowcTer. flnally floda bef. Thrvuph a cbaDC« aci]aatataoc« tbe two (trla ia<!fl th« mot^rr of tbe blind child. By m^ADs of a lockrt that the blind girl has al- waja worn the mother flikls ber deserted child. Bar bappia«aa kaowa no boaoda and a tcnnion i* effeetai > at »a «« llw jMlkK'aad lb* little Slrla. iiibli «M M«aMr-nMbm to ■!«•■ bar THE LEATIIEU INDUSTBV. (ladaatrlal.) ■elraetd Jaa. »: leactb 3M tttU—A fllm ibaar- SCARECBOW. (Comedy.) Bdcaied Jan. Sfe iiactb S74 feet.—A fllm abowlac bow Peter ^ at JoUy Catberiae wblla Kitber uav roR MiNB. (Comdr.i b«- Jan. »: lengtb 8M feet—Paal !•««• Mlaa loo Lnddy. bnt Mr. Laddy. ber fatber. waata to marry ber to tbe aoo of Ur. Dobba, aa old triesd. Mr. Lnddy seta an Inrltatioa Cnn Dubba to go dabloc. and delisbtrd. Loddy wlm hia arciiifnce. Dot when the Laddya cvaeh the bom^; of Dubbs. tbey And tbe Istter's toose locked. Ttmj wait patiently, but not cntU toward! eTrblJis do tbe Di:bbses atrlrc. By that time the Luddya are Icdlccant and Papa Laddy breaka off tba cacaffen»eot of hu danffb- tcr lo I>abbs''Baa. Pail tana adrantac* of tbe anpartaalty, a*a Mr aM iMtWu eaaaeat lo marry Loa. wUcfc to b aato iie d apoa tbeai. THE S mONG MAN. (Farce.) Beleaacd la. S»; leaatb 440 feet.—A recraltlsc atailoa tk» aiaw la slalteM by a maa wbo bas every wanan M featas • tm applicant. Ue la •HtoMi* and vaaatd. Wbta ac pnta on bla aiitona ha to ao a ti «a » bo team it to abrrada. Wbaa b* alta darwa be braaka tbe cbaira. Wbea be flaaa W bed tbe inia cot breaks. Brerytbtns b* loocbee Is rained. Finally tb«y attempt to arrest bin, but with 111 suneas. When be Is eaoxbt be Is condemned to be abot, but wbeo tbe flilDS aqnad Are tbe ballets ba to ao that they atlok to hIa tblrt llMir Mi pnUinc them off and borllDC tbcM at Ha aa esecotleaera be raaa awar> - ^ - ^ to sad aron by a Mnvm baak 'ddk B« a rieal for Kettle's bud. aa riaplay of tbe aaaie bank wbrre KeDle'a Oaaee to employed, mlooa ba t i s as b* to rejected, plan* tbe aodaW of bla fellow worSter. When the ot>portanlty pre- aeats Itself tbe rejected snltor i>Uc of mooey la the pocket of bla rlral. I'lie losa to dIacoTem) and or course NVllle'a lutcr la arreatMl. But sbe belleres him Innocent. I'^nd- tnff tbe paper wrmri>«d around the stolon ntccey sbe dtoeerers marks of a tbomb print plainly totter Bad a aeral party Is fnuod. I tbe pie- Iha toM- A OEOROIA roSSUM HUNT. (DeserlntlTe. ■ Beleaaed Jan. 28: lenctb 140 feet.—All tbe aetloo la tbia Him takes place at alcbt. save the hnnsry baatota are by tbe llfht of tbajMb-Vke TBI nCtPPBfS TARN. (Dmautlc.) Re- la aaed Jan. 28: leactb 880 feet.— Ad oid akip- per. wbOe standing by bla sblp, which la la dock, I* accosted by a •trincer who apnllc* lo him foe work as a commoa ssllor. Tbe old skipper tskes him st>oard, perplexed by the fact that aomelbluft In Ike atma(er's (ace recalls other days. While fir out at sea It sttddenly dasms upoo bim wbo the strsnaer Is. One dsy tbe aklpfter comes ofion his ctew seated aroaad Oa fsrecaatto belch trlllaa yarns. Hhx fetal to Wl a atory. and with tbe atriinir aMMd aesrby. tba skipper spins his yam. the sab- Btanca of wblcb Is as fallows: Twealy years a ahlpaMto landed upon a tor Tbry bad tboir ams sad bresata , by SB old tllBdoo wbo was the fatber •( a beaatlfnl yonur alrl. Both sailors fell In loeo with tbe vlrl bnt the old skipper was suc- ceasfal la wlBDlnr her. His shipmste, seised with Jeakinay, planned rarente. 