Moving Picture World (Jan-Mar 1912)

230 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD National Film Distributing Co. RELEASE DATES. Monday, January 15th. Plantation — The Lonesome Trail W. Drama Clarendon — Lieut, liose and a Royal Visit.. aTilit. Dr. Messter — A Fatal Confusion Drama Tuesday, January 16th. Rose — One Good Turn Deserves Another Drama D. Biograph — Life of a Smuggler Drama Comerio — From Trieste to Miramare Scenic Hepwix — Convict's Sister Drama Wednesday, January 17th. Federal — Helen Does tlio Washing Comedy Federal — Expedition to Greenland Scenic Mondia — Buffalo Hunt in Cof^liin-China ICdu. Latlum — Love Never Did Run Smooth Melodr. Thursday, January 18th. Washington — Wages of Sin Drama Hepwix — Wisdom of Brother Ambrose Comedy Hepwix — Hilda's Lovers Drama Film d'Art — La Traviata Operatic Friday, January 19th. filohawl; — White Man's Vow Ind. Drama Cricks & Martin— Smiler Has Stage Fever. .Comedy Cricks & Martin — Brown Perplexed Comedv Clarendon — In Castle or C\>ttage Drama Acquilla — The Storm Drama Acquilla — Wonderful Valley Sturra Scenic Saturday^ January 20th. Oklahoma— Cured of Gambling Dr. Comedy D. Bioscope — When Grandpa Wooed Grandma Col. Dr. Savoy — Fire and Rocks Drama Sunday, January 21st. CaliforniaThe Bear Trap Drama Messter — Romance of tbo . Alps Scenic Messter — Practical Jokers Comedy D. Biograph— .Solomonic Wisdom Comedy D. Biograph— Trombana Returns to U. S... Comedy FILM STORIES. BROWN PERPLEXED (Cricks & Martin— Jan. 19). — Did your wife ever send you on a shopping tour? You surely can imagine what It would be like to be told to get a dozen eggs, a dozen oranges, fl headcheese, a rabbit, a string of sausages, an umbrella, a pair of boots and a few otber things of equal Importance. When tbese articles commence to do unbelievable things it will seem different. Guess it would astonish you. BUFFALO HUNT IN COCHIN-CHINA (Mondia— Jan. 17). — The African water buffaloes are mammoth in size and frequent swampy lands. The hunters slowly lonnd up the herd and then single out one of the beasts. He is driven down to the spot where the huntsmen lay in wait and is shot. Then the party gather about and divide the trophies. A ROMANCE OF THE ALPS (Meistera^Tan. 211. — Gretclien is loved by lians. a game warden But Hans is not llUed by Gretrlu-n's stern father. Gretchen is also admired by Rudolf, a bold, bad fellow of uncouth appearance and little refmcm'^nt Hans catches Rudolf poaching on the Baron's rreserves. of whicli he Is the guard. He arre-^ts bini but Rufflolf turns the tables, raptures ^Irotoheii in the bargain and would do his worst i y e ich were It not for faithful Koenlg. the hunter-dog of Gretcben's. Koenig runs home, gives fhe old man a warning bark and sets off on the trail All are apprehended, the two prisoners are treed rnd the guilty are brought to the authorities foj i^wift punishment. THE BEAR TRAP (California.^! -m. 21).— Baptlste IS a desperado whom the police are after ft-r Blaylng a man In the woods. .Tohn Ha.\ier la (=ont out after him. He goes alone and ho gets the man. They make a camp and John roes ftr worn? which is pointed out to him by Baptlife. who bus cleverly led him Into a bear trap. The oilleer is canght In Its vise-like grip and left to die. But the Creator had willed otherwise, for Baptists has still a spark of manhood and be goes back it^'ter reading a chapter In his Bible on "Do unto nibcis etc., • releases John, carries bim to police hnuh qnarters, and again makes off. Ho U a-ion captared, however, and brought bicK to meet his reward, FIRE AND ROCK (Savoy— Jan, SO).— IM-tro gets work In the mines and his wife *nkes n humble little hut for their new home. Their emplover Is 8 brute and a driver. He ndmlres PIctros "prefly bride and tries to win her from her lovl-ig Imsband. Twice he Is thwarted by the wnf.hfnl lover-haahand. Then he gets her rtlone md attacks her. But a friend overhears her cries and Pletro soon has the older man In his power He binds him and together Pietro and his wife flee to the mountains. He tells his com.