Moving Picture News (Jan-Jun 1912)

THE MOVING PICTURE NEWS 45 (Coniiitucd from page 43.) word, nor message. And despair owned him. He wooed f orgetf iilness ; he sold his manhood for an hour's truce from the war in his mind; his soul went to sleep and dreamed cruel things; and because a beast cannot reason, he became a beast. He did the menial labor about the saloon for another drop of the miserable, happy poison, and once^ while the proprietor was not looking, he tried to steal a bottle. But he was detected, and in the fury of the other's rage he hurled an old tea-pot at him; the object crashed to the ground, and a slip of paper rolled out, the paper that contained the knowledge and the truth. Once he read it, and his heart beat in victory over the foe in his thoughts. But sometimes, Mr. Reader, defeat is a greater triumph than victory. He borrowed the money to return to the city. . . . She had sent for him and searched for him, and destiny had made her think he had forgotten, so she promised an.nhtr. ... He came to the house, peeped in through the window, saw her and another and the only third person that never makes three a crowd and he realized, realized that fate had won the race, that he was ten minutes late to his life's happiness, and he knew thencefonn that only his body would live. Slowly he turned, slowly he walked away, to face the morrow's years and tears. A GAY DECEIVER Champion Release, April 17 Percival Smith kisses his wife affectionately good-bye and makes his departure. On the outside of his home he flirts with two fair dames and follows in their wake. He catches up with them at the park, and neglecting to proceed to his office he enters a cafe. Here we see the propensities of the gay deceiver for the fair sex. He starts to flirt with a waitress and his newly made lady friends take umbrage and depart in high dudgeon. Unblushing, undeterred, and undisturbed, he continues to pet his fair Priscilla until the manager takes him bodily and flings him into the street. He picks himself up, adjusts his anatomy and betakes himself to pastures new. A pretty chorus girl is leaving the stage door of a theatre. The gay deceiver approaches her in a mincing manner. She rebufl^s him, he persists, she flaunts away, he follows fast. Around the corner they go and she tells a cop, and into this copper's brawnj embrace comes rushing the gay Lothario. But the deceiver sprints away and thus escapes. Next a janitor of bu.xom form comes under his observation, but when he assays to touch her, she meets him with a bucket of water. The next day at his office we find him feeding chocolates to his stenographer, whispering to her softly and printing luscious kisses on her lips. Suddenly his faithful spouse appears. In a rage she rushes home and engages her housemaid's services. An hour later, her startled husband learns over the phone that his home has been invaded by one of his own species. He rushes home and discovers a personage seated in his wife's lap. He summons a policeman and then he courageously smashes the high hat from the head of the affinity. The hat flies off and from beneath rolls a mass of hair showing the features of his maid. A feeling of revulsion comes over him and he then swears off. On the same reel: BERMUDA A fleeting glimpse of some of its wondrous beauty and rare charm, caught by the camera, that ^may be justly designated, "most remarkable." Its scenic investiture is of surpassing loveliness and divinely gorgeous in atmosphere. Even the depths of the ocean are made to give up its wonders and we have brought up to our vision the finny hosts of this region in a remarkable exhibition of deep sea photography. BABY'S ADVENTURES Champion Release, April 15 Mr. and Mrs. Smith live in Harlem. Their six-months-old baby boy is a joy in their lives. One morning the fond mother, after rocking him to sleep, orders the maid to put him in his crib for his morning nap. The maid hears the call of a baker's boy, with whom she is in love. She places the baby in a half filled clothes basket and runs out to meet her sweetheart. A gust of wind from the open window blows the tablecloth over the basket, hiding the sleeping child. The colored w'oman who does the washing for them calls in the meantime for the week's wash. Bedelia, the cook, seeing the partially filled basket, places the balance of the clothes on top of the sleeping child. The washerwoman takes the basket and departs. The maid returns, misses the basket and informs the parents, and then begins a chase for the recovery of Baby. The baker's wagon is brought into service. The washerwoman takes a street car. The distracted father and the maid reach the ferry just too late to catch it. The washerwoman lives in Jersey, so the chase continues. After a series of adventures the father arrives 'ust in time to prevent the washerwoman from dumping the contents of the basket into a huge pot of boiling water. Happy in the possession of his child, the proud father starts back to Harlem and his distracted wife. While plodding wearily back to the street car he meets an acquaintance who oft'ers him the use of his baby's buggy. On their way they pass near the Palisades. Curiosity leads them to the