Moving Picture World (Jan-Mar 1912)

"o THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD MAJESTIC. TRAIUrKG A HUSBAND (Jan. 7).— Mrs. Charles Bender discharged the cook. Her attempts at preparing a good meal for her husband were so futile that he had his mother come to his house to give him a decent meal. When Charles was at his office admonishing to his head clerk, who Is engaged to the stenographer, that he had better pick out a girl who is able to cook, old Mrs. Bender was busily preparing an omelet, upon which she is doing her worst. Charles is summoned h^vie with the assurance that bis dear mother has cooked a meal for him. But at the first mouthful of it he throws up his hands in horror, and his mother, pretending indignation, says that she and his wife will spend the afternoon in a theater. An hour after the women left the place Bender, who has made several unsuccessful attempts at the culinary art, calls up his stenographer, askiog her to come and cook for him. When the women return hubby has a splendid meal ready for them. Having dismissed his stenographer. Bender gets the credit for the meal. But it is only short-lived, as Mj-s. C. Bender happens to go into the kitchen just in time to catch the girl, who has returned to get her umbrella, which she had left. She reveals her Identity and the mother and daughter request that she go and tell hubby that she has fallen a victim to his charms. The scheme works well until the girl's flance. who has followed her and who has not been told of the plot, dashes into the room and is about to strike his employer, when explanations reduce things to a normal state. POWERS. WHEN HTJBBY WENT TO COLLEGE (Jan. 9). Just because a fellow looks like a heupecked codger today gives no reason to believe that he was always thus. In your mind's eye you can see this same old gink fifteen years ago, a handsome, dashing college boy, full of all the thousand and one little tricks that make the college boy what he is. But hubby, in this case, is a patient, suffering old chap until he takes a notion to assert bis independence. Then he does It with avengeance. He calls in all the ingenuity and tom-foolery of happier days, completely turning the tables on her majesty. In fact, so far does he carry matters that when she changes her plans in order to catch him unawares (as she hopes) at a frolic, he maneuvres so cleverly that he soon has a keen satisfaction of seeing his wife intoxicated, and of course, he plays the outraged husband to a T, although he fixed the whole thing up himself. But he bombastically pardons her for her erring ways and In future It is his privilege to smoke and even take a drink under the very roof -where it was heretofore forbidden. And wlfey must not say a word. TOUEING 'VENICE (Jan. 9). — This picture takes us through sleepy, dreamy Venice, the city of romance and poetry and flower and song. It is a delightful trip, first on a train and then on a gondola with the fine palaces of ancient Venice and the picturesque peasants' homes coDtinually in view. HEH HEART'S DEPTH (Jan. 18). — One can never tell what changes in the relation of men the lost for gold will bring about. Two old pals who have slept and starved with each other for years find suddenly that they are on the verge of possessing a great fortune, and the very instant that one of them finds that he has a slight advantage over the other there begins a heartbreaking race for the control of the situation. This control means also the hand of a girl and as luck would have it, the machinations of Fate favor the less worthy of the two men. But it Is a long lane that has no turning and when in the hour of desperate need the call Is made to the heart of the woman, that indefinable feminine intuition which juries have learned to value even higher than fact, comes Into play and for the millionth time, as ever it is, the depth of the woman's heart through which Fate plays her hand — and the best man wins. CHAMPION. AN AVIATOH'8 SUCCESS (Jan. 8). — Gerald Griffen is a yoang Inventor, and the trlamph of hia genius Is an aeroplane. With the perfected model, he calls on a broker, Robert Gemp, to back him. Gemp flatly refuses to assist him In his enterprise. With saddened hopes, the young man leaves his oflflce. He now bethinks himself of the banker, Scott. Into the banker's house he comes