-ade-s and iis the mine owner is freed and starts m pur.s'it of the fleeing pair. Pietro's friends spring a Must upon the pursuers and as they pass the point rll are slain by the explosion. WHEN GRANDPA WOOED GRANDMA (Deutches Bioscope — Jan. 20). — Over a hundred years ago this took place, for grandpa and grandma tild it lo father and mother long, long years ago. Autl so, it is really tiie story of great-gr-uiiipa ni^d great-grandma. They wore pretty, picturesque clothes then, and they read by caudle light and used spinning wheels and stately coaches, and powdered their hair, for it was in the days of Washington. You see, great-grandpa had to elope with greatgraudma and great-grandma had always kept the letter telling about it. And so, when grandpa and :,'raudma wanted lo wed and grandma's father would not permit it, why they did the same thing as the older pair had done, and when caught, great-grandma showed the letter to great-grandpa and he had to admit that he had set a wrong example, and so all was forgiven. THE STORM (Aquila— Jan. 19).— Count Dolardo is a banker and a man, until the opening of the story, of extreme wealth. Suddenly, as if by a cloudburst, he finds himself ruined. And he takes his life, leaving bis daugliter Roslta iu the care of Iier lover, Bicardo Novelli. But Ricardo*s father is also a noble and a suicide is a disgrace to him and he forbids his sou to wed the daughter of the self -murdered Count. So, Ricardo marries without his consent and is banished and disowned. Ricardo, two years later, meets with a tragic death and iu her despair his beautiful young wife goes to the gate of Ricardo's father's home and pins a note to her child and sends it in. The tot toddles to its grandfather, who learns from tlie note who she is and that her mother is about to take her own life It is too much and be rushes out and rescues the widowed daughter-in-law just before she can jump from the high cliff. WONDERFUL VALLEY STURRA (Aquila— Jan. 19;i. — In the Italian Alps lies this wonderful valle.v, its mountains piling up on all sides with 'the majesty of their Creator's grandest building. Deep gi-irges carry the swift rushing waters down the valley and on to the sea, the snow melting on the hill tops as the water runs its way. Beautiful and picturesque villages, such as you have dreamed of visiting some day "when that bankroll gets big enough." villages such as you have read of, but have never seen. Tiny huts, big houses, all gabled and thatched, with queer fences and funny I'juiis and outhouses. LIEUT. ROSE AND THE ROYAL VISIT (Clarendon— Jan. 15). — In this story the British naval otficer through shrewd judgment and much skill, to any nothing of a daring be.vond most heroes, saves the life of his sovereign and his queen. Anarrhists have plotted to blow up the pier upon the arrival of the royal party, and that failing, to blow up the warship which His Majesty later boards for an inspection. Lieut. Rose secures the dynamite from the pier and tosses it into the sea, he then learns of the second plot, follows the anarchists out in their boat, dons a diving suit and sinks below the waters, where he meets the diver nf the plotters, combats with him, slays him. and sends the bomb aloft to the rescuers above. The guilty ones are pursued, caught and brought to justice. SMILER HAS STAGE FEVER (Cricks & Martin— Jan. 19), — Smiler watches a pair of tumblers at a vaudeville show and straightway he begins to imitate them. He is thrown out of the garden after breaking a table and chairs iu his antics. Then he hits the highway and from here on it is one screamingly funny series of attempts nn Smiler's ji.irt to become an athlete. We won't tell you all he does, it would spoil your fun when you see tlie film. WAGES OF SIN (Washington) (Jan. 18).— Two ju-ospectors slay and rob an old miner. "When thieves fall out honest men have their way." Again is another parable proven true. Tlie two murderers suspect each other. First one gets a bottle of wolf poison and drops some Into the steak be has cooked for his partner. The otlier repeats the act with another bottle, putting some Into the ton he has ilrnwn for his pal. Both die from the results. And thus do honest men have their chance in that ragged land nf gold and wilderness. THE WHITE MAN'S VOW (Mohawk) (Jan. 19th.) — A settler leaves his wife and child and .lonrneys on through the forest with his comrade. They are fired on by redskins and the married man Is captured. The other escapes ami gets hack home. To save his own life, the captured man pretends lo be In love with the Indian chief's daughter and he Is at once taken into the trllie as a redman. He longs for his wife and child, runs away, and by a strange chance, his wife, who had mcntitime set out to llnrl him. comes across hlra as ho lays pxhnnstod frnm travel, lack of food and abuse. The Indian maid also meets him with her own Indian lover and she relinquishes all claim on the white man as soon as she learns he Is already married and the father of a child. THE CONVICT'S SISTER (Hepwix^Tan. 16).