Moving Picture World (Jul-Sep 1913)

240 ■ THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD help of Mb ■wife, nurses Crandall back to health. Crandall becomes infatuated with Craig's wife and takes advantage of Craig's absence on hunting trips to show biE love for her. As It nears the day for his departore he tries to induce Mrs. Craig to flee with him, but she refuses. At last Crandall leaves, bidding them good-bye, and Craig leaves on bis day's hunt. Crandall returns and makes a desperate appeal to Mrs. Craig. At last she gives in and leaves, taking her infant girl, Elsie, with her, much against Crandall' s wishes. On his return, Craig fiads the note written to him by bis wife, telling of her love for Crandall. Several years pass and we find Mjs. Craig leading an unhappy life in tbe home of Crandall in the East. His love had worn off soon after their elopement. One night Crandall is particularly abusive to Mrs. Craig and is suddenly called away on an important errand, leaving Mrs. Craig and little Elsie, now five years old, alone in the bouse. That night a burglar breaks in and Mrs. Craig bravely goes downstairs to investigate. She captures the burglar, who turns out to be Bob Craig, her husband, who had gradually drifted down the ladder after his vrife's treachery. Craig, by a ruse, gains possession of her revolver and after telling of her treachery, etc., prepares to shoot her in revenge, when little Elsie appears in the room, clad in her nightgown. Elsie's appeal saves her mother's life. Crandall arrives and covers Craig with a revolver. Mrs. Craig, pretending allegiance to Crandall, gets possession of his revolver ■ and frees Craig. He attempts to phone for the police, but Elsie cuts the wires. She begs Craig's forgiveness and receives it and be leaves, taking his wife and child with him, leaving Crandall fuming at his helplessness. LUX. THE TKAIN OF FIRE (July 11).— Denise is an orphan and lives with her grandfather, who loves her dearly. Her beauty gives birth to a violent passion in the heart of the squire, but his advances are sternly rebuffed, and he swears that be win have revenge upon Denise. Some time later the squire ruins himself at the gaming tables. Without wealth and without friends he at last accepts a Job as fireman on the railway. In this position he discovers that the engine-driver with whom he works is none other than Denise's husband. He remembers the insult of former days and awaits an opportunity to avenge himself. This comes when Denise travels up to town one day in tbe train driven by her husband. The squire sets fire to the train, which dashes along wrapped in flames. Denise and her husband have a narrow escape, but the squire meets with a dreadful end. GREAT NORTHERN. WINNING A PRIZE {July 5).— Bertie and Flo are deeply in love with each other, but their admiration tor each other is so sincere that it amounts to jealousy at times. They enter a restaurant and a quarrel ensues after Bertie has lifted his hat in salutation to two young women of his acquaintance. At this juncture a vender of lottery tickets appears on the scene and Bertie buys a double coupon, each side bearing the same number. During their quarrel the ticket is^ divided, Bertie taking bis half and Flo hers. They separate, "never to meet again," and go on their ways, but not rejoicing. Neither will give in, but several days later a startling end comes when they both learn that their ticket has won a prize. ?-t is not a money lottery, but one of those commercial affairs in which articles of household furniture are presented to the winners. Bertie and Flo hasten to the lottery office. By chance they are given seats together, but give no sign of recognition. Each claims the prize and each presents half the winning ticket. There is a whispered conversation among tbe lottery managers, and considerable delay before the truth 'is made known. The prize is a baby's perambulator, and according to the rules of the lottery concern, tbe prize cannot be divided. Then follows a number of humorous scenes, in which Bertie is made to push the perambulator to his lodgings. Of course tbe humorous side of tbe latter incident is the means of bringing about a reconciliation. RAMO. MAN" AND WOMAN (July 9).