The Bioscope (May-June 1912)

Supplement to The Bioscope, June 13, 1912. FILMS—WEEK BY WEEK. Pathe. The Temples of Kyoto. A _ charming and delightful picturestroll through and about the wonder temples of Kyoto. Here we pass wader one of the old double stemmed bridges to the Gion Kawa Temple and on to the Red Door. Next we find ourselves by the oratory of Sanozaker, and a beg, one hundred years of age, Eaues us up short to watch him muttering prayers. Our next stoping place is at the Kinkakuji (The diver Pavilion). This pavilion was built by one of the former Emperors of Japan, in imitation of Kinkakuji (The Golden Pavilion). This latter pavilion is situated in lovely grounds, in the middle of which is a lake, full of carp. e ramble ends with a glance at the bronze, oxen of the Gion Kawa Temple. leased June 19th. Length 314 ft.) Beauty Spots on the Norfolk Broads.—The Broads and connecting rivers of Norfolk are well known as the resort of those in search of a quiet holiday haunt. The present film shows the start from the old ferry situate almost in the heart of Norwich, and the launch then takes us down the Yare to Brundall and other well-known places. A run on the River Bure results in charming peeps at Horning Ferry and Salhouse, and introduces us to the essentially local sailing boat known as the wherry. The journey finishes in a rainstorm at_the yachting station at Thorpe St. Andrews. (Released June 19th. Length 379 ft.) Love Finds Out the Way.—Jack Barket engages himself to Edith Burry. A gun over her shoulder comes handier to her than a parasol. Barket, a motherless youth, cannot bring himself to introduce Edith to his father, upon whom he is dependent. Edith calls upon John Barket, senr., and, with a word or two upon it to announce her engagement to his son, sends in her card to him. John sends back a‘brief reply that he has no wish to make Miss Burry’s acquaintance. Edith hastens away to enlist the support of two girl friends. These agree to her scheme to dress as masculine roughs, and to hold up the old gentleman during his next airing in his dogeart. The plan is splendidly carried out, and John Barket spends a very unpleasant quarter of an hour. He is glad enough to be rescued by Edith at a crucial moment, and quite graciously expresses his gratitude and apologises for former harsh words. He insists on Jack marrying her with as little delay as possible. (Released June 19th. Length 445 ft.) . Max as Cab Driver.—Max, head over ears in debt, sees his goods seized one morning. He is left with a mattress, one suit of clothes, and his top hat. Next morning he out into the streets in the hope that Providence will look after him. Max drifts aimlessly about, until he is suddenly pulled up short by a notice reading, “Taxi Strike—Cab Drivers Wanted.” Max goes into the cabyard to ask for a job. He gets it, and, declinin the offer of a cabby’s hat and top coat, drives throug the crowded fashionable streets for a fare. Eventually he picks up a fare, who requests him to drive quickly to the station with a heavy trunk. On the route he ore a car containing four of his best friends. They ai] him delightedly, and carry him off to luncheon, ved by (GO gle * nibblin regardless of his actual occupation. Max goes, forgetting fare and cab. A gmall urchin comes along and unbuckles the girths of the horse. When Max, on returning, mounts the box and applies the whip, the horse moves off, leaving thé cab at a standstill. Max is rescued from his -dilemma by his friends, who utilise their motor to drag his fare to the station, where he claims and receives, after much expostulation, the sum of nineteen and ten, and Max has no regrets about leaving the horseless cab to its fate outside the station. (Released June 19th. Length 923 ft.) Love Me, Love My Dog.—Bollard is left a fortune on condition that he takes charge of the deceased’s dog, Jake, and treats him well. Should the dog be subjected to harsh usage, the money is to revert to the testator’s sister. Bollard undertakes the trust, and enjoys the money left him. Jake becomes very bored, bolts, and for one hour enjoys life. Then he is recaptured by Bollard, but the efforts of the latter cause a passer-by to come to the ground. The sufferer challenges Bollard to a duel, and that night he is tempted to curse his canine charge as the bringer of much annoyance. At that moment Sophia, the sister of the late owner of the dog, enters, and hears the speech. She immediately claims dog and inheritance, and Bollard suggests that all difficulties would be smoothed over if Sophia would consent to marry him—and Sophia does. (Released June 19th. Length 478 ft.) The Doctor’s Darling.—The motherless five-year-old son of a wealthy doctor is the apple of his father’s eye. Freddie’s ambition is, nevertheless, to be a monkey nut seller. An American park is the playground of happyfaced children. Freddie has been brought to it by his nurse, who strolls off to chat and giggle with a policeman. Freddie takes to his heels for the nearest monkey nut seller. He cheerfully exchanges his copper coin for the delicacy he covets. This is handed to him by a boy who has been left in charge. As Freddie stands I his nuts, it occurs to him what a jolly idea it would be to change clothes with the boy standing before him. He swops his velvet suit for the other boy’s rags. Taking his place by the monkey nut stand, he sends the other boy to find his nurse, who hurries home the velvet-clad#youngster on mecting him, without noticing the substitution. On reaching home she is terrified to find she has the wrong boy, and withholds her story from the doctor.. Freddie-has been undergoing some exciting adventures. The drunken monkey nut seller carries him to a filthy hovel, and is astonished to find he has the wrong boy. However, he makes no more ado about the matter other than to deal out an extra allowance of cuffs and blows to Freddie. After a wakeful night in the hovel, Freddie makes a dash for liberty through the door. His feet carry him past a quarry. Suddenly there is an explosion, and Freddie-and the monkey nut seller behind him fall to the ground. The latter is dead, and Freddie has an ugly wound on the forehead. He is carried to the hospital, and an anxiouslooking doctor is astonished to look down into the face of his own son. The doctor has him conveyed home, and there he finds in the nursery the little usurper. Explanations are elicited from the nursemaid, who is at once discharged, but Freddie pleads for “the other boy” to be allowed to stay. (Released June 19th. Length 990 ft.) A Shattered Life—Jim Miller says good-bye to Mary, his sweetheart, before pushing up northwards to the Klondyke. Mary stays in her Canadian home with her