Cinema News and Property Gazette (1913)

34 Supplement to THE CINEMA. January 15, 1913. TYLER FILM CO., i2, Gerhard Street, W. Phone: Gerrard Releasing : ECLAIR, ITALA, TYLER, and AMERICAN STANDARD Films. Ul! COUNTRY WOMAN IN DISGUIS] \nuriean Standard.) Iwi. axe, "" verj slight grounds, proud and pc< 1; ius. N boker, the niches! young baireae in the town, with their iii '-ai h them a lesson. She baa i nobody knows her, so she appears amongst tli. in in the guise of a country woman. The ,t,'irls are amused in 1 supercilious way, and slightly contemptuous when all the itlemen pay attentions to the pretty country woman. In the b illi 1 is so awkward that she offends many of the ladies by tripping on th. i Lam nn their feet. At the theatre, just when the bold, bad villain is ready to plunge twelve inches of i into the confiding mother bending ov* r her cradle, the country woman rises in her box, and shrieks a warning, to the urnation of the actors and of her friends. At table her manners are so outrageous, the the diners, with the >tion of one young man, depart in disgust. The remaining party has fallen victim to the charms of the country woman, and, despite her manners, prop bei He is accepted, then later, to the astonishment of the proud daughters and -.vain, she assumes her real ch f the rich young whom mamma extols, because, although rich, she is neither vain nor proud. "THE EVIL GENIUS." [Eclair.) ituring : 9 Delval M. Charles Kraus The Widow Ilelene Mdme. (ecile Gu Jean Norbel M. Liabel The charming young widow has two suitors, Jean, who is a toy manufacturer, and Louis Delval. They pay court to her in society. In the quiet of her own boudoir she writes to Louis, telling him that she has finally decided in favour of Jean. Some years after the marriage Louis, who has been abroad, returns to find Jean and his wife prosperous and happy in possession of a little girl. The acquaintanceship is renewed ; they go to the theatre and other social functn. ther. Louis still passion for Holene, and, to revenge himself on his successful rival, he stimulates the wife's vanity, and encourages her in extravagance. The young manufacturer indulges his wife's whims until one day the cashier points out that his ex penditure is exceeding his income. A note also reaches him telling him that people are soinprised to see his wife so much in the company of Louis, and, to add a crowning touch, a telegram arrives stating that he has suffered a severe financial Loss. Crushed and broken under these excessive blows of mistume, his wife finds him bowed at the office desk. He tells her all, and she, gaily dressed for a social affair, flings off her luxurious trappings and gives him all the sympathy and encouragement she can. Louis, calling for her, is told that she relinquishes the pleasures of the world to aid her husband. Madame Xorbel now takes an active part in the management of the business, and when Louis calls at the office to renew his unwelcome advances, he is curtly dismissed. He has previously inspected the works, and conspires with the night watchman to destroy the factory. The watchman makes all preparations. Norbel and his family leave the works, instructing the foreman to keep the hands working overtime to finish a job. Arrived at home, it i found that the little girl has lost her locket, and Norbel returns to the office to find it. The watchman, in pursuance of his plan, has set fire to the factory in two places, but is horrified when he learns that the hands are working overtime. In a frantic, and vain endeavour he attempts to put the fire out, and succeeds in one place, but not in another. Soon the building is in flames. The panic-stricken girls and men rush franctically through the blazing building, reaching ii.u only in the nick of time. Even then some are left, and Norbel, now on the spot, rushes up the burning stairways with some firemen to rescue the remaind utmost that can be done by the fire bri_ to quench the flames, and the fa< tory is absolutely gutted. Louis, the cause of this, gratifies dice by pretending to condole with the victims. Then he writes a letter to the insurance company, suggesting that Norbel had himself fired the factory to save himself from bankInquirie, are instituted, and an inspector visits the ruin-,, and discovers half a burnt fuse in one of the places where the watchman had set fire to the building. This, coupled with the financial loss Norbel had sustained, confirms their suspicions. The manufacturer is being congratulated by the prefect of the police on his b haviour at the fire when a telephone message is received charging him with setting fire to the factory. He is locked up in a cell, and later, after a pathetic interview with his wife, is taken to court, where the in-iii watchman gives evidence against him, stating that he was to return just before the fire broke out. The testimony of his little girl as to her father's errand in search of her locket is without avail, and the judges retire to consult together. The ir and agony of Madame Norbel touch the heart of the watchman, who studs a note in to the judges stating that he knows the real criminal, and wishes to give evidence. This note is received in court just as the verdict is about to be pronounced. It creates a profound sensation. Again the judges retire, and Louis is confronted with his accuser, and ted of the crime. There is a happy reunion between husband, wife, and child, and the story closes with the sight tem receiving the congratulations of the workpeople. "WILLIE v. BOMBARDIER WELLS." (Eclair.) The powers that be are deliberating round a table concerning the boxing championship of the world, when Little Willie ru in, jumps upon the table, and claims the championship. The gentlemen begin to argue, but with one blow Willie lays them all low, then dances a hornpipe on the table. Bombardier Wells, the heavy-weight champion of the world, is taking his ease, when in a newspaper he reads the startling news of the claim. He springs up, calls for his coat, takes a train, and dashes swift to Paris to challenge the audacious individual. There an amusing scene when the champions are introduced to each other. Willie surveys the lengthy Wells through a telescope, and it is some time before Wells succeeds in discovering the little mite who defies him. Arrangements are made for the match, but it is no easy matter to fix it. A bag containing 100,000 francs is placed on the table, but neither Willie nor Wells will look at such a paltry sum as this. It is increased to a million, and still they turn their noses up. It is increased to ten millions, and this time they grudgingly agree. Then follow some capital pictures of Wells in training, and also of Little Willie in training. Both the champion and the juvenile do some clever work. At last the great day arrives. A dense crowd surges through the doorway and is packed round the ring. Even a cinema man is there with his camera to record the incident. The signal is given, and the opponents begin to take each other's measure. Willie spars in great style, and cleverly ducks through the champion's legs, missing many a sweeping blow. In the second round Willie demands to be put on a stool so that he can get at his man, and that not proving sfactory, he mounts on his second's shoulders, and goes in for hot business. But as the second gets most of the knocks from Wells, he very soon tires of this arrangement, and bolts from the ring. Whereupon Willie requests the champion to oblige by sittng down. The champion does so, and then Willie g< ts to work in fine style. After a screamingly funny and very brisk fight, the Bombardier gets the K.O. and is knocked out flat. His second stands over him fanning, and he begins to rise, but Willie dives through the second's legs, and springs the champion another whack that lays him low once more. This operation is repeated, and then, amid the wild applause of the spectators, the redoubtable champion is counted out. Willie carried shoulder high. He takes his victory very well, and is the last we see of him is in the arms of the Bombardier, we feel that the great champ 1 le the worse for his defeat.