Cinema News and Property Gazette (1912)

32 FILMS.— Supplement to THE CINEMA. October, 1912. HEPWIX, 2, Denman Street, W. "THEN HE DID LAUGH, BUT ."—Released October 6th. Mr. Glum is wealthy and has no trouble, but is absolutely incapable of laughter. On the other hand Mr. Jolly is the very opposite to this. On one occasion when Mr. Jolly goes into the club and tells a funny story which sends everybody else into fits of laughter, Mr. Glum is so struck with the difference between them that he offers Mr. Jolly a hundred pounds if he can make him laugh. Mr. Jolly is naturally anxious to win this handsome reward. His efforts to dispel Mr. Glum's melancholy are not very successful however. They join in with a party of young girls who are dancing round an organ, and also with a party of boys who are playing at soldiers in the villiage square, where Jolly joins them and performs many curious antics. Glum, however, can see nothing funny in it all. Mr. Jolly at length hits on a brilliant idea. He get a feather duster, and with the aid of his servant he drags Mr. Glum out of bed, and starts tickling his bare feet. Thoroughly enraged Mr. Glum springs out of bed and pursues his tormentors with a revolver, firing shot after shot in rapid succession. They fly for their lives, and he does not manage to hit either of them, but his shots do an immense amount of damage to the house. Mr. Jolly's landlord then arrives on the scene, and is vastly indignant at the damage and as Mr. Jolly comes down from the chimney where he has taken refuge, he receives a bill for damages. On Mr. Glum asking him what he is looking so unhappy about, he shows it to him, and then at last Mr. Glum begins to smile and then to chuckle, and finally to roar with laughter, but strange to say Mr. Jolly seems for once to be quite unable to find anything to be amused at. "BERTIE'S BOOK OF MAGIC." — Released October Length 325 feet. Bertie buys a book of magic, and whilst reading it, learns how to change a woman into a cat. At this moment his landlady enters, and, driven to desperation by her talk, changes her into a cat. Now that he has done it, Bertie rather wishes he had let the matter alone, especially as the lady's niece and husband soon miss her, and eventually the police are called in and Bertie is subjected to a searching cross-examination. Bertie, in despair, rushes round to a friend for some help out of the trouble, and the two finally decide to consult the book once more to see if there is any way of undoing the mischief. Eventually, they find that to restore the cat to a woman again they must cut its throat, but neither of them seem to relish the job. Bertie, however, is struck with the idea of bribing the butcher to do it for them, and this worthy willingly consents to do so for a small sum. Amidst great excitement, the cat's throat is then cut and an anxious moment follows, but once more the charm works satisfactorily. The cat vanishes, and in its place stands the landlady, safely restored to her former self. After throwing one furious glance at Bertie, she stalks from the room, still speechless with amazement at her extraordinary experience. "P.C. HAWKEYE GOES FISHING."— Released October 10th. Length 475 feet. P.C. Hawkeye is wandering along by a river, when he is struck with a desire to emulate some fishermen's achievements, and sets off in a punt armed with nets, rods, bait, etc. At last he has a " bite." But after a tremendous struggle, all he lands is an old umbrella. He moves off to another place, but is still unlucky, as he has chosen a spot where no fishing is allowed, and he is soon engaged in a violent altercation with an irate keeper. After many other adventures, Hawkeye still undismayed, takes up yet another position, but this time he moors right across the course of a regatta, and after holding up a sculling match, and being nearly run down by the umpire's Launch, lie is set upon by the irate crowd, whose pleasure he has interrupted, and subjected to a severe ducking, and crawling out, he goes home in disgust, having come to the opinion that fishing is the rottenest sport he has ever indulged in "DEAR LITTLE TEACHER."