The billboard (Apr 1911)

APRIL 29, 1911. -Tit Bill boa r <1 OOM tbe renalnder of bis iUts bSto „. an Wlot. When !■ a moderately old raan be Is at borne wben hit daughter and ber bnsbsnd are togetber. sbe ■laylBS oa the plaDO. Sbe atrlkes up an old •Ir famllUr to tbe Insane man and hia mind Is nddenljr restored. He ^o«» dM ^re««gu»^ Wj bot remeiDben ttaat-ttnt. daogkter, nth • peraoa and mm lata suck a beaatUal b tMcnag aad •wr. Xh* nnet ud ttorlow aetloa ,mthe moit amtnt and Inxtartooa seenerr la thu little pUrKt make It one of the moat pleaBlng of MWO rlirir Anaa, who Is U lore with Ftorsjtb, I* commanded by ker parents te marry Vega, ■• A* mas awar on ber wedding day Jnat twtim the eereBoay. la to take place. V«ta fol- lowa am OTertakea ber and 'EVirsytb. Forsyth aod Ten dad aad Tesa is wounded and retnrna bona tSlu tha waddlag gnesta of the aSaIr •M InrMtfg tkcai to follow the runaway couple, fteaytk and Ammt an RKCMsfal In their flight aad (ecnrtng a prleat, are married, the priest lost having ptioaaaneed the final word when Vega ami Anna's parcaCs enter. The Incident-then TbcN la wt mock .plvttlaCtJbiit the ■Mr MHt taMUMMt Mctos nay. Tbe metkod ef catching deep lea turtle 1( ftrr wiU , at view*. Tke ctadtr Ibowa A Tcrr amtMlac farce with I. Oladya' langli at emy at is Tery arack opposed to feer attentloiis to FVed. Sbe Is locked in ber room by ber aant and sends a message to Fred tkat alw will eacape and that she wants Bted to he waiting tor her with his antomohlle. 8ke aeodi tbe note by a aerrant who Hires It to tbe avnt Instead. Ttie aont sends the message torward after reading It, bnt pots on Gladys' tome and goes herself to see Fted, making girl DMwe sacoic In her raoDi. Gladys noti- rired of aaato'a vtilt, WBdlns the message ky a trampk FMd ui oiiea the tramp Into serrlce mflvtuy b^ dope with Amity, wearing Fred'a eoatome. After receiving the very amosroos attentlODi of the tramp, Aonty dlsclcaes ber Identity and tbe tramp his. In the meaatlme. rred and Gladys bare aeaa aaah oikar aad kav banted up aunty and tke tiamp ki a eafk'Vksfe the Joke Is spoken at tbe boarding house. Their Brut 1imM> era arc Victor, a young Prcnrtamaa and tbe wUt of a Major of tbe French Jlrmy who la on his boneymoon In New York but baa tiecn separated from his wife at a railroad atatlon from \rblcb tbe train pulled away while he waa buying laaek. Victor has taken pity on the Major's wUk aad brought ker to the Trench boarding hoase. The Uajor finds tkem there and la about to skoot Victor when It appears that Victor Is to marry Sprlgglns' daughter and the Major aeea throuRh tlie Incident. Tbe varloua at- temitta of tbe cook at ttie Sprigglna home to col- lect her wages after leaving, due to tkO WM work sbe has. because of the boardats. MMtl* tute a large part la the comedy. SECBETAIITFJ. Released April 21. ▼Ita- THE TROTTBUESOKE graph. Comedy, leagtk. Aa amusing little story, vOy . cleverly put on, showing some good acting. Harding has bad a great deal of trouble with the secretaries ke kas been employing, especially with one yooug man who Is In love wltb Harding's daugh' ter, contrary to ber father's wishes. The young man Is flred, and Harding advertlaea for a sec- retary who la at least sixty yean old. The dangbter anggeats that Ralph, the jaons sec- retary, dtagnlse himself as a mas aC alsty and make application for the Job. Be eosMS In along witk many others, and la fortunate eoough to aecure tke Job. Harding nofortonately enters tke secretary's oBlce, finding his daughter sitting on Balpk'a lap, while ke ia telling her of bis lore Or her and also laughing at the Joke they hBTS played on tbe father. Seeing that tbe Jii Ujnj^ Ralph