with his precious model. The family cluster about the young man with his model. Once more his aspirations are squashed, for the banker is of the broker's turn of mind. But the daughter hns become interested, not only In the machine, but in the Inventor also. Of course she has her way and in short order our genius goes forth with a clieck of substantial figures In his grasp, and a youog girl's affection in his bosom. Shortly afterwards. Robert Gemp pays n visit to his "friend Scott, but tlie real motive of his call Is Scott's daughter. Now. Robert Gemp being a handsome fellow, he was not to be '"sneezed at," nor up to this moment had Nflss Scott attempted to do so. But the coming of Gerald Griffen changed her attitude towards her quondam sw eetheart, Gemp. Import Department International Film Traders 5 West 14th Street, New York Weekly Importations Feature Films Masterpieces of the World's Greatest Producers ranging in length from looo — 4000 ft. selected by our own European Agents. Artistic Posters, 3 Sheets and More Features Sold OutrigM_ Wi^houlJIestrictiQnj CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED countenauce of his little Ruth retiected its purity in their hearts, and wife and husband became ■ reconciled. REX. The climax to all this came on the aviation field. Young Gerald had undertaken to Initiate her into the mysteries of the air machine, much to Gemp's annoyance, and when she was about to accept an iuTltation to fly with the handsome youth, he put in his veto with much vehemence. This was too much for the spirited girl, and she broke with him then and there. Gerald now repeated his request and was accepted In a double sen'se by Miss Scott, who now entered the aeroplane and they soared aloft. LOVE THAT NEVER FAILS (Jan. 10).— Paul Burns lives wifb his wife and flve-year-old baby girl in a snug little cottage up among the hills of the Northwest. Paul, who Ifi a hunter and trapper, is passionately fond of his little girl Ruth; his love for his wife is also ideal. Into this happy home comes a human serpena — a boa constrictor of the human species. The woman Is charmed by his basilisk eyes, and yielding to the temptation she suffers herself to be led off, feeling in the glow of his slimy encircling colls a false passion that is to compensate for the loss of husband and little baby girl. This monster who comes Into the paradise of the poor trapper is a foreman on a ranch of old Denizot ; his name is Pollard. A number of his cohorts accompany him on the fateful morning he carries off the wife of Burns. Just previous to his doing so. the husband had kissed bis spouse goodby. and putting his little Ruth on his back, had sallied forth with his gun to bring down a bird or bag a hare for the midday repast. Having proceeded on his journey quite a way, Pollard, bethought himself of an act worthy of his type, and despatched one of the cowboys with a hastily scribbled message to be tacked oo the home he had Just destroyed. When Burns and the child returned there was no wife's voice to greet him. He could not understand it, and wliile puzzling over it, a rude knock came to the door. It was the cowboy who had pinned the fatal note and then rode swiftly away. When Burns went out on the porcli no one was there. He espied the note, and when he read it his heart almost burst. He grabbed the baby and rushed within. Through sheer exhaustion from worriment, Burns fell asleep. When lie awoke with a start, his little Ruth was gone — she had wandered out into the woods, calling and searching for her motlier. In a mad frenzy her distracted father dashed after her, calling to her loudly as he followed her tracks. But long before, the child had fallen over a high rock. Then Providence intervened, Down at the ranclj when Pollard and his crew arrived, a little baby ran forth to greet tlie wretch. The guilty mother tlien realized Iter own loss, the enormity of lier siH-rirtco. In an Instant she tiroke the fetters of her uiiiioly al lift nee, and. defying Interference, hugged tlie child to her and retraced her journey towards iiome. Long after, she sank from hunger and weakness upcin the same rock over which her child had fallen. And here the distracted husband found her. and iliished her headlong over the ledge. Fortunately, what saved her bnhy and now saved her was a big snow-drift, into which she fell. Hours later. wIhmi she drugged herself homeward, the husband was amazed to see wife and child. The smiling THE PARTING OF THE WAYS (Jan. 4).