— Released October 13th. Length 950 feet. Eva Datchett is a teacher in a country school, and is very offended when she receives a letter from the board saying that ' they have decided that a man teacher is necessary to keep the in order, and that for the future she will take the girls only. Eva's pride is very much upset, and taking it as a personal insult, she refuses all overtures of friendship from the new teacher, Jack Fellowes, although he is a very nice young fellow and does his best to make everything pleasant. Jack becomes a great favourite with all his pupils, and joins them in all their sports and games, but though everybody likes him so much, Eva still holds coldlv aloof in spite of the fact that he obviously admires her extremely. One day, however, whilst out cycling, Jack has a serious accident, owing to the steeringgear of his machine going wrong, and falls, badlv, breaking one of his arms, and injuring himself generally. Eva finds him lying by the roadside, and her heart being filled with pity and remorse, she sends for help to carry him to the village and does all in her power to relieve his pain. Jack is taken back to his home, and during the time that he is lving ill, Eva calls every day to inquire after him. The time comes when Jack is convalescent, and Eva coming to him with a big bunch of flowers to congratulate him on his recovery, the breach is healed at last. The following day JacK comes into the school whilst Eva is taking the class, and is hailed by the scholars with rapturous delight. Jack then taking a piece of chalk writes on the blackboard " Teacher and I are going to be married," to the children's great amusement. At first Eva denies it indignantly, but eventually yields to Jack's persuasion, for she has realised during his illness all that he means to her, and slipping behind the blackboard out of the children's sight, she finds that Jack has followed her, and their lips meet in their first kiss. ITALA. Tyler Film Co. "LOVE'S SACRIFICE."— Released October 6th. Length 1,510 feet. Robert, nephew of the Count Dumesnil, secretly loves the Count's daughter Rita, but does not confess his passion. The trio drive to the station to meet Dr. Berard, a friend of the Count's, who comes to pay a visit. Whilst Robert, languishing, kisses Rita's photograph, the doctor, of a more enterprising turn, kisses the original. The doctor and Rita, in fact, are very much in love with each other. The whole party go riding to inspect the Marquis's estate. A poacher on his round captures a rabbit, but is startled and disturbed by the riding party. After a vain attempt at concealment, he seeks to escape through the woods; and is pursued by the riders. At bay, he turns and shoots at the Count. But Robert flings himself in front of his uncle and receives the shot. Falling from his horse, he is pronounced by Berard to be mortally wounded. Whilst the others go in search of aid, the wounded man confesses to Rita his love. Touched with compassion for him, she promises to marry him should he recover. A rough stretcher is brought, Robert is conveyed home and the doctor attempts a very difficult operation. The operation is successful ; Rita is overcome with emotion when she learns that Robert is likely to recover. The doctor, of course, is ignorant of her promise to Robert. It is midnight, and in her room Rita is bewailing her rash promise, while at the sick man's bedside the doctor dozes. With a sudden resolution Rita approaches the sick room, calls the doctor out, and leads him away and confesses her trouble. The doctor is honourable, and mournfully turns to go back to his patient. But Rita follows him, begging and pleading. Just as they approach the outer door of the sick chamber there is a passionate scene between them. Meanwhile, the sick man awakes, is looking about his room, when suddenly in the mirror he sees the reflection of the embracing couple in the corridor. The sight is a terrible shock, and he realises in a flash the situation. Almost instantlv his resolution is taken ; he tears the bandages aside, and when the doctor, alarmed, rushes into the room his patient is at the last extremity. Rita summons the Count, and there is a pathetic scene at the bedside as Robert, joining the hands of the lovers, begs for the Count's consent to their marriage. This given, befalls back lifeless; and on this high note of tragedy the story ends. "AT THE CINEMA SHOW." — Released October 6th. Length 380 feet. Papa, mamma, the maid and the baby had arranged to meet at the picture theatre. Mamma is going shopping, when a swagger gentleman knocks her satchel out of her hand, retrieves it, apologises, and impressed with her charms follows her to a corset shop. He enters to buy some corsets and, after some fun there, follows the lady to the picture theatre. There she meets her husband, and her admirer takes a seat next her. During the show he commences a little " foot conversation," but, as it happens, h is pressing the foot of the nurse and not of the mistress. Bslievirig