remoTca hia dlagnlse, and ia ' TKB UiBURBXOTO. Kalem. April 21. VUI lencth. . . Another one of tboae'UaUr iatetesting stories from tke comtry of InMDaastlkle scenery. Cali- fornia. Beeldea tbe aataral heaoty of tke scenes and tbe exceDeat photography possible from tbia vicinity, the realistic hold-up of tbe train by the Inanrrceto Is added ail to the good of the film. Joe Benton, through tbe failure of bla orange crop, la busted and has a mortgage on hla plantation. Leaving bis pretty young wife at home, lie Jolna the iosarrectoa la Southern California, where he to detailed to bold no a train and secure the ammunition being carried In the express ear. Be boards the train and after It kaa started, accoiMkAes the deed. The . tialnmcB eontUna to tke nest station where they asewe hones and a sheriff and return to hunt the lasnncto. Joe. in returning to hla camp, aeeMaatally shoots himself with a rlBe he baa taken from the borne of Dick Morton, a moun- Itlneer. Morton finds Joe dying and Is given the money Joe baa to take home to the wife on tbe plantation. Morton also aecurps a reward of aeveral tboosand dollars for the capture Of Joe and wrr gauenoilir idTca this and the auacy Joe had alvcn Ua to Joe's vrtfe. trlllog ker-also oC ker^osbaad'a deatk. Tbere to not sr? i^'Us; jSkSr^-Tdir^. to -SCCCflflSVjTa . HELPIKO HW OOT, Lnbia. Comedy. Re- leased April 20. ran length. Thia la one of the beat of Lnbin films, show- ing a^^igb grade of-comedy and remarkably- good acting. Pearl has two sultora, Arthur atkd' Albert. She favors Albert, bnt ber parenta favor Artbur, ordering Alt>ert away from tbe boose. Pearl becomes love sick and the doctor pronooncea her ease serious, leather goes for Albert and rcqoeeta him to «aU on Feail, Albert Is revrarded wUh a naat little gUt In paper five spots for coming. After ke Is seated In tbs psrior, waiting for Pearl to come In. be eoneelves of a plan to increase his wealth, so be walka oot. refoaing to retnm until more money to given btm. He repeats thla several tlmon be- fore finally seeing tbe girl. His flaanclHl con- dition Is now oncb tbat he can casllr Kiipimrt Pesrti ao ke elopes wItk her. and Arlbnr ia il'a bam* Iv- ber TO ^Hfi WAIA. Sdlaon. Drama. Released April 21. Foil length. This atory la a trifle nnlntereating In oatUne form, and sbonld be bolatered up vrlth good scenery and intelligent looking charaetera to make it worth while. Both of tbeae items sre licking, however, and tbe film is fsr below mediocre. Tke Squire's sister Edith, hss mar- ried a man not acceptable .to the Squire, and she Is forbidden In his home, be turning ber picture to tbe wall. Bdlth'a aon. Henry, an expert wood carver, la giving lessons to Grace Garden, with whom be tiaa also fallen in love. Henry is discharged by bis employer because of the Jealousy he aroused among tbe other men. and sets up a ahop in an old ehorch near the Sqnlre'a home. Grace Garden Is a tHcnd of the Squire's, and paja Um a iMt. flbe Is eanght in a snow storm, and wUle oeafcblng for shel- ter, finds Henry's shop. Henn's enemies come to demoltoh the shop. Irat the Sqniie's men pre- vent them. Henry then goes with Miss Osrden to the Siulre's home, where tbe Squire notices a reaemblance between him and his sUter wkoae picture ia banging face to tbe wall. Miss Gsr- den has seen Henry's mother_Bdltii and atatea hab.