Motography (Jul-Dec 1914)

Deci mi-.ik 26, 1914. MOTOGRA5-HY i Lilly of the duels, are decidedly and realistic. Paola Pom wealthy but uncultured parents gratify their desire to have a title in the family by marrying their daughter to the penniunl maj< king Due de Ron Robert Santello, Donnetti's secretary, is earnestly in love with Paola and denounces the duke for the motives that prompt his marriage to the girl. They duel, and Santello is killed. Later Paola learns of the commercial side of her marriage, and begins to hate the duke. ter attentions to Prince Renucci she causes a duel between him and the duke. The prince, an expert duelist, finds an victim in his opponent, and the duke dies, pleading with Paola to forgive him. C.R.C. Whiffles Misses Mrs. Whiffles— Pathe. Whiffles is jealous to the point of desperation. He flies into a rage because a shoeman takes his wife's foot up in his lap when trying to fit her in shoes, and later, when he discovers one of his friends in the parlor conversing with his Mrs. Whiffles, he shoots him. The jealous man's wife and friend both pretend to be dead, and chuckles inwardly when Whiffles begs them to come back to life. He is over-joyed on learning that they were only feigning death, and promises Mrs. Whiffles never to let his jealousy overcome his good judgment again. On the same reel with: The Valley of the Bourne — Pathe. — This is a beautifully colored educational subject showing views of the famous Yallev of the Bourne in France. C.R.C. The Life of Our Savior — Pathe — (Seven Reels). — A beautifully colored film presenting the life of Christ from the time of his birth until the crucifixion and resurrection. The sub-titles used are scriptural quotations and the setting is the actual Holy Land. A complete review will be found on page 890, this issue. The Perils of Pauline — Twentieth Episode) — Pathe. — Unlike most of its predecessors this release does not contain any feat that can be classed as unusually hazardous, but it is spell-binding nevertheless. While on a trip in the Marvin yacht Pauline prevails upon Harry to teach her how to run the motor boat. The next day she ventures out in the boat alone. Owen is beside himself with joy when he sees Pauline cast off for he has substituted the wooden plug ships ■'tan target practice, and Pauline soon finds thai she has taken ri on their target. The dog is dispatched to the warships with a note, and, a cutter meeting him half way, takes him ab< and rescues his mistress. In the meantime I 'wen and the captain of the \aeht become engaged in a quarrel. Their Struggles bring them near the rail, and the sailor pushes Owen overboard. The villain drowns and Harry and Pauline are re-united, their troubles coming to an end. C.R.C. !^^^ 5 tional point-, in the Btorj is thai there is no villain introduced. The Crystal Globe -PARAGON (Two Reels). Shiela is adopted by wealthy pi i >ple while an infanl and raised i'> w omanhood by them. \ self made man is in love with her, but she feels that she dues not eare for him. A visit to a magician reveals her past life to her, showing her as a waif in the west. I d of the worthiness of her lover, she agrees to marry him. Dorothy I lavenport featured. General Special The Little Angel of Canyon Creek — VrrAGRAPH — (Five Reels). — Ten year old ( Mat' Tryggvesson is sent west by a mission worker with a party of motherless children, but becomes separated from them when he leaves their train. Dead Shot Jackson, a bad man, and his partner visit an Indian camp, into which little Olaf is brought by one of the tribe who has found him. In a fight over a game of cards Jackson's partner, an Indian and his squaw are killed and Blue Wing an Indian boy is knocked senseless. Jackson carries Blue Wing to Canyon Creek and blames him for the murder. Olaf who has seen the shooting follows them and saves Blue Wing from being hung by refuting Jackson's testimony, Jackson, however, escapes. Time passes and Olaf becomes a great friend of Parson Bill, who lives at Canyon Creek. The Morrison family arrive and establish a Sunday school and Bill falls in love with Mary Morrison. Dead Shot Jackson returns to camp and tries to break up one of the meetings. A shot aimed at Parson Bill is received by little Olaf and Jackson, unnerved, is easily overpowered. He is about to be hung but Olaf pleads for his life and through his influence the bad man is released. Parson Bill and Mary marry and later their child becomes a companion to Olaf. in the bottom of the boat with cotton waste. An hour later the boat begins to fill up, and Pauline and her dog desert the boat for an old barge that is lying directly in their path. Some U. S. war Kriterion And Percy Got Married — Santa Barbara.— Percy, who is a soda clerk, is very much in love, but has been thwarted in his attempts at marriage by his adored one's father. He hits upon a scheme to get seme sleeping tablets and have his sweetheart put them in papa's coffee, so that they may elope. He finds that he has sent poison by mistake and rushes to the hospital, gets two doctors and an ambulance and goes for father. They get him, take him to the hospital and administer an antidote, much to his chagrin and disapproval. The daughter, however, had dropped the bottle and was unable to administer the drug. She finally sees Percy and explains the matter to him, after which they elope and are married. They return home and find father a very sick man as a result/ of his "cure," but he forgives them. Goaded Jealousy — Santa Barbara — (Two Reels). — A husband's jealousy is aroused by the innocent actions of a friend. His rage increases when a telegram arrives from his wife's brother signed Jack, which is also the name of his friend. A number of minor incidents drive the husband into a state of frenzy and when the brother-in-law arrives a tragic ending seems certain but all is happily explained. One of the excep Paramount The Crucible — Famous Players — (Five Reels) — December 14. — Jean Fanshaw is brought up by her father as nearly like a boy as possible. When he dies her mother and sister cannot understand her, and continually ill treat her. One day when her sister especially provokes her, Jean picks up a sickle and threatens her with it. As a result of this prank she is placed in a reformatory. Here she meets Stella Wilkes, a notorious girl of the village, who welcomes her, as she plans to make her a part of her wicked life. She escapes from the reformatory and in the woods meets Craig Atwood, who persuades her to return and finish her term. Later she saves the matron in a riot among the girls which is led by Stella Wilkes and wins her release. Not being wanted at her sister's home she goes to the city, but Stella follows her and causes her to lose one position after another. At last she again meets the artist and promises to become his wife. Happiness is again snatched from her as the shadow of the reformatory looms over her, but at a great risk to herself she saves her sister's home. At last the happiness she deserves comes to her. False Colours — Bosworth — (Four Reels) — December 17. — A rare drama by Lois Weber is "False Colours." It is a skilled portrayal of type — the people who are ever sailing under false colors, though professing to be true to themselves. Lloyd Phillips, an actor in love with his wife, at her death abandons his child to the care of a grasping housekeeper and her husband, who for nineteen years appropriate the money sent by the exiled father for the support of his daughter. The daughter, driven by despair, runs away a few days before her father's return and in the end of the play achieves success by picking up the threads of her father's career. Interwoven in the drama is the silent love of the theater maid for the actor. Her daughter, Florence, unhappily marries the son of Phillips' housekeeper and is urged on by her husband's people to play the part of Phillips' daughter. The lie is discovered after Phillips has become deeply interested in his spurious daughter. They are brought together by the death of the girl's mother who sends her daughter on a mission to deliver to Phillips the lifelong tokens of her memories of him. Phillips Smalley, Lois Weber, Adele Farrington and Courtney Foote have the leading roles. Sawyer Without Hope — Flamingo — (Four Reels). — This is the prize comedy written by Elaine Sterne. Hope, a slavey in a restaurant is adopted by two maiden spinsters and taken to a summer resort