The Bioscope (May-June 1912)

Supplement to The Bioscope. May 23, 1812. Vitagraph. es How States are Made. —Twenty or twenty-five years ago, when the unoccupied Government lands were released for settlement, everyone who registered their names was iven a fair and free ance to gecure one of the plots of land, which was apportioned off in sections. The settlers were drawn up in a long line at a certain distance from the lands opened ups some of them on horseback and others in Sehiales of all descriptions. At the firing of @ cannon everybody made a rush for the land. Harvey Mattson and his wife, Annie, with their child, emigrate from Missouri in a prairie schooner. On their way they hear of the opening up of the Cherokee strip. Harvey pitches camp preparalery to entering his name. Their child is taken sick. Harvey goes for the doctor, and Bill Slick, a good-looking ruffian, tries to force his attentions upon Annie. Harvey and the doctor arrive, and he “settles” Bill. The ruffian leaves. Sh tly afierwards Harvey starts for the rush. He is shot and wounded by Bill Slick. | Harvey returns to his wife, who insists upon taking hig place in the line, and secures a very desirable section. Bill Slick endeavours to beat her to it, but she gets back to the registry office in‘ time to make her entry first. Slick tries to claim her land. Harvey interferes, and one of the settlers, who saw Slick shoot Harvey comes forward to accuse him, and the villain is arrested. Annie and Harvey take possession of their newly acquired land. (Released May 30th. Length 1,000 ft.) Cardinal Wolsey.—King Henry the VIII. is giving audience to his courtiers, surrounded by his chief advisers, including Cardinal Wolsey. Amang the guests is Anne Boleyn, one of the beautiful ladies-in-waiting to the Queen. King Henry sees her, and sets his heart upon making thse Queen, displacing Catherine. He confides his desire to one of his sycophants, who makes it possible for him to get a glimpse of Anne at her toilette. This only makes him the more determined to get rid of Catherine. He appeals to Cardinal Wolsey to consent to his divorce from the Queen. The Cardinal absolutely refuses to do anything so inimical to his office as representative of the Holy See. King Henry induces the Archbishop of Canterbury to call a special council, by order of the King, through which he divorces himself from Queen Catherine. The Cardinal is exiled to Leicester Abbey. He is a sick man when he enters the monastery, and dies there three days afterwards. (Released May 30th. Length 997 ft.) Irene’s Infatuation.—Irene and Dorothy are worshippers at the shrine of Piccalaipani, the tenor of the hour. They have a photograph of him, which they embower in roses and burn incense before. When he sings at a concert they take the printed programme of the concert and one of them plays the accompaniment of the song he is actually singing. Irene sees an advertisement for a maid and waitress at Madame Piccalaipani’s home. The thought enters her brain that if she apg and gets the position, she will be near her adored. She gets the position, and is waiting for the Signor to appear. He does appear, in a towering rage at an adverse criticism in a paper. His wife tries to soothe him. Irene grows more and more disgusted with her one-time idol. He eats like a pig and acts like a crazy man. Finally Irene empties the footbath, which was about to be administered to the furious singer, over his head, and escapes to her home, where she tells Dorothy her experiences. They are both cured of idol worship. (Released May 30th. Length 932 ft.) Luto’s§ = Anarchist.—Lulu ny aa steno, ii her, is a oogle xi. reader of penny novels. One day she is reading a tale of anarchists. A foreign-looking man enters the office and asks to see her employer. e hands her a card, and it bears the same name as the anarchist in her novel. He is joined by a friend, and together they look at the next office, and rent it from Pearson, Lulu’s employer. Lulu warns her boss, but he only laughs at her. at night she confides her suspicions to a “cub reporter” on a pelow journal, who is an admirer of hers. He advises er to watch the suspects. Lulu’s employer goes away for a day or two, and leaves the office in her charge. She locks the door, and, mounting a chair and some books, looks into the next office. She sees “the anarchistes” laying out a number of wigs, disguises, etc.; Max makes up in several characters for the benefit of Tyler, who is watching him, and takes from his valise what she imagines to be a bomb. She ’phones to Tom, her reporter friend. Tom tells his editor he is on the track of a great story, and with three policemen arrives at the office, prepared to make arrests, to find that Max Morinsky is a rapid-change artist, under Tyler's management, and was givin im an exhibition of his art. (Released June Ist. Length 898 ft.) The Sphinx, or Mrs. Carter’s Necklace.—Henry Carter receives a message that he must be in Wall Street that same day to avert an impending business disaster. Speeding on his way, the taxi breaks down. David Burton loans: Carter his car. Burton is an intimate friend of Mr. and Mra. Carter's. A central and striking figure in this drama is the sphinx-like Perry, the butler in the Carter home, who kecps guard over the interests of his master and mistress. Burton, in financial troubles, comes to his friend Carter for assistance, which he refuses, Pat as his reason that he has recently purchased for is wife a very costly pear] necklace, which he shows to Burton. That night Burton takes from his pocket ten shares of railroad stock, which he replaces when he considers their apparent worthlessness. He gives way to a sudden impulse to return to Carter's house and steal the pearls. e enters the library window, and takes the pearls. Mrs. Carter, returning from a reception, enters the room and confronts Burton. He confesses, and returns the jewels to her, explaining why he took them, showing her the railroad stocks as the only asset which he possesses. She is trying to persuade Burton to take the pearls when Henry Carter is heard approaching. She tells Burton to hide. Her husband enters, sees Burton’s hat on the table, and asks his wife to whom it belongs. Perry, the butler, says the hat belongs to him. Carter sees the stocks which Burton has dropped, and asks Perry if they are his. Perry says, “ Yes, sir!” These are the shares which Carter needs to get complete control of the J. and O.R.R. He offers Perry $50,000 for them. Perry accepts, and Carter hastens from the room to telephone his partners. Burton comes from his hiding place, thanks Mrs. Carter, and is about to leave as he entered, when Perry steps into the room and ives Burton his hat and the endorsed cheque for $50,01X). (Released June Ist. Length 1.000 ft.) Torpedo Practice.—This subject demonstrates what «# torpedo is, and shows the beauty of this terrible war engine as it speeds through the water like a shark. One can cpprecia's also the value of the American Navv, and the precision of the exercises of its sailors. (Re leased June Ist. Length 272 ft.) Kineto. Picturesque North Wales: Series 11.—Rugged scenery 18 a feature of the North Wales coast. Often bare and sombre, it is yet indicative of the inhabitants, a race of hardy fishermen, used to battling with the waves and wresting a meagre livelihood from the bosom of the deep. The film shows in admirable fashion the great contrasts to be found in this corner of Britain, and some exceedingly pretty woodland scenes follow views of the wild sea shore. (Released June 2nd. Length 460 /ft.)