Motography (Jul - Dec 1915)

496 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XIV, No. 10. The Business Obligation At the lowest estimate for weekly program rentals the subscribers to MOTOGRAPHY spend every week the astounding sum of $417,860.00 If they use one feature each week in addition to their service, at a fair price for features, this sum is increased weekly to $893,260.00 If these theaters spend a few dollars each week for supplies, posters, oil, rewinds, heralds, etc., the ' sum total of the average weekly expenditures of MOTOGRAPHY^S subscribers is OVER $1,000,000.00 exclusive of salaries, rent, light, etc. To talk to this Million Dollar Crowd every week. Plant Your Advertisement Motography Both young men are in love with Celia, Sheriff Groton's daughter. Grant informs Celia's father that Dunn is an ex-jailbird and the sheriff orders the assistant to leave the district. The girl, however, disbelieves Grant and she elopes with Dunn. Grant, in a fury, follows them and in Celia's absence he assaults Dunn. Thinking that he has killed his man, Grant starts a forest fire to cover his guilt. But Celia is convinced of the grazer's criminal liability and she obtains help from an unexpected quarter. When her lover, who has only been badly injured by his enemy, is carried before Grant, the latter breaks down and confesses. Grant himself is the exjailbird. The young assistant and Celia are happily married. Universal Program Universal Animated Weekly No. 181 — Universal — August 25.. — Only zebra born in captivity at Central Park, New York; General Hugh L. Scott talks peace to Mexican leaders at El Paso, Texas; Hammerstein's most famous vaudeville theater, New York, demolished to make room for film theater; first armored motor train driven across continent reaches Universal City; thousands see funeral of.O'Donovan Rossa, who was exiled after being pardoned from life term, Dublin, Ireland; Parisian hats brought to United States; railroad span linking Long Island to New York; sailors from the North Dakota and Minnesota land after first passage through canal at San Diego Fair; new mail test given tryout at Spokane, Washington; raisingflags 11,349 feet above sea level, highest point on any trans-continental automobile road; Berthoud Pass., Colo.; Art Smith, the youthful aviator, thrills crowd at fair, San Diego, Cal.; U. S. troops at target practice at Virginia Beach, Va. Cartoons by Hy. Mayer. The Mystery of the Tapestry Room — (Three Reels) — Big U — August 26. — Mable Brooks is the ward of Tom Sharpleigh. a detective. There are love interests between Mabel and Sharpleigh's nephew, Frank. Sharpleigh is assigned to the Addison case, in which family there have occurred several murders. By reason of evidence, the butler of the family is suspected. The butler proves to be Sharpleigh's estranged brother, but before arresting him the detective decides to await developments. Tom Sharpleigh spends a night with Howard Addison in the "Tapestry Room." At midnight a masked intruder comes out of a paneldoor and in the struggle that follows, the man is victorious, and escapes. The second night, however, one of the detective's bullets brings the man down as he is making another dash for liberty. The man is brought back into the tapestry room and unmasked. It is none other than Frank Sharpleigh, son of Adam, the butler, and nephew to old Tom. Frank dies and Tom and Adam, now reunited, return to Tom's home, where they break the news to Mabel. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde— (Two Reels) ■ — Imp — August 27. — King Baggott as Dr. Jekyll. Dr. Jekyll, a young London physician, whose appetite for experiments in drugs is insatiable, finds a drug Iby means of which his evil nature predominates and he is changed into a misshapen creature of malicious and violent passions. During the periods of his transformation he is known as Mr. Hyde. Usually he is able to antidote this condition and return to his normal state before any harm accrues to himself or others, although this evil self comes on most unexpectedly, even without the use of the drug. One day he kills the father of his sweetheart, but before the police can catch the murderer, he is once more transformed into the peaceful doctor. Ultimately he spills the. vial containing the antidote. The butler is sent out to have the prescription renewed, but during the interval of his absence the police return. Fearing discovery, Hyde's raving turns to a fiendish fury, and he drops dead. His sweetheart rushes in and has to accept the consolation that her lover died a noble martyr to medical science. Bravest of the Brave — Joker — August 28. — Mr. Brown is having a distressing time getting into a costume for the ball. Because Mrs. Brown insists that he hurry faster, hubby gets peeved and flatly^ refuses to attend the ball. Wifey arrives at the scene of the festivities, and the hostess, seeing her alone, introduces her to a handsome stranger. The latter gains wifey's admiration by vividly describing his heroic deeds'. Having his eye upon her necklace, he offers to escort her home. When they arrive at the house her newly acquired companion takes a good look around before departing. Hubby is found asleep beside a decanter of refreshments and cigars, and he soon has to submit to a warm reception., Wifey then goes to bed. Because of his wife's taunts hubby makes several attempts to commit suicide, each ending with a drain on the decanter. He finally wins favor with his wife, however, by capturing the aforementioned gentleman, who returns for the necklace. A Maid and a Man — Nestor — August 30. — Jack has just won the amateur golf championship. The handsome and wealthy golfer accompanies his chum, Neal, to the latter's home for a vacation. Neal has two sisters, Billie, to whom all the world pays homage, and Jane, who is on the verge of becoming an old maid. The mother arranges things so that Jane will have an open field to catch the celebrity, with the result that Billie is forced to act as the maid. Jack is smitten with the maid, and slights Jane. At the big reception given in his honor, Billie appears in one of her best gowns, and pretends she never saw Jack before. The chums return to the house to satisfy themselves whether or not she is the