8tralln( a Iotc letter which the skipper hsd wrllteB to the ■tri bs earrted It to tba Bladoo and offered to m MbitagMar tiaa htau The Hindoo rose to aajmlh aM to Ifea bttMli Ifeat fallowed. *aa MM. Tbe aaOar Om p l a ce d bto ablp- •ato^ Mstoa to«trr to lb* deal aaa** hand aad M. Tha ablpper was a inal s d . Iferoara lata pflssa aad c sodaa ifw d to deatb. Bat be escaped mm prtsoa. The yarn coactodcd. the skipper bares his arm to abow tbe tattoo nurks. Hut what of the sblpmatal a sailor aaked. Soil- dealy taralajt anaa tke atraaaer Ike Old skip- the Uttoo marka. Tbe rallty wretch la foand at laiit. He Is selxcU and drassed below while tba Mnw aaba oot bis k-rie( upaB'ti MIBIN. — AN AD. (Comedy.) Beleaned Jan. M; laastb S20 feet Jack Boycr on bla way ta lam ban a nuca*lae. lie Is atrock by tba bcaair A oa* at tba laadato abawn to a cat. B* raaalrta I* anat her panaaaUjr. Be aoes to tbe pabllabir of tba aaaaaslae ta I vat ber address. Tba pobUaher refera hla> to tbe adTertlslos fltm wbo places the ad. They In tarn aead bIm to tba pbotosrapber. Bnt the address clrea by the seenosrapber Is lacocrect. Jack accidentally meeu hIa divinity on the street In chaise of two small children. They are not ber onm. Her married slater cornea oat of Om haaaa to daha tha hMdton and JaA per aoadsa lha tmm la fea toank* Hgtt away. SIARBLK QtTARnXIKG IN TENNESSEE. (EducatloniU.) Ileleasvd Jan. lenslh 900 feet.—Tbe 01m tells tba process nasd In IBK the aiaaaw. lawlilasat ca ~ pncesa wll h aa f as toyft g tba THE FL1BTO-MAXIA& ICOascdy.) Re- leased Jsn. ST; lenctk 400 feet.—A wealthy man, who«o peculiar mental kink leads hlia to ujske vlolcot lore to every woman he meets, la coodned la a ^inltarlom. from which he manasea to eacape. He fares forth upon the sirvet wbvre be encounter^ mane strange adventares. Finally be la pursued by a bevy of old maids. BILL'S BOOTS.—(Comedy) Bcleased Jan. 31; leoctb. 243 feet. BlU'a boots are taken by a couple of mtschlerlovs yoanjesters srtio see 1b the cooiblaatloa of tbe boots snd a snow bank a ehaoce tor some fan. Tbey bary the boola In tbe siam sod an old lady decides that they belooc to some victim of the bllxxsrd. So ahe calla for help and there Is much ado tmtU the deceptka U dlacoverett. ♦ TOO UDCH PROTECTION.—(Onmedy) Re- leased Jan. 31: length. 600 feet. WllkUu' tam lly (oes to Florida for the winter. Wllklna la deltchted. bat hia Joy la turned to alarm when a newspaper headline recaDa him to the tact that thtta to an epedemic of InrKlaxlea of tbe boldest deacrlptioa. Ba bas bto boose wbed by the Borclar P taa aat Oa.. aa aOsetlsclr tbst when WDkJas to lockM aat fea eaaast htaa- self cet la scaln. Bat a haigtor tat tanlda and la diatreeaed to flitd that be eaanot make bto exit. At last he aasra hla way tbroujrh a wla- dow and Wllklos cntera. The hoosehoider to so delighted at belac ta saaln that ha lata the buTKlar cany off bto plunder sad aMa aome dears sad wbUky. asMnc the taCSWdar to rip oot the new faagtod derlecs. -a— ^ SBNTUIKKTAL SAaC.—(Drama) Hal Flih. S; leactb. 