Moving Picture World (July-Dec 1909)

THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD &7 oned at its stillness to enter, so she standi! callin;.' piteonsly for her papa. Up rushes Gnido. He breaks away from the policeman and taking her in his arms kisses her. The lady is now convinced of the truth of Guldo's story and she bands Rosa a large bunch of roses. But the policeman still insists he must arrest Guido and is starting away with him when the gardener rushes in and tells of the capture of the real burglars. The policeman goes. The man offers Guido some money for the trouble he has caused him, but Guido refuses it. Then the man gives it to Rosa telling her she can buy lots of pretty roses. After kissing Rosa, the lady leaves with her husband. The old gardener starts to follow, stops, rubs his eyes and returning offers his hand to Guido asking forgiveness for having refused the rose to Rosa. Guido takes it gladly and the gardener departs leaving Guido and Rosa both happy, one with his beloved Rosa, the other with her arms full of the beautiful roses she loves. LUBIN MFG. CO. HER FACE WAS HER FORTUNE.— A poverty stricken author tries to sell his manuscripts. He is in despair after a long period of hard luck, but accidentally meets a man whose niece has been a great admirer of his stories. After treating him to a meal they enter into a compact whereby the author Is to receive a sum of money if he will consent to marry the niece. This would seem an agreeable task but the young lady's face is something to appall the bravest. Added to this she is a victim of St. Vitus' dance. Nevertheless the wedding takes place and the couple depart meeting with a series of distressing incidents. She makes such violent love to the unwilling groom that he finally decides to vanish with the money and presses some telegraph linemen into his service, who render him the necessary aid. Length, 810 feet. THE FORTUNE HUNTERS.— A seven dollar a week clerk and a shop girl are preparing for their week's vacation. He is looking for a rich wife and she is hunting for a wealthy husband. They meet at a Summer resort and soon tell one another sweet lies. Vacation time is at an end. He must go hack "to Wall street" and she "to Europe." He thinks be is engaged to marry an heiress and she thinks she is to marry a millionaire. A last farewell, and they part. Imagine her surprise when she meets the millionaire behind the ribbon counter selling goods by the yard. And his surprise when be meets the heiress at Child's restaurant serving his breakfast. Length, 575 feet. ALL ON ACCOUNT OF A LETTER.— On his way home the young husband finds a love letter. He enjoys the contents so much that he takes it along to show to his wife. Incidentally he forgets about this letter. His wife, however, finds it and at once decides "that she is the unhappiest woman on earth." She prepares a dose of poison which she fully intends to take. Before doing so, however, she comes to bid her husband a last farewell. The husband takes the matter lightly, goes to the kitchen, takes a cup of milk and exchanges this milk for the poison. He then asks his wife to drink the poison. Seeing that her husband wants to get rid of her, she decides to live. Now the husband wants to show that he is a hero and drinks the milk but acts as if he were poisoned. The wife immediately runs for doctors. The husband's stomach is pumped out notwithstanding his protests. Henceforth poison is tabooed in the house of the newly weds. Length, 385 feet. PATHE FRERES. AMATEUR DETECTIVE.— A man strolling down the street casually notices that a suspicious-looking little fellow is following another man, and feeling an intuition that there is going to be a little excitement, the former keeps a close watch of the pair. Just as he expected, the sleek fellow, upon reaching a lonely spot, snatches a valise from his unsuspecting victim and rushes away. The charitable stranger, feeling a keen interest in the proceedings, starts after the thief, who manages to keep a fair distance ahead of his pursuer, and gives the latter an extremely exciting chase. After many narrow escapes from the clutches of the selfasserted detective, the thief seeks shelter in a furniture store, where he manages to conceal himself in a cabinet. Upon entering the place the amateur detective is met by the salesman, who, upon hearing the nature of his visit, assures the half-exhausted stranger that he must be mistaken, as no imp has entered the place. The two men strike up an acquaintance, and soon the salesman is successful in inducing his newly made friend to purchase the cabinet, which the latter very much admires. The bargain is made, and immediately the men enter the place and proceed to move the piece of furniture to the home of the purchaser. In. .11 arriving at the house, the cabinet is put in place, and the good housewife, highly elated over the beautiful present, opens it up for inspection. She is horrified when out steps the thief, and the latter, realizing that there is no other way out of the difficulty, calms the frightened woman, and in his suave manner makos love to her. Soon her husband arrives, and there is a mad scramble for liberty, tin thief being successful in making his escape, while the enraged husband remonstrates with his wife for her unbecoming conduct. Length, 39(1 feet. THE CHILD'S PRAYER.