^James Clark, an ambitious young lawyer, is too engrossed in business affairs to attend a social affair with bis wife. Tbe young wife feels she is being neglected and her friends persuade her to attend the reception regardless of her husband's wishes. While there, she meets Carl von Liebohen, a musician, and a too friendly intimacy springs up between the young wife and the musician. Tbe husband is too busy to notice any change in his wife's actions. One evening the musician gives a supper party in his apartments and the young wife attends. After the supper, the young wife is detained by tbe musician and it is then that she realizes the follies of her actions. The musician avows his love — and the young wife, frightened luto sensibility, hastens home. She now realizes her own love for her husband. Tbe roasielan broods into despondency. He sends tbe wife a message; that since she has refused bis love be will seek consolation in death. The wife hurries to the musician's apartment, but too late to prevent his death. Out of the dead man's hand she takes a note. Tbe musician is dead, and the young wife escapes unseen from the bouse. The police enter upon tbe scene. A strange man is seen leaving the house. He is caught and brought to the house where the dead musician Is discovered. All indications point to him as tbe murderer and the man Is arrested. The affair has caused considerable comment. The young husband has been engaged to defend the accused man's case. The ambitions of the young lawyer spurs him into the realms of fame. His wife has possession of the two letters that would vindicate the accused man. The lawyer's case is a bard one. Circumstantial evidence Is too strong against the prisoner. On the day of tbe great trial the wife attends and listens to the evidence, which points to the accused man's conviction. The great ordeal and strain of this conviction prompts her to her better self and she confesses all to her husband. The young wife takes the witness stand and tells all. A DO&-GONE BARON (July 16).— Adolph Shultz sat in tbe little room behind his little delicatessen shop and cursed the fate that saw fit to cast him for a delicatessen merchant instead of a baron. In the daily papers Adolph bad read of the epidemic of heiress-seeking barons and promptly contracted acute baronet Is. He lost bis appetite for sourkrout and potato salad and every time he looked at bis plump frau, or one of the seven children, he experienced a sensation about the same as a bad man's hereafter. Mary Aldeo. a newspaper reporter, was In court when Mrs. Shultz and her seven children broke in. She (Mrs. Shultz) filled the air with riot and requested the judge to rivet a pair of handcuffs upon runaway Adolph and bring him back. At Kirby's farm there was great excitement. The Baron Dietrich had picked Madge Klrby for a steady listener of bis love tales and Madge was delighted. A baron for a son-in-law made ma's heart flutter overtime. Farmer Klrby had no intention of splitting his fortune with a man he couldn't talk with, so every time tbe baron asked for Madge's hand Farmer Klrby got an attack Of hesitation and called Peggy, tbe bulldog, who showed her disapproval of the baron by making half -moons with her teeth on different parts of his anatomy. In fact, Peggy assisted Farmer Klrby and Jack Hopkins, Madge's former suitor, in making the baron as uncomfortable as possible, but his finish was made certain by the arrival of Mary Alden, the reporter, who came to visit the Kirbys. Assisted by Peggy, she prevented tbe pair from eloping, and to confirm her suspicion that Shultz was oue and the same, she telegraphed for Mrs. Shultz. Five minutes after the lady arrived something that sounded like yells of mortal agony came from the tall grass back of the farm to prove that the lady was making good. So endeth tbe romance of Adolph. MISCELLANEOUS KINEMACOLOR. MISSION BELI£ (2 parts) .—After tbe day's latxir. the San Juan Capistrano Mission Fathers, returning from the fields, And a mother and a young child lying on the ground. The mother Is dead, but the child lives. Francisco, taking the child in bis arms, accompanied by I/)uis, returns to the Mission, while the other fathers bury the mother and offer prayers for the repose of her The baby grows up, and we see him eighteen years later ready for the holy orders to which Father Louis argues that he Is destined, but Francisco advises tbe boy to go into the world and then make his choice. It was well suggested, for ■the boy had never seen the outside world, and fate leads bim another way. After a series of romantic adventures in tbe semi-Spanish society of the period, Pedro returns to the only parents he has ever known to ask their permission to marry Senorlta Isobel. LIFE ON BOARD AN AMERICAN MAN-O'-WAR. — "All the world loves a sailor," and Americans are especially proud of their navy, which since the birth of the nation has borne a brave reputation, and is believed to be ready to maintain Its record in any future wars. Naval reviews are always interesting, but few have any idea of the daily routine on board an American man-o'-war — which is faithfully shown In natural colors by this Kinemacolor reel. LOVE AND WAR IN TOYLAND.