Moving Picture News (Jan-Jun 1913)

24 THE MOVING PICTURE NEWS To Theatre Owners DO YOU READ ADVERTISEMENTS— YOU KNOW— DON'T YOU. WE ADVERTISE ONLY TO IMPRESS YOU— THE BUYERHERE IS FOOD FOR THOUGHT The Finest Theatres of America, England, Scotland, Australia and Cuba use the Motiograph Machine. Is it not a well known fact that these large Companies operating several theatres, in circuit, employ onlysuch instruments (human and mechanical) as assure positive success. THEY TAKE NO CHANCES— THEY KNOW — BY EXPERIENCE. AND HERE ARE SOME FACTS. The Motiograph Machine is built in one factory — its own. It is built only of the best material money will buy. It is built under the direct supervision of the officers of the Company. It is not an assembled product of many factories. The Motiograph Machine leads always in improvements. No expense is spared in keeping far ahead of the times. The Motor Drive Motiograph is ten years ahead of all others. MAKE YOUR OWN COMPARISON— Don't take our word for it. We will send you proof. Also our latest catalog. IF YOUR DEALER "KNOCKS"— THERE'S A REASON —WRITE US DIRECT— WE WILL TELL YOU WHY. Manufactured hy THE ENTERPRISE OPTICAL MANUFACTURING CO. Main Factory and Office 568 WEST RANDOLPH ST. Eastern Office 30 E. 23rd St., New York City. :: :: CHICAGO, ILL. Western Office 833 Market St., San Francisco, Cal. AMERICAN CUPID NEVER AGES (March 24).— Ben Johnson, widower, an old and feeble man, had a pretty daughter, Mabel. The old family friend, Mrs. Ralston, had a son on whom she simply doted, big, handsome John Ralston. Mabel took her aged father to walk in the park and at the same time Mrs. Ralston went out for a stroll under the espionage of her big son. They met, and while the young couple spooned, the old could fall asleep with heads together. A day came when the young pair were married, leaving aching hearts behind them. And then, one day, old Ben Johnson buttoned up his coat and set forth for the widow's home. It took him five minutes to make her understand just how lonesome he was — then another marriage was performed and a great surprise awaited the honeymooning young couple. LONESOME JOE (March 27).— An old sailor sat on the beach and basked in the sun. His young acquaintance, Bob Raleigh, came and sat beside him. The old man ruminated, fell into a retrospective mood, and told Bob the tragedy of his life. As a young fisherman, a party of city folks came to visit him at his cabin one day. He fell in love with Mabel, but, of course, her parents refused to consider such a match. They took her away and two hearts grieved in silence. And then Mabel, growing thinner each day, took to her bed. In delirium she called for him. The parents, roused to the hope of saving her, sent for him. He came, in a daze, too late, and she died in his arms calling his name. Back to the shore went the young man, going through life with the hope of meeting her again, basking in the sun, dreaming of the day when he should be called to her side in the greater hereafter. LUBIN HEROES ONE AND ALL (March 29).— Jane Smiley has two sweethearts, Jim Dorsey, a husky young policeman, and Jack Barbour, a young fireman. Every day on the way to work she passes first Jim and then Jack. Both men think they stand first in her affections, but Jane is simply leading them on for amusement. She works at the main board in the central telephone office, and one day has a row with a stenographer in the factory office of Fred Jackson. Fred in exasperation takes the 'phone from his stenographer to call down central, but changes his mind when he hears what a sweet voice Jane has. The conversation results in an introduction to Jane, the manager of the 'phone company being an old friend. Much to the chagrin of Jim and Jack, Fred gets ahead famously with Jane and finally asks her to marry him. She hesitates, not being sure of her love. Fred works late one afternoon and lets his employees go home early. "A crook has sized up the situation and takes that afternoon as his time to call on an errand of burglary. On the dark stairs he lights his lamp and the match is dropped into some waste. He enters and surprises Fred after locking the door. In the struggle that follows the telephone is knocked over and Jane, who is just leaving, seeing his call, goes back to the plugs and listens at his wire. She hears the struggle, and Fred's life threatened as he is tied and gagged. Then she knows that she loves him, and frantically she plugs the police station. The offiaer in charge sends out a few men, one of whom is Jim, to go to Fred's assistance. Meanwhile the stairway is ablaze and smoke curls in under the office door. Jane, listening at the other end, hears the burglar's frightened cry of "fire!" as he opens the door and is forced back by the smoke and heat from the burning stairway. Crazed with fear she plugs the fire house and Jack, with the engine, starts out for the factory. The burglar loses his head and is starting for the other door when Fred gets his attention. He unties and ungags Fred and they try for the window. The police meanwhile have found it impossible to get into the building, the lower floor being a regular furnace, and seeing Fred at the window, they shout not to jump as it would mean sure death. The fire is getting into the room, so they dash for the next room and close the door after them. The firemen arrive and begin operations. The two men are forced from that room and have to jimmy the door of the room opposite. The office is now consumed wit'1 flames and the burning 'phone gives its message to Jane, who is carried out fainting. The firemen get up to the office window, but are forced back. The men are now in the hall, but cannot make the rear stairway, that also being in flames, so they burst into the first door they come to which is a storage room with a heavily screened window. Upon this window the burglar commences work and finally cuts the screen through. Fred smashes the glass which is seen by Jim as he rounds the corner of the building. Word is sent to the firemen, but meanwhile he raises a ladder he finds there in order to go to Fred's assistance. Jane arrives and is held back by the fire lines. Jim and Jack get to the window and Fred commands them to take out the burglar first. The burglar is taken fainting down the ladder. Fred falls exhausted back into the flames and is rescued by Jim and taken down by Jack. Upon his recovery, Fred sends the burglar on the right path and finds that Jane has made up her mind in his favor. The night the engagement ring goes on her finger, Jim and Jack call, but seeing the situation from the window outside, decide to "beat it" and leave the lovers to their own happiness. URBAN-ECLIPSE— GEORGE KLEINE AN INNOCENT OFFENDER (March 19). — James, the faithful butler of Mr. Howard, is filing some valuable papers entrusted to his care, when he is suddenly called out of the room. Upon his return shortly afterwards, he discovers to his consternation that the papers have disappeared from the table and are nowhere to be found. Later Mr. Howard, when informed of the matter, accuses the butler, but agrees to employ a detective on the case. The latter immediately makes a thorough search of the house, but without results. About to give up in disgust, he suddenly discovers little George Howard's rocking-horse with its mouth filled with paper. He recalls that a short time ago while speaking with Mr. Howard he saw little George stuff papers into the mouth of the horse, and quickly the whole matter becomes clear to him. Seizing the toy, the detective carries it to his employer, and sure enough, inside they find the lost documents. To verify the clue, they leave the rocking-horse in the room and In writing to advertisers please mention "MOVING PICTURE NEWS"