— John Finley meets sweet Mary Sparks at church, and on their way home the spark enters their hearts and the gift of a great love becomes theirs. John is backward In the telling of his affection, and Mary waits, eagerly, yearnlogly. for the honeyed words. At last he writes her, deciding to go West if her reply Is not favorable. The woman pens a hasty note, asking him to call at eight for his answer. She assigns her small brother to deliver the note. On his way to John's home he meets a little acquaintance, who is bound for the pond with a little boat. An Invitation is extended, the errand and the purpose are forgotten, and the letter is never delivered. John enters the church, seeking to find there the balm and peace his spirit craved. Eight o'clock came and went, but John did not come. The woman, not realizing, not understanding, and misunderstanding, is broken-hearted. Broken-hearted, she loses interest In life. Brokenhearted, she enters the church as a nun. Time, the dispeller of all doubts, the Interpreter of all misconceived situations, takes its course. And years speed. One day Mary, in going over some clothes contributed for the poor, comes across her little brother's jacket. She finds the letter — Satan visiting one of God*8 women. And then they meet. They look upon each other and into each other's eyes, and there they read the answer. She shows him the letter. They are tempted; church, duty, God, life and death and all things of the world and beyond, are forgot — It is the conflict of hearts and the strife of souls. They are just about to when the Angelas rings, and they stop and remember. He turns his steps about, and re-enters the monastery. She Joins the passing line of nuns, and re-enters the convent. And peace and calm, let us hope, re-enter their hearts. Amon g the Exhibitors Rochester, N, T. — A certificate of Incorporatlott has been filed for the Thompson-Tyler Company, which will erect a fireproof motion picture house. It win be on the east side of Plymouth Avenue north, near West Avenue. The Incorporators and officers of the company are T. G. Thompson, G. L. Tyler, and Jacob Nann, Jr. Brooklyn, N. Y. — Plans are also being prepared for a large vaudeville and moving picture theater, to be located oo Jamaica Avenue near the Brooklyn Manor section. This building, it is said, will cost In the neighborhood of $2t»,000 and will be opened early in the spring. There are at present several moving picture houses In Jamaica Avenne, all doing good business. New York City. — S. Osgood Pell & Company hare leased for Mrs. Laura W. Parsons the four-story building No. 2328 Broadway, who will convert it Into a picture bouse. Ihmellen, N. J. — The vacant store in the Ltnke Building Is being fitted up for a moving picture theater, which la soon to be opened there by J. O. Wolfe. Winston-Salem, N. 0. — W. E. Pike will erect a theater here. Tampa, Fla. — Orpbenm Theater Company wll) expend about $7,000 to remodel the Orpheum Theater. Louisville, Ky. — Fidelity Trust Company will expend about $4,000 to remodel building at 226 W. Market Street for moving picture theater. Chippewa Falls, Wis. — EII Nelson, of the Gem Theater, will erect a new theater building at Ladysmlth. W. H. Goff. of Bruce, has the contract. Mason City, la. — Tlie Wilson Theater, which was deetro.ved by fire, will be rebuilt. New York, N. Y. — Sam Schwarts will establish a moving picture theater In the building at 120th Street and Sylvan Place to cost S-'S.OOO. Trenton, N. J. — ^The Princess Moving Picture Theater, at 617-613 Princeton Avenue, has opened with Charles Wright as manager. The new theater will be made fireproof and will have a seating capacity of nearly 20<l. Brockton, Mass. — Samuel A. Shaw and Robert F. Keene. who have purchased the moving picture business nt the Empire Amusement House, West and Wash Ing ton Streets, are having It remodeled and enlarged. Milwaukee, Wis. — 7*he Atlas Amusement Company will erect an addition to their theater, at 3d and North Avenues, to cost $3,000. Sheridan, Wyo. — The Pastime Theater, owned by Walsner & Kerby, was sold to James Brown. Shelbum, Ind. — S. K. Balrd and Harry Banister hdve sold the Sambo Honse to Harvey Arbaugb.