Views and Film Index (1910)

THE FILM INDEX. 21 ■Essanay Films “YOU DON’T KNOW GOOD COMEDY UNTIL YOU Release of Wednesday, June 15 “A Honeymoon for Three” (Length, approx. 1000 feet) One g:ood thing after another. This is one of the classiest of our big thou¬ sand-foot comedies, with a hearty laugh in every foot. It’s your headliner for Wednesday, June 15. Remember the date ! Don’t linger — book if now! POSTERS with every Essanay release (Scene from “Honeymoon for 3”) SEE AN ESSANAY” Release of Saturday, June 18 “THE BANDIT’S WIFE” (Length, approx. 956 feet) This powerful. Western dramatic is one of the most intensely interesting subjects ever offered by our Western producer. It s a feature ! Don’t let it get by. Let us put you on our mailing list Esssnay Film AVfg., <3o. FACTORY and STUDIOS 1333 ARGYLE ST. OFFICE 435 NORTH CLARK ST. , CHICAGO and LONDON, 5 NEW COMPTON ST. W.C. wailing for her baby sets the hospital authorities |[nvestigating. We return to Harry and his bride on the country road when they discover the babe. They are greatiy l^urprised, of course, in finding the uninvited, helpless llittle passenger, but, out of their goodness of heart, resolve to adopt the little one into the family. Later n the day they arrive at a country inn. The news of ;heir wedding, which occurred at twelve o’clock, had toreceded them, and when the two, with the baby, snter and register, engaging rooms for the night, the landlord looks at the baby and at the clock, utterly Unable to understand. He is finally satisfied that something is wrong, and for want of a better question, ,>r from sheer force of habit, demands that Harry show his marriage certificate. Harry and his wife leave the place, resolved to finish , he ride to their parent’s country home, where they (intend to sojourn for a short time. ; The next morning the morning’s paper makes the 'ather witty statement: “Harry Martin, Western agent pf the Mercury Car, is trying for the speed record. He was married in Chicago yesterday at 12.30, and [ftarted in his new six-cylinder car for an auto honey¬ moon. At 5 P. M., same day, he turned up in Waverly, ^Visconsin, with a bride and a 12-pound baby. This js speeding some, even for Harry.” j The unfortunate widow, after the fever has subsided, fells the head physician, who is Harry’s father-in-law, ibout the baby, and clears up the mystery of the ownership of the infant. The next day the baby is returned to her, and she, now sufficiently well to land the journey, returns with Harry and his wife to heir beautiful Wisconsin home. Two years later we have another glimpse of Harry, lack at the old country home. The scene is preceded oy the humorous title: “Harry is still speeding. Oh, mu auto!” Can you guess? Yes, Harry has twins of his own. “THE BANDIT’S WIPE.” — This powerful Western Iramatic subject is one of the most intensely interest¬ ing our Western producer has ever offered. It is another picture of incomparable photography, and beautiful in its picturesque setting. Jim Sweeney, alias Tom Nolan, and his confederate, Ralph Harding, are much wanted by the sheriffs of several Arizona counties, and particularly by the one in which the two are carrying on their latest depreda¬ tions. A reward of $2,000 has been posted for the capture of Sweeney, and so persistent has the sheriff been of late that Sweeney finally concludes the neigh¬ borhood is becpining alarmingly unhealthy, and re¬ solves to move. He and Harding ride to the seciuded shack of the Sween^’ys, where they find the latter’s wife. Unbeknownest to Jim, an affair has started between Martha, his wife, and his confederate, Hard¬ ing, as is made evident in the first scene of the pic¬ ture. The next scene shows the sheriff and his posse, just recently appraised of a cattie-stealing campaign by Sweeney and his pal, leaving to search for the cuiprlts. The trail is discovered, a hot chase foliows, but the two elude their pursuers, each going separate ways, Jim to his shack and Harding to the wiiderness of the desert. The latter, left alone with his own thoughts, finally resolves to give up the game, and, if possible, to give Jim over to the sheriff, thus making it easy for him to win Martha. The sheriff is, of course, surprised when Harding walks into his office, with the butt end of the revolver he carries offered to him. Then he explains. He de¬ sires to turn States evidence and save himself. He wants to reform. Then he tells the sheriff he will deliver to him the body of Jim Sweeney, dead or alive, for the consideration of $2,000 and his own release. The sheriff agrees and allows him to go, with the threat that if he does not make good he will have to suffer the consequences. That afternoon, Harding rides cautiously up to the shack, whistles softly and waits for Martha. She appears, and he explains his treacherous scheme. She agrees to do as he tells her, and Harding lays out instructions. She must find out from Jim when the latter is to cross the boundary line, and leave a note under a certain tree stump in the grove. That evening Jim rides up, dismounts and enters the house. He tells Martha that he must skip, and that he will leave the house at 8 o’clock that evening. Martha loses no time in writing the note of warning, steals out of the house, unaware that Jim. who ha; been suspicious of her actions, is following stealthily behind her. She secretes the note and hurries back to the shack, while Jim. watching his opportunity, takes the note from under the stump and reads it. Then he undi-r stands. It reads: “Jim will cross the boundary line at eight. .Martha" The bandit looks up with a blanched face and trein bling hands. Suddenly a mode of revenge presents itself, and taking a pencil from his pocket he hastily scribbles a postscript: “He will be dressed in my clothes,” At five minutes to eiglit. Jim, who has pn pared to leave, takes his wife in his arms, then liesltati's. ask ing her, guardedly, if she will go out ami make sunthe coast is clear. She unsuspecting the impending tragedy, agrees, throws a shawl over her hi-ad. and slips out. A moment later. Jim. who is wailing expi'clanl ly. hears a shot fired, a seream. and with a smile of triumph, turns and walks slowly out of tin house. Martha is stretched out on the ground, dead, while Harding, with still smoking gun, is bending oyi r In r. horror stricken. Sweeney touches him on llu shoulder .atid pulls him to his feet, tears the gun from hi:, hand . and w di an evil smile of triumph, turn;, ami : ‘:ilk.. .awa;. Harding falls over the body of .Marih curing madly his fate as the picture fiulshes. k.\li:m comi'Am. "MISTAKE.N IDE.XTITY." -Scene I It Is an earl> morning in June at the Munroe hom<‘. Thi "olom l and his wife are enjoying the delightful wea:.-r. b a-, ing the members of the small week’: -emi house pan¬ to pass the time as they d<sire. Down tin .ste, comes young Stanb'v. Mrs. .Munrie ri: ■ t her f' “Are you leaving us?” “Yes, a teb gr.uu from mv lawyer calls me to .New York, but I hope only for ■ day or so.” At this moment. Millie -nt M\inrn . h' financee. approaches. She shows h r di pipo t . -t at the news. After stealing a kl un'i'-r -h-. . of her father and mother. Stanley . i.irl:-? foi ih' t .tion, leaving Millicent and the members of th( hous« iiar' • waving him good-bye.