— This sympathetic little story as revealed in this picture relates to a poverty-stricken home, -where the good mother is lying dangerously ill, and the children are crying for food. The husband and father, who is a poor fisherman, is on the verge of desperation caused by his dire distress in not being able to procure the proper nourishment so essential to his wife's recovery. The poor man goes out and soon meets a companion who persuades him to go fishing in a little stream which runs through the private estate of a wealthy man, and where the public are strictly forbidden to cast their nets. The men are not long at their task when they are discovered by the officers, who, after a trying chase, catch the unfortunate man and arrest him. When the sick woman hears of the fate of her husband, she seems to lose all courage, but her little girl, whose faith in the Heavenly Father is unyielding, tells her mother to place her faith in God and that all will be well. The little one, feeling that the Unseen Power will come to her assistance in this sad hour, writes a little note to God, beseeching Him to send her father home with food and nourishment to her sick mother. Taking the note, the child throws it out of the window, where it falls at the feet of a little hoy, who hurries home and hands the missive to his father. The latter, who owns the estate where the fishermen were caught trapping, becomes touched by the tender plea of the child, and taking his little son, goes to the station, where he has the unfortunate man released, after which he hands him a sum of money with which to buy provisions. The little home is at last made happy, and doubly so when the poor man receives a note from his benefactor offering him a position as gamekeeper on his estate at a large salary. Length, 571 feet. THE PRETTY GIRL OF NICE.— The opening scene of this richly colored picture shows a pretty country maiden as she meets her lover for the last time, when he informs her that as he is ambitious to marry a girl of wealth they must part forever. The cruel youth then goes to the girl of his choice, leaving the heartbroken little sweetheart to sadly ponder over her shattered hopes. In the next picture we witness the ostentatious wedding procession leaving the church after the ceremony, but the happy young man is unconscious of the fact that the sad little country girl whom he so cruelly lilted is a witness to the proceedings, with tear-dimmed eyes. Like the irony of fate, the old axiom, "money does not always brine happiness." soon becomes a «tern reality in the life of the newlv wed youth. One day upon returning from a little trip he is surprised to find his wife absent from the home, and upon investigating he happens to pick up a note which she carelessly left on her dresser. The burning words tell the unhappy man all: she has irone to keen an appointment with an old sweetheart at the crossroads. The enraged husband Rtarts out to find his false wife, and near the spot where he expects to confront her. he accidentally drops the note, which is soon picked up by his former sweetheart, whom he does not see sitting under a tree close by. The good girl shows her true charity, and hastens to warn the erring eounle of their impending fate, and in order to shield the false wife, the girl takes her place by the side of the strange man, allowing the other woman to hide. When the infuriated husband comes upon the scene, he is positive that he is not wrong in judging the unusual proceedings as an intrigue, and after a short search he finds his guilty wife. Stronely denouncing the false couple, he orders them to leave his sight forever, after which the disillusioned youth turns to his old sweetheart and receives her promise that the future holds their mutual happiness in store. Length, 192 feet. CITY OF NAPLES.— This superb educational picture shows some interesting places in the city of Naples. Italy, and gives some vivid ideas of the manners and customs of the thrifty Italians as they appear in their own beautiful country. In the first picture we see the flower market of the Chiaia. and realizing that sunny Italy is noted for it= beautiful flowers, one can imacine in what profusion they are shown. Next a view of the people going to market is given, after which we see some unique Neapolitan types, showing the cobbler, the chair mender, basket workers, linen spinners and the manufacturing of twine. Lastly an amusing picture is given of the natives having a macaroni feast. Length. 449 feet. THE MOUNTEBANK'S SON.— This nicture is of the highest type of artistic and dramatic ingenuity, and tells an Interesting story of a noble old mountebank, whose roving life has bred in him a strone desire to educate liis son and thus give the latter an opportunity to become a man of standing in a respected profession. The young man returns to the group in high glee, for be has just received bis diploma as a doctor, and the merry troopers gather around him extending their hearty congratulations. His father and mother are very proud of him, and shed tears of joy over the fact that they have lived to see the day when their boy has attained his chosen goal. There is a secret in the life of the young man w-hich his parents know nothing of: the fact is that the young doctor is already married to Marie, the principal dancer with his father's tronne of strolling players. The good little wife is delighted to see him. and tells him to hurry