The Bioscope (Jan-Mar 1913)

vi. SUPPLEMENT TO THE Broscope, JANUARY 30, 1913. the written confession of guiit and rushes away. As he rushes from the house a messenger places a letter in his hand. It comes from Laubepin, the solicitor, and informs him that he is entitled to the fortune of his great-aunt, . who has just died. Rich once more, he returns and pro poses to the daughter, who accepts him. The young mar_ quis forgives the father, and all ends happily. (Released . February 8th. Length 1,948 ft.) The Stickleback.—This film gives an insight into the "habits and haunte of the stickleback, the fish that builds — _anest. (Released February 8th. Length 374 it.) Nick Winter and the Ace of Clubs.—The war which Nick Winter wages against thieves and criminals creates for him numerous enemies. Almost as numerous as |is enemies, are the attempts made upon his life, the last recorded being that emznating from the “Ace of Clubs, an association of thieves whose members have sworn to do away with the detective. One morning, Winter’s servant brings him a card and an urgent message from a lady and gentleman, that they are anxious to see him upon business, in connection with a child which has disappeared. The callers are admitted, and he prepares to listen to their business. The visitors are members of the Ace of Clubs, and the detective is subtly thrown off the alert. The two callers spring upon him, hold him down, and, summoning confederates hidden on the balcony, proceed to inoculate hydrophobia. ‘his deed is soon done, “and the detective learns its nature from his enemies. He struggles to retain hig reason; then, as madness comes _upon him, rushes at them so furiously that they fly for their lives. Recovering himself slightly he endeavours to scrawl a denunciation and the name of the moving spirit in the plot. Reason and pen both fail him as he scribbles the first few letters of the name, but the paper serves to establish his identity, when rushing through the streets, he falls to the ground, writhing and foaming at the mouth. He is overpowered and taken to a hospital. Two months later, the detective is aliowed to leave the hospital, cured. His sole object in life is to track down the gang by whom the attempt upon him was made. His patience is rewarded by a circumstance, which places him in possession of the locality of the thieves’ meeting place. This is an old ruined castle, known as Harley Castle. To this place, Nick Winter, disguised as an old tramp, tracks a couple of the gang. A third member, who is suspicious, watches and stuns him. The three thieves cast him, unconscious, down an old well. Nick recovers his senses, and he finds that the well was originally fed from a reservoir-cistern, and through this he is able to make his escape. Nick makes his way beyond the ruins, and falls in with a man whom he recognises as one of the vang. He has an encounter with this man, in which he is victorious, and from him “borrows” his clothes. He also takes possession of a letter, which discloses the fact that. the second mecting-place of the Ace of Clubs gang is “The Turk’s Head,” a drinking-shop in one of the worst quarters of Paris. Nick puts himself in communication with the police, and instructs them to surround the place that night, and to enter it if he has not left it by seven o'clock. He goes himself to the tavern in his disguise, and mixes freely with the thieves. His identity is discovered, and he is thrown into an underground cellar, in the middie of which is a post. To this post the detective is bound, and a water pipe leading to the cellar is tapped. The cellar begins to fill with water, and the thieves return to their discussion in the room above. Nick manages to yet his pipe between his teeth and light it. Very slowly he smokes it, and waite for seven o'clock, in the hope that the police will discover his whercaboute by the smel! of the tobacco. At seven o'clock, the police enter the tavern to make a search. The detective is nowhere to be found, and they are nonplussed, until, a table being kicked aside, smoke is seen to issue from between a crack. The trap door ia found, and the police deacend, to find the cellar full of water, reaching just to the detective’s eyes. Google The bowl of his pipe is sticking out of the water, and he is evidently smoking furiously. He is hauled out to enjoy the greatest coup of his life, namely, the capture of all the members of the Ace of Clubs gang. (Released February 15th. Length 1,693 ft.) ; Vitagraph. Her Choice.—Mrs. Letitia Summers, the proprie tress of a fashionable toarding school, desires to give her two nieces, daughters of her deceased brothers, an education, and selects one of them as her heir. Without letting them know who she is, she writes each a letter, stating that a lady . of means has provided for their education at Mrs. Summers’ seminary. Edith receives the announcement with joy, and assures her mother that she will be able to take advantage of the opportunity without any additional expense to her. May, the other niece, is delighted with the news, giving her entrance to so fashionable a school. She demands of her mother a lot of new things in order to satisfy her vanity. May attracts considerable attention when she arrives at the school. Edith, in her modest wardrobe, is received with disparaging remarks, and even her own cousin, May, snubs her. May is popular. with the girls, while Edith spends moat of her time with the younger pupils of the school, with whom she is a favourite. At the end of the school course the two girls graduate with creditable showing in their studies. Edith is crowned with a crown of daisies, and a chain of them placed about her neck by the children in acknowledgment of their love for her. Mrs. Summers calls the two girls into her private office, and tells them that she is their aunt, and she has chosen Edith as her heir in recognition of her kindness and thoughtfulness for others. (Released February 6th. Length 932 ft.) Faithful Unto Death.—Aasigned to duty in India, Colonel Morris is living there with his family. Obliged to take a journey, Gurlah Khan, his native servant, is taken sick. The colonel dismounts from his elephant. He urges the big beast back home, where the servant ig nursed by the colonel’s family. A _ rebellion breaks out among the Sepoys, and all the inmates of the British post are massacred. Some of the natives hasten to Colonel Morris’s headquarters and notify Gurlah of their victory. He pretends to be in sympathy. Licutenant Wilson comes to warn Colonel Morris of the uprising. Gurlah Khan tells the family to do as he instructs, and he will save them. He takes their jewels and places them in a small bag, and then tells them to escape to the attic. He joins the Sepoys, who insist upon entering the house and killing the inmates. They then set fire to it. In order to carry out the plot the servant flees with two rascals. While the house is in flames the elephants rescue Colonel Morris and his family. Licutenant Wilson writes a note to the commanding general of the English troops at another garrison, and attaches it to the ear of one of the elephants, and sends him with it to notify the English soldiers of their danger. (Gurlah Khan returns and tells Colonel Morris to escape to the sacred temple. He leads them into the temple, closing the door, and places his arm through the staples. thus barring entrance to the pursuers on the outside. Gurlah Khan lapses into unconsciousness just as the British enter the door, after repelling the besiegers. Colonel Morris supports Gurlah from the door and places him on the floor, Mrs. Morris and her daughters kneeling at his side. He hands them the jewels which he has saved, and expires. (Released February 6th. Length 813 ft) i