„Wltt la taaoacUed lenry'a that the ptetura la af- to the Squire, anl Ms ends happily. ' THE msiAir ICAXSEITS UESSON. Esssnay. Drama. Releaaed April 22. Full length. A very silly story of tbe worn-oot gold proe- pector and Indian tyi " --^ —^ ber of stabbings of the ■ - a fairly _ prospector type, ael with the nsoal nam- and deaths, incidentally, one , and glvM Th9 for gold. minister finds a trace of gold whlcn wRI evi- dently .make tkem both rieb. ao tbe prospector klUs tbe minister, or thinks be doe*, and drags bis body away from camp, retomiag to seek the fortuDc alonr. An Indian girljinds tke minister and nurses talm back to life, after wklcb he teaches her some Biblical iiylngs. written on a slate what she is to memorise. Jnst aa he baa written tbe Commandment: "Then ahalt not kill." the prospector to taken captive hf the Indians, and tbe mlaUter decMcf t» hill felm. Be Is nreveated from deiiif iO girl, wko shows kim the Ml* maadatat '■rlttaB npon tt> Split taaL TONG, OScnrA. Urban-Ectlpsc. Sce- nic. St>llt reel. Released April lOth. Some very Interesting and Instructive views are slMwa la tkls gtenp of jiietnrc* taken la and aronnd Swatow and Haakow. A Ore aeeae In Swatow and the method of fltfbtlnc the Samcs to shown, together with the Sicca Wei Cans]. The scenes la Hankow are confined most- ly to -activities In the cotton trade showing tbe reflnement of cotton In Its varlons stages. Tbe street scenes showing the type of street car used in that country are probably tbe most In- teresting ones In the groop. On san» reel with Mvlng the Servant Ftablam tOlTOfO. THE aXXTAVT ipBOUIII. IMiu- Bcltpae. Comedy. ~ '"" AprillMh. ,Tke trick photography in thla all being of tbe slow camera type la. the eOly laogb pr^ncer oaed. Tbe story Is that o< a aerv- anta emifloyment agency managed by a womin who attenda' personally to complaints- sent re- garding tlie inefflcency of the servants ahe baa placed In positions. She has many amusing experiences potting to right sotne of tbe wronga of the servaato HOW SPBIOeiNB TOOK BOARDERS, Edison. Comedy. Released April IS. Full length. ng Incident presented -with only Slid missing msny laughs easl- The Sprlgglnaea -decide to In- —--. flnaneea by taking boarders snd ■pnggins klmself pnickaslng a book purporting to laaeb.Ftaaeta te tweliflafasM befim*teaak- to aivcvtis; tStrrMch .iMHie ▼Magrapb. Drama. Released. April 39. Pol) length. This film preacnta a very Interesting story, and one capable of being beantlfolly portrayed, bnt In some manner or other It falto to make the Impression It should. Tbe Idea of a man of perbapa fifty, and ugly at tbat. falling In love with a wishy-washy looking girl of about eighteen, if* not an acceptable theme for tbe modern audience. Some of tbe photography to very well done, and with aome younger and better looklne cbancters for tbe principal parts, the story might have been a snccess. A girl to living with her father, the llgbtboaae-keepcr on an Island, when Philip, the flf^-year old nalnttt arrives aad takes lodgtnc at their home. Philip falls la love with the girl, bat to called away, snd for seme time does not write to her. Flnatl.v a letter comes, and tbe girl In her Joy at receiving It. forgeta that abe la sitting in a skltr and Is washed oat to sea. A storm breaka. and tbe girl Is drowned. Next morning PhlUp baa arrived and finds the empty boat washed to sihore and wrecked. This Incident UUa the father, and Philip, believing himself to bave seen tbe girl'g gbost telUng him to tend tbe Itghlhouac. takes up tbe duty of the dead man, and spends hto life in tbe aervlee. BTATOEB nr nw TORX OITT. Pathe. Sce- nic. Released April 22. Spilt red. A Hat of interesting views are abown which should be equally interesting to New Yorkers and ontsldei*. Two views of Union SAjoire are abown. Colnmbna Circle, Tbe Soldiers^ -.and Sail- ors' monument, Benjamin Franklin's statue. Nathan Hale ta City Ball Park, Orsnt's tomb on Blvsfoida Mva, uti tha atatne of Washing- tan IB ftaat ac the