— William Hawkins Is a "bobby" of Ills Majesty's police, and William Is deeply In love with Mary Robl)Ins. Mary has n brother who has not walked the straight and narrow path and as a consequence he has been sent to prison. He escapes and goes to Mary for aid. William calls and becomes suspicious. But John lakes in the situation from hU liiding place and gives himself up to the officer. Love triumphs over duty, however, and William lets John go, giving him a bit to help him on his way. HILDA'S LOVERS (Hepwix— Jan. 18).— Hilda Is admired by two lovers, a police "bobby" and a civilian. In jest the policeman arrests the other as an escaped convict and locks him in a closet In revenge the other pretends to be dead and the rival is then arrested on a charge of murder. All is eventually straighteued out to the satlsfactlott of everyone save the two lovers, who discover tUat Hilda is alread.v engaged to a sailor-lad. THE LIFE OF A SMUGGLER (Deutches Biograph — Jan. 16). — A smuggler has a sweetheart •who is desired by one of the coast guards. This revenue olfieer makes himself obnoxious to the girl and insults her more thau once. Her lover threatens the military man, hut once his back is turned the coward repeats his acts. One night the smugglers land with their cargo of goods which tbey convey to the cove. The revenue ofHcer is on the watch but so is the sweetheart, and when he finds her she lures him away from the smugglers, though lier lover sees them, and in a fit of jealousy springs after his hated enemy. A fight ensues, other guards arive and the smuggler is arrested. In her despair the girl runs to the sea and gives herself to the pounding waves ! SOLOMONIC WISDOM (Deutche's Biograph— Jan. 21). — Herr Carl Grossman goes to business, leaving his charming wife to her own diversions. Herr Emiel Kinderkopff calls on Frau Grossman and gets into trouble when the husband returns. PRACTICAL JOKERS (Messters— Jan. 21).— George and Bill get together one dull day at tlieir club and decide to start things going. They advertise in tlie iiapers tliat a man would like to meet a marriageable woman at a certain restaurant, and in another advertisement that a woman would like to meet a marriageable man In the same place. Result: A room full of clamoring men and women. The joke is spotted as are the jokers, hence the chase. The two a-e caught and soundly snow-balled. TROMBANA RETURNS (Deutches Biograph— Jan. 21). — Mr. Trombana returns from the United States and calls on his two fair cousins. He gets into trouble as soon as he lands at the depot, and when he arrives at the house he makes a wreck of the place in no time at all. He fihally jumps out of a third story window, lands on his feet and makes nff, the girls after bim. The rest is a mad chase in which indescrlbalde trouble is created. A FATAL CONFUSION (Messters— Jan. 15).— Did you ever send two letters to two different people and put them iu the wrong envelopes? Then yon are a lucky mortan, for it is one of the most embarrassing things you can do. What happens is shown in this picture. Among the Exhibitors Detroit, Mich. — L. R. Grosslight is considering the erection of a theater on the site of the building owned by him. at 9-11 Cadillac Square. Worthington, Ind. — Chas. Risely has sold the Palace Theater to Walter Kunz. Cedar Rapids. la. — The LIghtner Bros, have been awarded the contract for the erection of a new opera house at Conroy, to cost 510.000. St. Cloud, Minn. — The Princess Theater Circuit Company has closed a deal whereby It becomes the owner of the Grand Theater at Bralnerd. Milwaukee. Wis.— The Bijou Theater, Oshkosh, li;r-; been sold by W. E. .Tones in Wisconsin to Harry K. Thnm, well known vaudeville manager, nnri A. M. Rerlinger. an Oshkosh business man. Jackson, Mich. — Tlils town is to have another picture show, and its proprietor will be Grant itnir. It will be erected on North Main Street. New York, N. Y. — The GermanAmerican Opera . Co. Capital .^lO.OOO. Isaac Cohen, Morris Levy and J. A. Itarkoy has lately been incorporated. Salem. W. Va. — The Salem Amusement Co. Capital .$111.(100. will conduct theaters, etc. L. C. Washburn, Franlc Carney and C. W. Prince. Pennsylvania State rights of the Wolgast and Moran fight pictures. On account of sickness the pictures were not shown, except in few towns. Will furnish list of towns where pictures were shown. Address p. MORGAN, Orpheum Theatre, Carlisle, Pa.