300 feet. Sam diopa Into tbe haaa a( a newly-marrlcd eoopto to bocroar aome little Ihloc* thst micht Im dtaposed of adTau- tnceooaly. Thf prettv little wife Is preparlni t» comaut aaidds after the first qturrel of mar- ried lU^. Sentimental Sam bants ap tbe hos- tkand and finds him with a revolve In hla hat*d, ready to shoot himself, tbst Ills wife msy be free. Despite the gvo. Sam boMa him op and takes him dosnt to srhere hla wife U sltttuc An eschaace oC the farewell notes effects s lecon dllat loa aa eacroasinc that they do not rralba that Sam to plylnc his trade. IT MIGHT lesaed Prb. 3; HAVE BEEN.—(Comedy) He- lens th. S8S feet. A bachelor, beruiled by vlalons of old lores, called op by tbe rrsdiac of lore lettcca. In lareader. determines to leak np s oaae et tboar whoa ba toted be ESSANAY. A VOICE FBO.M THE FIRE PLACE.— iDrsmsilc) BeleSiVd F<rh. 2: k-ncth. 488 feet. I'aiil Ilurxet and Jullen Frourhaixl hare been llfe lonc frleitds. JoUen Is married but be In- •tsta OQ Pao] maklnc hla home with him. Bertha, Jullen'a wife, la an attractive woman, and It to not looc brfoca tbere la sonaethlnc more than watni (Headship between them. They SI* pat I« teat ooa ceealac when JuMan leavca ta atlrad l« aoaw b a a t ntas . Tbejr atteapt to whito away tha tliM at cards and other means bat to no avail. Somethlac draws them clow toaetber. Daabto ta resist tbe teuptatloa any loocrr. Pral ctocpa Bertha In bis arms and Is about to peesa a kiss to her lips wben a lou I nolne startles tbcm both. A bttmln^ loa tuid mlltxl rroa tbe flrerilsce anil out on tbe ns. Paul sprlncK arroas the mom and N itist p)aoIn« the loa back In the Ore when Jullen enters. The fallen loc bad aawd them. A momeat later Paal coes oat and pottlw aa bto caat bida 4bem cood-nlcht and BarthaSO* MHbtot Ifewtfnlly Ib her baabaad*a arms. ♦ TUB TTROXO MAX.—(ObaMdir) Selctaed Frh. 3: Irnclb. SSI fleet. Mm. Simpfclas. a prrttT yeunc matron, oa ber way home from a shopplnic tour. Is aceoaled by a callant dnde who endoavofs to attract ber attention. Wbra abe arrives borne tbe dude follows her. Paulc ftrlrarn, .Mra. Blmphlns and her nmld mn out of the boose sad o»Mac a pinmber comlnc to- ward them, beckoa blm to borry. Tbey ten hhn of tba lattndrr and he voluoteera to ptit him oot. mssher, hnpwerer. bears them eomlna aod bides la s closet. The plomhur arrlvinc with Mrs. SImpklna and the maM. com- roences a search for him hat It Is fmltlcss. But bs ndnntem .to wait. A^mooMtt tottw bas Just relumed from a trip. The mistakes him for the niaKtii.r iintl throws of the wlmlow. Mr. SUmpklas sea* prrramen onloadlm bto tmnk aad belblBX them, be icela tato tba linnk aad to carried Inside. When the trnak Ud brttlBa to rat'« the plomher jumps on It. lhaa alams down tbe Hd sad rolls the trunk down atslni. Mr. iWmpklns then borrowa the expreaaman'a coat aixl bat and en- ters tbe hocse aftaln. He la about to be thrown nut wbeo Mrs. Slmpklna entera snd recocnlxe-. him. Tbe masher, concealed In the closet, now trlfs to make his escap^ but la overpowHrHl end thrown ont of tbe winnow. Mrs. Slmpklna an.1 hoaltand are recoacllad. wrbUa tba pinmber. operatlBC la the Camberlaod Moim- tolna of Kentocky and VIralnla. has hsmes^Ml a small trlbnlary of the BIc Sandy River, sni ~ It tba carrier at b un d r ed a aC thonsamls VITAaRAPH. TBB LJFR OP MOSES (Part in.: relesaed Jan. 25: lencth. 1>T6 fectl.