Motography (Jul - Dec 1915)

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August 7, 1915. MOTOGRAPHY 275 Maude flirts with Ralph, and Grace unbalanced by constant self-pity, throws herself into the sea. Ralph mourns his wife as dead. Grace is rescued by Old Ben, a semi-demented fisherman, who believes she is his wife come to life again. On her recovery she cannot escape, but is obliged to help with the chores. She mourns daily for her daughter. Old Ben steals and brings to her the first child he finds, who proves to be her own daughter. Ralph finds Old Ben's cottage and he and Grace begin life anew. Cupid Takes a Taxi — Beauty — August 3. — Neva Gerber and Webster Campbell featured. Bob comes upon a maid in distress and falls in love with her later, but 3P '•■:. m : 'M ~s~ ■■ *^JP'v : j|M Kfesra her parents decide she shall marry Clarence, a wealthy young dude, so Bob, who is sent out for himself by his father, becomes a taxicab chauffeur. He receives a call for a taxi and realizes that it is Mabel's home. He equips himself with a marriage license, and after taking Mabel to the theater, he has her meet him between the acts and they elope. When the Fleet Sailed— (Two Reels) — Thanhausee — A u g u s t 3. — Featuring Harry Benham and Florence La Badie. Harry Barton, a lieutenant in the navy, visits New York, where he meets a woman, one of his fiancee's friends, who is suspected of being a foreign spy. Barton is detailed to watch the woman. His diligence incites his sweetheart's jealousy. The Navy Department orders the lieutenant to ostensibly resign in order to thwart the efforts of the spy. He suffers bitterly because of his inability to explain matters. The conspirator's plot is to blow up a large part of the fleet with mines. The government plans to capture the yacht carrying the mines. The woman under suspicion takes Barton into her confidence. He, meanwhile, writes an assuring note to his sweetheart. As she reads it, one of the conspirators, a former lover of the spy, enters. He sympathetically discloses to her that the conspirators have placed dynamite in the mine laying yacht of which Harry Barton has been made captain. The yacht blows up and the brave young officer is rescued from a floating spar by his sweetheart. The story closes with their marriage. The Mighty Hold — American — August 4. — Helen Rosson, Roy Stewart and Beatrice Van featured. Lewis Caldwell cannot marry Helen Wade, the mother of his few weeks' old baby, while his father lives, as he would be disinherited. Nan, a woman of the underworld, dresses up in boys' clothes and upon entering Helen's apartment there finds the child in a crib and a note asking someone to take .00 BUYS THESE SEVEN BEAUTIFUL SPOONS (Postage Prepai Souvenir / Spoons of Film Favorites 1 spoon released Our 6-Spoon Collection Sold separately these handsome spoons retail at 15 cents each — 18 cents when sent by mail. The sugar shell retails at 25 cents. We will send the whole assortment, six tea spoons and one sugar shell, to any address within the postal union upon receipt of $1.00 post office or express money order or bank draft. (Currency at your risk). Ready for immediate delivery — Francis X. Bushman, Clara Kimball Young, Beverley Bayne, Mary Fuller, Earle Williams, Anita Stewart, J. Warren Kerrigan. After July 25, Ethel Clayton. The pattern of our Souvenir Spoons of Film Stars is simply exquisite — embodying the new idea of a smooth, large, silver bowl and the ornately chased handle. The design is modern and elegant. The spoon is substantial and rich — offering splendid value for the prices quoted. The cuts give only a faint idea of the artistic loveliness. Exhibitors should be interested in our wholesale prices intended for them. Electricity Magazine Corporation Monadnock Bldg. Chicago