Inline as their little baby will be so pleased to see his daddy. As time goes on the young man is thrown into "a class of society so wide apart from his own people, that the latter soon begin to pall upon him. and he loses himself In the whirlpool of merriment, attending many social functions and always being a welcome guest. In his travels he meets and falls in love with another woman, and one day he sends a little note to his own faithful w.fe telling her that he will see her no more, as he feels that his social position is such that he must marry another woman in his sphere. Upon receipt of the letter, the grief-stricken woman takes her baby and goes to the mountebank and his wife, to whom she pours out her sorrows. She finds a staunch friend in her father-in-law, who takes her with him to the home of his son's rich fiancee, where they arrive just in time to prevent the indiscreet young man from marrying another woman. The young doctor Is ejected from the place when the news of his double life is learned, and as time rolls on he sinks deeper and deeper, until he finally robs his own father of a large amount of money in order to pay a gambling debt. Finally, tired of his dissolute life, the repentant young man returns to his people, and when his father learns of his willingness to enter into the spirit of the show business, the old fellow gladly forgives the erring youth. His wife and child are again united to him and happiness once more reigns supreme among all the members of the mountebank's troupe. Length, 892 feet. OH, WHAT A BEARD! — This sparkling comedy, which is full of merriment, opens with a scene In a public park where a young lady is seated on a bench. Soon a dashing fellow comes along, and, after a short flirtation, the happy couple become very good friends, so much so that when the youth if leaving he presents the charming maiden with his photograph. The girl's father then puts in his appearance, and when he sees the picture of the masher, he becomes wild with rage, and vows that he will find the trifler and give him a sound thrashing. Going down the street, the old fellow attacks every man whom he meets in his vain search for the offender. Finally the latter comes alone, and when the old fellow recognizes him from the likeness to the picture, there is a strenuous combat between the two men. The masher makes his escape and is closely followed by his adversary, but the former soon shakes off his pursuer by the aid of a false beard, which he puts on and conceals his identity. He then goes to the home of the young lady, where he enjoys the privilege of making love to her. until her father arrives, and again chases him from the place. This time the infuriated old father goes down the street seeking trouble, and attacks every man wearing a beard, until he is finally landed in jail for his disorderly conduct. Length, 335 feet. THE FRESH KID. — Master Willie is a spoilt boy, and when his governess comes to awaken him in the morning, the young rascal resorts to trickery and declares he is not well. The doctor is summoned, and upon arriving, at once becomes aware that the young trickster is not sick at all. The wise old physician gives strict orders that the patient must abstain from candy, cake, pie and ice cream for one month, also take a couple of ounces of castor oil. This is too much for Willie, and he soon forgets all about his sickness, but plans to have revenge upon the old doctor. A few days later the latter is called in to see Willie's grandfather, who Is suffering with the gout. The youngster lies in wait to have a little fun at the old physician's expense, and after spreading a chair cover over a tub, he invites the guest to he seated. The old fellow squats into the tub, which rolls downstairs, followed by Willie and his dog, who are enjoying the droll situation immensely. The tub rolls into the room where the invalid is seated and scares the latter nearly to death. The old victim of the boy's joke finally extricates himself, and then the fresh kid comes in for his share of chastisement. Length, 295 feet. CONSTRUCTION OF BALLOONS. — At the present time when so much interest is being taken in aerial navigation, a picture of this sort will adequately serve as an educational expedient, inasmuch as it gives some good pictures taken at close range of the manufacturing of balloons, showing .them in the process of construction from the time the material arrives until the wonderful airship is completed and turned loose to soar beyond the clouds. Length, 361 feet. SELIG POLYSCOPE CO. THE ENGAGEMENT RING.— Our story opens in the general store of Si Dawson in a little prairie town way out in Iowa. Si has two daughters of a marriageable age, and as both are of great help In running the store, he is anxious to have them marry In the old home town. Esther, the elder girl, has other ideas, and when her hand is sought by Tommy Carson, the village schoolmaster, she demurs. Old Si favors Tommy's suit and suggests that he buy the engagement ring. "A nice big one. Tommy; gals is always won over with gewgaws." Tommy buys the ring, but Esther meets a drummer and Si's plan fails. Jim Ralston is a big fine looking chap, and like many a Knight of the Grip inclined to treat all womankind lightly. He makes violent love to Esther and pictures to her the beauties of far away Chicago, pleads for an elopement. "We can be married when we get to