Mb-tteaaaqr BnOdlng. THE <JBIBt 'B TOTilSmy. Drama. On same H«l with Stataoa b Me* York City. - Tbe story of thto plctore to ao obscure that It to hardly worth dwelling upon the points of Interest while tbe acting and setting Is so re- markably distasteful tbat It Is sore to be a bad spot on any moving pictnra aw and Is told tbat It Is too late. Juat before dm execution Is to take place at the prison many miles distant, the governor recclvea a telegram stating that the sou la Innocent. The telephone to out of order, ao the govemor'a daughter Jumpa Into an automobile, and ordering the cbaoSeor to break all recMds to reach the prison and prevent the exeentlon. staru aff. Tbe machine then slowly winds Its way to the prison, bnt arrives In time to save tbe life. Tim son Is set free and althongb he would not recognise hla mother heretofore, fearing that it would dlasiaee her, now embraces her and It to plain tbat tha tadflatt Ut woiM «• Ow.Mltannent o( Mithir aad sm. . aon Toxni water. - Fatt^ nitre tiaiitog- ranby. EdocatltMlL MlaM* Afdl 21. Split reel. The production of thto film Is a very worthy venture and to espccisUy well done, tbe pho- tography being excellent. The picture begins by BhowlnR a chemist makini? a microscopic ex- amination of a drop of stagnant water which contains a large number of dllferent germs, some of which are to h« found In every glaae of water. The germa are then shown under the microscope, wiggling atioat. The water to then boiled and a drop put under tbe lens. The germs are now la a motlaaleaa mass and are of caataaw dead aad haialcea. In tbe list of gefma MMXT rOHO AMD TOUXT SHORT. Comedy. Same reel with Mlcro-clnematograpby. The comedy in thla film to mostly ahown liy Maiy, who to somewhat of a esatectlwlst. Tommy la In love with her and her and ttcat- ment of him gives her ample opportnnlty to am- Slay her art. Slie finally throws bim throngb lie window down to tbe street. Mary sboda measure about eight feet two in tier atocktns feet while Tommy la about three feet six. HADE FOK The BIO Gatbai is espedally deagned to meet the tir qaivements of the critical mail. Do YOU Use Them? CHARLES L. KIEWERT CO. as Cortldudt Street, 18 SattwSttMt^ NfeWYoBi. Man nuatamo, cal. Largest Importers of Flaming Arc Lamps and Carbons in America. r-ROLL TICKETS— Taw 0WB gpedal tieket, aa; ■ * ^pkciaL Pi •■THK BIO TICKKT AT THK SHALL PRICE CdTFOFf THC BIG ROLL TICKir. S,000—$1.38 30.000—«4.«> 80.000—tTJW 10.000—3.80 26,000—6.W 100.000—10^0 . it. Oaah with tha ordar. COUPON HOKSIQ, J STOCK TICKBIS—SIX CENTS. GatOei NATIONAL TICKET CO.. Shamokln. Pena GENRE MOTION SLIDES WRITE FOR CATALOGUE TOT N. ClAvK flitreet, Cltl< FLAT OR PER CENT. tcctaras. Veatored FUms. or anything anltable for pictnra skew, enept Taaderllla acta. diyn at tbe Tmple Theatre, 20th and an. Vemoa Ave.. OihHbaik OHib Can get WE BUY AND SELL IM Hri iMMdM FHn k ParfulCMtfiioi WB HAVE snnii mmEBUBfcri Mi smws •lala FHi EtelHKlinMtli. A my amnalng incident presented with only letllocre acting r-- ' ly witbitt mis. ereaao tkeir TBE HOTHSa. Sellg. DnUM. Btltgwd Aprn 20. TnU leagtb. Anotker story, foil of OMoetnnltlss wUcb baee been missed Iv tbe nradneer. Tbe Tide (Or lite, taken by a woman In in aatomobDc. eoiM bet- ter hare been called an old ladles* awM-aeelng tonr. as the mscblne was nlctnivd as going about two miles per bonr, when tbe life of a man depended upon It reaching a certain point witbin a very abort period. A mother has not seen her son for fifteen years snd hears tkat be ban beoa aeUMMd i» death. Ska am to Or t* «Mt '«aa bk tae tn-iS ft w Br TOB UU—Biompb. Imp, Lnbla. Bdlsoo, Americsa. 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