edge and while they stand admiring the beautiful sight, a strong wind sets the buggy agoing, and before the party turn around, it is too late. The carriage with the baby has descended a sheer drop of two hundred feet. Again the baby is lucky. A friendly tree breaks the fall, leaving the baby uninjured. A long rope is secured. A man volunteers to descend, and he is lowered down over the cliff to the final rescue of this adventurous baby. HELIOGABALUS, TYRANT OF ROME Chapter from the History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Gaumont Release, April 28 V A J A dissolute and bloodthirsty Emperor \; SJtS ^<i[jJ0 is on the throne, and ^"^^'^ ^^ytZ^ ^ gorgeous representation of the Roman Court with its sumptuous surroundings and kaleidoscopic colorings {Gaamont} is portrayed. In *-^>>_-K^* In the year 218 of W^VTj^ the Christian era Heli F'^T ogabalus was proclaimed Emperor by the soldiers, after defeating his rival, Macrinus. His reign of nearly four years was infamous for his gluttony and unparalleled debaucheries. At fhe age of 14 he was invested with the royal purple, and Rome soon displayed a scene of cruelty and licentiousness, among which the most infamous of the populace became favorites of the youthful Ca;sar. This film deipicts a few instances of the Tyrant's cruelty and also his well merited and cowardly end. One day, while attending to the Emperor's toilette, a slave makes a slight mistake, and Heliobabalus, crying out in rage, immediately condemns the poor servant to "death. Falling on his knees the unfortunate creature begs in vain for his life, and is dragged away by the soldiers and thrown as food to the lions. Next, a banquet is seen in progress at the Royal Palace; amidst the theatrical pomp and rain of flowers, the revellers are observed in convivial mood. The splendid feast ordered by the Emperor is drawing to a close when frightful roarings are heard, and the doors opening, a troop of lions bound into the hall. A panic takes place, and the stricken guests, fleeing from the threatening danger, rush along the passages, madly endeavoring to find the quickest means of exit. At length, disgusted by this reign of folly and brutality, the Pretorians (who were instrumental in placing Heliogabalus on the t'^rone) resolve to make an end of the tyrant. Surrounding the palace they inform the monster that he must die. Groveling on his knees, the cowardly Heliogabalus beseeches mercy from those who but a short time before had trembled before him. His end is speedy, for they plunge their spears into the Tyrant's body, and thus ends the life of one whom history has surnamed the "Sardanapalus of Rome." THE DRUGGED CIGARETTES Gaumont Release, May 5 Callard, the banker, and his daughter, Clara, together with two clever, fashionable society thieves, of suave and cultured bearing, yet bold robbery-tactics, are putting up at a fashionable summer resort. It is the latter's desire to separate the banker from some of his wealth. To this end, they take a seat near the banker and his daughter, under the same large overspreading maple, and, under the pretence of leaving for an afternoon walk, the lady leaves her pocketbook behind on the bench w^here she had been sitting. The banker, noticing the portemonnaie. leaves his daughter and takes it up to the couple now on their walk. They thank him profusely, and ask him to accompany them on their afternoon launch ride out of seeming gratitude. The unsuspecting tanker accepts their hospitality. While out on the water, the lady opens a box of cigarettes and offers them around, carefully seeing that the banker got a certain kind. It was heavily drugged, and soon put Callard soundly to sleep. While in this drugged condition the banker's pockets are relieved of a check amounting to $5,000. The two social highwaymen wake tip their victim, who is highly embarrassed at his inexplainable breach of etiquette. After a seemingly very enjoyable afternoon, the three part. On his approach to the hotel piazza, the banker's young daughter runs to him asking him to keep her money for her while she plays at tennis. He then discovers the loss of his check from his coat ipocketbook. After running down several clues, lie lastly suspects his two hosts of the afternoon. However, he only spreads his suspicions to his daughter, who forthwith commences to run down the culprit. While her father engages the clever hostess of the memorable afternoon in earnest conversation, the daughter steals the cigarette case from her pocketbook. Taking them out, she substitutes others of harmless ingredients and returns the cigarette case to its original place in the hand satchel. She gives one of the doped cigarettes to a servant of the hotel, only to see him fall to sleep at once. She then has her suspicions confirmed, and prevails upon her father to expose the two thieves with their own devices. They choose the veranda at noon time as the place for turning their trick. As arranged the banker and his daughter take the same table with the clever duo. After the repast, they offer their own cigarettes to the man and woman, who unsuspectingly accept the drugged "smokelets." 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