Cinema News and Property Gazette (1912)

72 FILMS.— Supplement to THE CINEMA. November, 1912. the thrc.it hanging over her. and once more Britannicus is deceived, and forced to depart uncomforted. Then a new element springs up in the drama of passion and treachery. Nero, weary of his mother's influence, and to rid himself of her, has her chair removed from the senate room. Aggrippina, her love for her son changed into hatred at the insult, turns her allegiance to Britannicus, to whom she discloses the tissue of lies woven by Narcissus and Nero. She bids him be of good heart, and promises to aid him overthrow Nero. But Nero, resolute in his desire to remove Britannicus from his path, has a subtle poison prepared, and. under a mask of friendship, he soothes his brother's suspicions. He makes no further resistance to his union with Junia. and prepares to celebrate the marriage at a gorgeous feast. The feast is given at the April calends, and during the banquet Nero rises with a cup of poisoned wine, which he offers with his own hand to Britannicus. The youth drinks deeply, and the poison, doing its quick work, stretches him in a death agony on the marble of the floor. Junia cries out in terror ; then, seeing Nero's triumphant gaze directed towards her, she seizes the cup and •drains the dregs of the poison. POWERS. R. Prieck & Co.. Film House, Gerhard Stkeet, W. "HIS MADONNA."— Released November <ith. Length ■init> feet. Edwin Gordon, an artist, loves Alice Eggleston, his model ; but he is poor and loves her in silence. She is a beautiful young woman, but is unaware of the passion of her employer, and is much sought after bv other admirers. The dream ot Edwin is shattered when she leaves him for Ralph Gray, a debor.aire man of the world, who sees in Alice only her beauty and charm. They marry and a child is born to them. Edwin, unable to remain in a locality that has been the scene of his one great sorrow, leaves and pursues his art in a distant city. He prospers and becomes prominent. He is given a commission to decorate a fashionable church and paints beautiful pictures on the windows. While at work an inspiration comes to him, and he paints a picture of the Madonna and her child. He remembers, and in his sorrow uses his brushes deftly, and the result is a strikingly faithful likeness of his lost sweetheart, Alice, holding in her arms a child. In the meantime Alice has been deserted by Gray, and wanders away from her native city. She is in destitute circumstances and seeks refuge in the church and there finds her portrait painted on the window. She intuitively knows that there is but one man in the world who could paint the picture, and she seeks hun out, with the result that they find happiness at last. RELIANCE. Wksti RN Import Co. A MAX AMONG MEN."— Released November 16th. Length go, feet. Tern, a quarryman, is in love with Jessie, daughter of the foreman of the quarry. Her father objects to the match, and there is a quarrel between the two men. Jackson, another quarryman, seeing Jessie's father leaving the office with a large roll of bills, follows him and knocks him unconscious. About this time Tom decides to le ,ie the works, and places a note under the door of Jessie's home addressed to her father. telling him that Jess and he al< tie know the reason of his departure. After his crime Jackson passes the house, and seeing the note reads it. He has an idea he can place the crime on Tom's shoulders. He places the wallet he stole in Tom's c abin. Later Jess finds her father's body and rushes to the men to tell them what has happened. Tom is missing, and this 1 alls forth suspicion against him. Led by Jackson, the men search Tom's cabin and find the empty wallet. The men go after Tom and get him. He is led back into town, and the letter is produced. Jackson makes a pretence of opening it, but Tom, afraid its contents will be misconstrued, and to get it back unopened, takes the guilt en his shoulders to save Jessie's good name. Tom is condemned to die within the hour, *nd is led off to be hung. In 'he meantime. Jess and a neigh bour woman are working over the supposedly dead man. He recovers consciousness and -Jess rushes out to bring the men back with Tom. Upon learning that the foreman is not dead, Jackson tries to get away. The men realise the truth and fire after his departing horse. At the bedside of the injured man, Tom is exonerated and the truth proved. Consent is given to the marriage of Jess and Tom. A lone, riderless horse testifies to the accuracy of the men's shots. SELIG. Gerhard Street, \v. "THE LITTLE INDIAN MARTYR."— Released November 10th. Length 948 feet. This is the story of a little Indian neophyte boy, who lived long ago at one of the California missions. The tale is founded on an historic incident. Chiquito, the Indian boy, is a page or personal attendant to Padre Juan, the big, manly priest in charge of the mission. Chiquito reverences Padre Juan very much for his godliness and vast knowledge, while Padre Juan loves the child tenderly for his intelligence and sweetness of character. Padre Juan takes special pains to teach Chiquito his lessons, and the boy is constantly begging the good-natured priest to read to him. Chiquito's own mother thinks he is a good-for-nothing, because of his love for the white man's teachings, and all his playmates look at him askance. But he is in no wise swerved from his devotion to the Padre. The time comes when the Indians of this mission determine to revolt, slay the priest and the garrison, and return to their wild mode of life. Chiquito chances to overhear the conspiracy, which is led by his own father and uncle, and is dragged into the council chamber and threatened with death. The father suggests that the boy shall be appointed to kill Padre Juan with his own hands, as he has easy access to the Padre's cell. If he accomplishes this, his (Chiquito's) life shall be spared. The boy is in a terrible quandary. He is given a knife, and instructed in his duty. The garrison is successfully routed at the appointed time, only a sergeant escaping. Chiquito enters the Padre's cell while the latter is at early morning devotions, and is on the verge of slabbing his beloved priest to death when love and loyalty overcome him, and, instead of slaying, he warns Padre Juan. The price he pays is his own little life, for the Indians outside, angered at the'failure of the boy to slay the Padre, fire into the cell, and Chiquito falls. The Padre is found by the rescuing party kneeling in his cell with the boy in his arm-. "THE COWBOY'S MOTHER."— Released November 14th. Length 1,019 feet. Ed. Weigel, doing well in the West, sends for his mother to come and live in the home that he has provided for her. Ed. find Dave, a bully, mistreating Indian Jim, and interferes, incurring Dave's hatred. Ed. buys a new knife, and, in fun, makes a pass at Dave with it. Later, on the way to meet his mother, Ed. loses his knife. Dave, riding by, finds the knife. Indian Jim appears, and Dave again tries to bully him. Jim, resentful, tells Dave to defend himself. A terrific knife fight th?n takes place, in which Dave is killed and the Indian badlv wounded. Eearing the vengeance of the crowd, Jim hides in the bushes. The cowboys later discover the body of Dave, and find by his side Ed.'s knife. Ed., of course, is accused of the crime. The 'boys find him, and, despite his professions of innocence, they prepare to string him up to the branch of a wayside tree. The mother arrives meantime, and not finding her son at the station, hires a rig, and proceeds to drive to the house. She takes the road on which the fight took place. Indian Jim, realising that Ed. will have to pay the penalty for his crime, starts to crawl along the road in an effort to overtake the posse. The mother finds the Indian, learns his story, and, taking him into the buggy, drives at a maddening pace after the crowd that are bent on hanging her bov. She arrives just in time, and the Indian, with his dying breath, confesses to the killing. "THE FIGHTING INSTINCT. "—Released November 28th. Length 1,005 Ie(1t. Billy Kent, a product of the sage brush country, is suspected by his sweetheart, through a chain of circumstantial evidence, of having attacked and robbed her father. Although Billy, like