—Tbe previous iDstall- ment of this series ended with the appearance of Uoae-* St th«. ctsirt of Pharaoh, pleadlnc fur the deliverance of cbe Children of torael from their hondage. Pharaoh havtnii rrfnaed. Moses prays to the Lord for sdvlce. snd Is ramman-lt4 to work a miracle before the Eayptlaa monarch, to convince hhn that It ta the I.on1. th£ Rod of the Israelites, who demands the dellverancs of his people. - Moses acain appears before Pha- raoh, but tAe raler'a heart Is not softened until the Ancel of Death enters every Esypilan home, taklnc away the Snt-bom aoa. ezcepUnc (>>o**.a( the Am who hgia Mtopa^lha ta^ Aaron B a lain bass A» THE CIRL AND TBE JtTDGE {Dramatic: rcIesKd Jan. 20; lencth. 980 feet).—A cirl has two soltMs for her band In marriace. Tbey arrive at the same time and ate shown Into the parlor. Both ask her to cbooae between them, bat ahe declines. Her father enterltut at thifc Jnnciore. one of tbe sailors leaves, while the other accompanies the fatber Into bto attidy. wbeaa he has a eoUacttoa aC aattojaa Bi aa in i a . la Ih* toatcr of the taHa a« i" aa« an dtoptayed, there ataa mieroaeope. The yoimc maa . _ father for tbe band of bis iliaahlil hal to I that he man first win her a s a t t. aad toad wordt are spoken. Tbe yoanc man at toat apnloglacs aikd departs. While he to In tba ne\t room he bears tbe report of a gno. and rashes hack Into the stndy to find the fsther ;hat thrtmch tbe heart sitd a smoklitg plaM on the table. Tbe danchter, her other snltor. who happens also to he -the district jndire. and an the Bcrvanta TQ9h la. and the natural Inference Is that the old man has been shot by the rival saltor. Re vehemently protests bis lnnoeei»ce, bnt nevertheless ta placed under arreat. Aa tba man to a Mead of tbe Jadac ha caa not balleea It posa lM o that a alma Baa bean caaamltted. Aftsr ssneh atndr. ha BaaWr a atoea tha psob- Ina. PtaetaK tfea aksMMpe aPirjM tontodtatotr there to a BMh. Bat b^ac bto rival, the Judce deddea to keep tbe a t cu t. At tba trial the prisoner Is declared cnllty. One month Uter. as tbe ]ndce to callinc on the clrL aba shows him a letter from the mother of the conde m ned man. At tbe slcbt of It bta Jtldc* Kreaks down and coofesacs tl>at hla rlral to Inaocent. The ]adce in>ea to the eoTemor. who hastily wrllea a pardoiL The Ctrl baa followed and concralulatea the prisoner release, hat lealtoea abe moat auke ber OAimOXT. tacorcp Klelne.) TBI nUCS or patriotism (Dfaau: Ifdart laa. SB: taath BT4 fact).—At tha Una «f tba etvO war ta of- of a SMBcMaB tarca who have aone p cl s eoat a to charta. W fcaa R<9altot Insnrceata are to be shot the next dsy. Ona of tlH! prl a onet a lece l ve a a letter from hl-< sweet- iK-ort, which I m p t ta wa the officer and hla wife: Tha latter decides to tcsene tbe prtioacr. Thta abe dies. A cnard csploies the woman snd brtncB ber before her hashsnd. She Is een- trneed to be shot, bat at that Baatat tba en- emy attacks. Rha aatoa a QaB aad n^aa ee the enemy. At lha tat oMv Ma IhBl^ fa- tally woooded. ♦ SEA SIDE ADVENTURES AT HOME (Com- edy; released Jan. Sh: lenath. ST1 feet).— Frank's financtot condition wUI not permit him lo take s trip to the arasMe. so he will have the trio at home. After some fanny Incidents Frank tunts on the water fAooet. sod soon there l« about seven feet of water In the mam. Be* Utinc behind the setven. be aooa ceappeata la a neat bathtoK salt aad atatasa tola Ota *^ ~ oreaa.": si*^" ' tmmenaelr. ♦ TRB OBRAT DITIPE (Prama: released Jan. SO: leaicth 741 feet).