The Bioscope (May-June 1912)

Supplement to The Bioscope, May 23, 1912. xiii. Gaumont, The Revengeful Rival. — Two young people are looking forward to a happy marriage when a rival appears, bearing a large bouquet, which is offered to the young lady’s mother, who informs the guitor that her daughter is engaged. The suitor, upon hearing this, produces a revolver and fires several shots. happily without causing bodily injury. The next day he calls upon the acknowledged fiance, and threatens to shoot him, but is prevented from executing his threat. The wedding breakfast is proceeding merrily when the servant aproaches bearing a card, upon which is written, ‘It is f Immediately all is confusion, but it is a false alarm. At the registry office the anxiety is etill felt. Someone observes a man bearing a resemblance to the rival, and advises the assembled guests, who divest themselves of their wedding attire, and prepare to assume their ordinary occupations. Even after the wedding ceremony the newly-made husband and wife fear treachery. The concluding pictures show how the dreaded rival was enjoying himsall, entirely oblivious of the fact that his joke was causing inconvenience. (Released May 30th. Length 607 ft.) The Mountains of Catalonia.—The mountains of Cata. lonia are 5,000 ft. in height, and situated about 60 miles distance from Barcelona. After having left the train at Gualba, the journey is continued on foot or by mule along the narrow road amidst beautiful scenery until eae at ‘‘Las Aqudas.”” (Released May 30th. Length 35 ft.) The Accomplice.—John Morin and Peter Voisin arrange to defraud the bank of several thousand pounds. Upon the appointed day, Morin, dressed as a tramp, walks up to his comrade and asks for a match. As prearranged, he is apparently brutally assaulted, his aggressor making off with the wallet containing the money. Later, they meet in a train and share the plunder, after which they separate. The police set a porter to watch a gaming club frequented by Morin. The porter receives one of the stolen notes to change into money, and communicates with the police, who arrest the miscreant. A short time after Peter Poisin is offered a position, which he accepts, and decides to marry. His conscience, however, will not let him rest, and he makes up his mind to return the stolen money to the ‘bank. He arrives at the bank, where he unfolds his story to the manager, who ultimately receives the money, giving a receipt in exchange. One day, upon returning home, Peter Voisin is astonished to see Morin sitting By the fireside. Peter Voisin, in order to keep the past crime secret, decides to employ him. A short time after, whilst out with some brenda for a day’s shooting, he is seized with a presentiment, and, returning home, discovers Morin forene his attentions upon his wife. He shoots the man, who, before expiring, charges him with being a thief. For reply, Peter Voisin shows his wife the receipt from the nker, Magnan, vindicating his character. (Released May 30th. Length 1,674 ft.) Bobby Stamps the Post-cards.—Bobby’s father returns ome ing a large number of post-cards to send off to his friends. He has to secure assistance in sticking the stamps in their positions. This work is delegated to his wife, who passes the job on to Bobby. Bobby persuades his nurse to put out her tongue in order that he might wet the stamps. She continues to the finish, and roceeds to the kitchen to rinse out her mouth, when a ock ig heard at the door, which, being opened, admits her sweetheart, who gives her the usual embrace. Unfortunately they could not separate—the nurse’s lips had become stuck to her sweetheart’s moustache. Bobby arrives on the scene, and, taking a pair of aciasors, Google cuts them apart, the result being extremely ludicrous. The sweetheart, seeing the nurse wearing a moustache, imagines he has made a mistake, and departs in a hurry. Bobby’s father and mother appear, and Bobby, to save the situation, informs them he played a practical joke on the nurse by placing a quantity of horsehair on her lip. (Released June 2nd. ngth 465 ft.) The Romance of the Palm Grove.—On the borders of the Gulf of Naples, Suzanne is spending the winter months with her grandmother. Roger D’Alroy, e famous landscape painter, observes Suzanne seated on theterrace lost in reverie. He calls at the house requesting permission to paint the view from the terrace. Permission is granted, and the young people are constantly in each other’s company, so that it is no surprise when the ainter addresses a letter to the young lady asking er to give him the first valse at the ball. Ye is the evening of the ball, and Suzanne is arranging her hair when an explosion occurs. Her shrieks bring the attendants upon the ecene. A doctor pronounces the accident. to be serious, probably resulting in the loss of both eyes.. Roger D’Alroy is filled with anguish, especially as he is suddenly called away. Suzanne recovers her sight, and proceeds at once to the Palm Grove, expecting a. bouquet from her lover. She is not disappointed; the bouquet is in its appointed place, although it had been laced there, not by the painter, but by the grandmother. he painter receives a letter from the grandmother advising him to return, and he is overjoyed to find Suzanne quite recovered. The couple take their departureamidst best wishes for health and happiness. (Released June 2nd. Length 2,420 ft.) Training of the Famous Russian Cossacks.—The first part of this film shows the Cossacks engaged in the: various sports peculiar to a horse regiment, and gives. a very good idea of the thorough control obtained over the animal. Their jumping is worthy of attention, whilst their hill-climbing and charging cannot be excelled a ay, pert of the world. (Released June 2nd. Length 420° ft. The Phantom of the Night.—Two brothers, Jack and Philip, having married two sisters, find their home life all nid can wish. The shooting season drawing near, Jack receives a telephone message from his brother asking him to come round, so that they may arrange for the journey they propose gay 9 to their shooting box. ‘We see the happy party gathered together at the shooting box with all their friends. One of their friends. writes a note to one of his hostesses telling her that the passionate love he feels for her cannot longer remain unspoken. He makes an appointment with her in the avilion. He places the note in her work basket, but. er sister finds the note, and, having read it, replaces it in the basket. The missive reaches the fair recipient for whom it is intended, who reads it, and hides it under the basket. Late that night the brothers espy what they take at first to be a phantom flitting towards the lake. On rushing out, they see it ia no phantom, and each brother believes that it is his wife who is in front. Just as she reaches the pavilion the girl-wife sees her husband and her brother-in-law following, and rushes home by another way. The two brothers return to the house, and proceed at once to the boudoir of the sisters, finding both very frightened and upset. Each accuses his wife of having been the person seen keeping the clandestine appointment. Both girls deny the accusation. Ryenlielly the two men plan to get the truth by strategy. They visit their supposed friend, and try to procure a confeasion from him, but as this is unavailing, Jack, taking a double-barrelled gun, fires both charges into the air. The guilty wife rushes from her boudoir, thereby confessing her part in the night’s excitement. Her sister, anxious to aid her, confesses that the uilt is hers. The story eventually ends happily, with te husbands and wives reconciled. (Released June 2nd. Length 1,620 ft.)