Cinema News and Property Gazette (1912)

July, 1912. FILMS.— Supplement to THE CINEMA. attacked with a serious illness, and shows that her heart is, in spite of her butterfly existence, capable of deep feeling, by taking upon herself the position of nurse and devotedly tending her sister during the worst stages of her illness. Jeanette's sister gradually recovers, but one day she has a relapse, and a doctor is wanted at once. Jeanette determines to go herself and bring him, leaving her sister in the hands of a nurse. She goes outside and hails a cab, which is driven by Joseph. He recognises the lady who tricked him with the note and determines to teach her a lesson. He drives her into a lonely part, and. making himself known to her compels her to get out of the cab and declines to drive her further until she picks up his whip from the ground with her teeth. She begs him to spare her, but ultimately goes on her knees, but before she gets her face to the ground he raises her up, and drives her to the doctor's, being satisfied with her pronounced regret at her treatment of him, and showing a magnanimity that was lacking in the society lady. "LEA'S JOKE."— Released July 20th. Length 567 feet. Mr. Stout is very impressionable, and having occasion to enter a typewriting establishment to have some typing done, he begins to ogle the girls arid make himself obnoxious to them. Lea determines to punish him, and when he approaches her she pretends to be pleased with his attentions and accepts an invitation to dine with him at a certain restaurant on the following day. She takes the other girls into her confidence and arranges a plan with their assistance for the punishment of Mr. Stout. The time arrives and the ardent lover and Lea meet. They enter the restaurant and are soon "preparing to enjoy their dinner when three of Lea's girl friends join them, and the unfortunate Mr. Stout is compelled to entertain them also. In the midst of the dinner one girl professes to be jealous of Mr. Stout's attention to another girl, and she goes for him. There is soon a general melee, and every missile seems to hit Mr. Stout, who is soon in a shocking state. Lea fires blank cartridges from a revolver which cause Mr. Stout to disappear under the table. When they 'have sufficiently tormented the poor man the girls depart, leaving Mr. Stout to pay the bill. ransom. They secrete themselves behind a tree in a plantation, and rush out upon the carriage. With pistols levelled at the driver they hold up the occupants. They bind the wealthy parent and send him on to his palatial home, while poor Sadie is taken to the cave, where she is seen in the power of the desperadoes. She is induced to send a letter to her rich father, begging him to send a large sum of money for her release. In the meantime a realistic picture shows the cruiser again, with the searchlight flashing round the coast, and in the flare of the searchlight is seen the brutal abduction of Sadie by the robbers. The plot discovered, the gallant lieutenant is rowed ashore and hastens to the rescue of the girl he loves. He forces his way into the robbers' cave, and a terrible encounter ensues. But it is one against seven, and he is overpowered and cruelly beaten in the sight of his fiancee. Then follows a series of exciting scenes. Still fighting for his life, Lieut. Rose is taken on board a boat and rowed out to sea, where a smack lies heaving and tossing on the waters. Once aboard the smack, he is forced down into the cabin and locked in. The savage miscreants then return to their boat and chop a hole in the side of the smack. The succeeding CLARENDON, 12, Charing Cross Road, W.C. "LIEUT. ROSE, R.N., AND THE ROBBERS OF FINGALL'S CAVE."— Released July 25th. Length 960 feet. This magnificent film was the first of the now celebrated series associated with the name of the gallant hero. Quick, pulsating, sensational healthy melodrama, it is a capital story, well told : and whilst it is replete with thrilling incidents one of its great charms lies in the naturalness of the acting and the absence of exaggeration, The dramatis personse comprises Lieut. Rose, commander of a cruiser ; Sadie, the beautiful daughter of a millionaire ; the wealthy magnate himself ; and a band of robbers. The first scene shows us a ball on board the cruiser, The gallant young lieutenant is dancing with Sadie, and the millionaire regards the young couple with approval. The ball over, the guests are rowed ashore by a party of bluejackets. Sadie and her father take leave of the Commander, and, entering their carriage, are driven homewards. The scene changes, and we next see the interior of the cave at Fingall's Creek, where half-a-dozen swarthy ruffians are planning the abduction of the millionaire's daughter in order to obtain a THE JUDGMENT OF SOLOMON (PatllC. picture shows Rose fighting against the incoming rush of water. Vainly he tries to stem the flood by plugging the hole with clothes he finds in the cabin. Again the scene changes and the story reverts to Sadie. She has effected her escape from the cave, and running up on to the mainland, signals to the ship with her handkerchief. The signal is seen, and quickly responded to by a~squad of marines from the cruiser. Hearing from her of the fate which has overtaken their popular commander, they hasten to track down the robbers. Procuring a boat, they push off in pursuit, and they are only just'in time, for the next picture shows us the sinking smack and Lieutenant Rose up to his neck in water, desperately hacking at the roof of the cabin in his attempt to escape from his frightful doom. Just as his devoted sailors have rescued him the smack is seen to sink. The whole of the exploit has been revealed to those on the cruiser by the powerful aid of the searchlight again, and the robbers, as they slink off in their boat after leaving the lieutenant to drown in the sinking smack, are shelled from the cruiser. These pictures are extremely exciting and realistic. The shots are seen to burst from the cannon on the cruiser and to strike the water around the robbers' boat until the boat itself is hit and sunk and the miscreants drowned. The final scene shows a happy reunion of the millionaire, his daughter, and the young lieutenant after exciting adventures. D