—Bob Wrathrrbead. a yntina ba a l aiaa. to la toira with Maij. hla hesntirid j saa a a i lcht a i. MaiT*a father refnses to cl^e hto t n aai Bl to their a ato a. Bssa after Mary fsib ni. The tether italtata ht tm toafen her heart and brlnca her toaar .ta few jMt be- fore she axpirea. Tbe aest st i a s mtartr yrara later. Bab bas kept bto irord and never msiTled. A yonnc coaplc. closely ivsembllns his dead sweetheart aitd himself, come to the ferrr. and are taken armsa the w.ster by the oM noatmsn. Rescblnv tt>e ottier stiore. she sits down In his boat and Is lost In sad reeoI1ecl>ona. Mdra^ bla ^JJ^^^^ toyj^gears la a Ttoloa. WIM> TfAVES AT av. JBAM BB UIX Oeaa- Ir travekicae: released Jan. SB: l«a»lh. SIS feet).—TbIa pirturp waa lahaa aa (fea ttgtri shores of the Baaqae pr e v l nes a af P >a a «s^ We behold the toMlBK. da|-- thtrhaaak DON'T SUBSTITUTE If ao fxhlbttnr iijnv^^ to rrnt fllma from an iDtlepouUi'Dr oxrhaDgv. be jtboalil he KiippINil wirh IXDEI'EXDE.NT FlIJUS. He should NOT be slveo wtirn out. oM. wratcbed film. Sobjcctn tbar are old itud bin* seen better dflx» are oot lit to be nm throuuh a tuarhine. filve IbPin OUR aims. They are tbe pick of tbe best flIm.H (»f Eurot>e aotl •■hnulit be Bse*l by KVKRV eslilbltor uh- wants BIG proOtit. PRMiUII WEEK OF JANUARY 2i MONDAY, OANUABY 34 ARTHUR'S LrniE LOVE ilFFiilR (Comedy by Clnea.) A new method of calBlnc tha alfeetloBa of a lady U depicted. THURSDAY, MNUARY 27 BEAR HUNTINfi (Sensattonal.) By aataiah *.Mert. An Intensely lateresttoa pkt a a a at bear hunUnc la the Arctic lesion. DiSGUiSED BRIDEGROOM (Drama by Balelgb A Robert.) One of those stibjects that Is alwaya bound to create a favorable Impression. SATURDAY, JANUARY 29 A VaiNfi GIRL'S SAfiUHCE Full ahiat Aarcolotcd poatnr axa with Ibis. (Drama by AqoUa.) A woman who is arrested for her activity In rrvolu- tlonnry fighting 1^ placed nnder armt. The daaghler of the prlsoDer appeals to the fiowmor on tier parent'a behalf, bnt the oOcer rrfoaes to llaten to her. The goveraor'a dangbtcr. learning this, has no dUBetdty In pusinc the gnard to reach tha prtaonrr. She ebancea elolhes with ber and tbe mother i si aiii a. wblle the govemor'a dangbter KBaito to her slesd. Tbe governor later aairn bla prisoner to be shot. Not antn the sen- tence Is cstHiiI oat does the governor realize that It was bis own dsogbter who bad paid the penalty. On and after Janaarr 24, we wiU la. toaaa oaly THS£E reals weakly, Oot ntoa will bo. after tha abas* U esat - - - trig, U ea^ par foot. laaa 10 sar Wnm wm ba .ahlppsd sn MOM TKUUSSAT, aad BATDRDAT of I*- ORSAT. FIUM IMPQRT.AND TRADING COMmilY 127 UU 23nl «tr«tt, ICIW YOUI Don't Get a HAUBER6 EcuMlzir U yoa sqaaader OMnay exerbtunt elcetile hUto. ROT It yoa ai« on the /OB for all there to ta It. TALK TO lO, -Aak .aboat my FUckerlsaa M. 7. machine, 4,000 e. p. arc I a m p a , ELECTRA P(n h !• a b e 1 carf apot llgbta. ment Slldea. aad aU kinds of aaa> piles. Writ* for Fr«^ Oatatow. I. H IXUBOK. 301 i CHEAP 8TZSL mia Tbsitra Clilrs AbaoIatalT ««a-ai«SMa tbeatia aad iiioilin plctaa ahowa. Wa carry tbssa chain In stock aad caa ahip Immediately. SMoad-band chain also aeatlag tor oat ' of dear as a. Add. Peat. ■.. RTRRfc FuRMITURK CO., Grand RapMa, Michigan. Boatea aaca 324 Ooagrsaa ■I., ifci^iHi JCac^ Sew Turk edke. MO Fifth Avenna. ■ WASTED—Stage Manager, double band; Adaia, doable brass; those doing speclsltles p re to i i sd; rtsBO Player, doniile band. TSXAR^IAnXS gOMB^ Jaa. n. BSsaar. lOah.: Ml Obslsait