— In the first scene the Prince of Sumberland, a toy figure, departs to court the King of Loveland's daughter. The Emperor of the No-Goods, another aspirant, is also on his way to court the Princess of Loveland. The royal lovers arrive simultaneously before the King of Sumberland, who decrees that they must fight a duel in aeroplanes for the hand of the princess. The emperor's aeroplane is damaged, but protected by bis aeronautic helmet the emperor himself is unhurt. The prince is proclaimed tbe victor. The princess is blowing the seeds of an enormous dandelion and asking the old question: "He loves, be loves me not." While she is thus engaged she is abducted by the emperor. Whilst crossing the wild lands they are attacked by toy animals. Tbe prince and the king come with an army to rescue the princess. Then takes place the battle of Hobby-horse Pass. The emperor retreats to the capital of No-Goods. This edifice Introduces all tbe devices by which time may be frittered — cards, dice, dominoes, etc. The effect la most picturesque. The prince in revenge leads his aerial fleet to destroy the capital. Tbe emperor attempts to escape by a secret passage, but he is captured and as a punishment for his misdeeds he Is fired from a cannon Into the burning city. Upon their return home the prince and princess are married, after wliich the victors offer up a prayer to Santa Glaus, whose figure Is seen In the ' background. Picture Theatres Projected Philadelphia, Pa. — The Allegheny Avenue Amusement Company has conveyed the theater building, 3141-43-45-47-49 Frankford Avenue, lot 100 by 249 feet, to Joseph Cohen for a nominal consideration, subject to a mortgage of $10,000. Erie, Pa. — Wilkay Company have let the contract to Kirsehner Brothers, 437 East Ninth Street, for the building of a theater In this city. B'altlmore, Md. — 'Eureka Amusement Company, Ramsay and Fremont Streets, are to make alterations and additions to their moving picture and v.iudevllle theater. Washington. D. C— W. R. Talbot, 1314 P Street, N". W., has prepared plans (or a moving picture theater to cost ?4,000. Cleveland, 0. — Louis K. Relzl has plans under way for the erection of a one-story moving picture theater and store building, 34 by 170 feet, to cost $15,000. There will be two stores on the grotmd floor. Tbe theater will have a seating capacity for 600 persons. Elkhart, Ind. — Orpheum Theater Company, North Michigan Avenue, are demolishing an old building preparatory to erecting a two-story theater, 60 by 120 feet, to have a seating capacity for 1,000 persons. Detroit, Mich. — Palace Theater Company, Dime Building, have plans under way for the erection of the new Palace Theater, to ' have a seating capacity for 1,400. Detroit, Mich.— H. E. Clement, 608 Sun Building, has prepared plans for a one-story theater to seat 300 persons. The plans call for remodeling of stores properties on Woodward Avenue. Kansas City, Mo. — Orpheum Theater and Realty Company, Martin Beck, manager, San Francisco, Cal., and Martin Lehmann, manager. Ninth and May Streets, Kansas City, are to build a handsome new theater to be known as Tbe Orpheum, .nnd to cost $250,000. Passaic, N. J. — ^A. K. Heckt, Washington Place, has let the contract to W. Jacobson, 115 Hope Avenue, for the erection of a one-story moving picture theater. 50 by 70 feet, to cost $10,000. Baltimore, Md.—Hartlove & Kalil, 1110 South Charles Street, have awarded the contracts to James J. Hartlove for the erection of a one-story moving picture theater, 30 by 123 feet, to cost $10,000. Detroit. Mich. — Casino Amusement CVjmpany, 34 Monroe Avenue, have let the contract to Frank Farlngton, who will soon start work on tbe alterations of a church building, 60 by 100 feet. Into a moving picture theater. Philadelphia, Pa.— William Sachsemaler will break ground in a short time for a brick and terracotta moving picture theater, 60 by 124 feet, to be erected at the northwest comer of Twentyfifth and Cambria Streets, for the Cambria Amusement Co. The structure will seat about 1,000 persons. The cost will be about $25,000. Philadelphia, Pa. — Borzner & Wood are preparing plans for three moving picture theaters, of modem construction, to be erected in the central part of the city. The cost of each will be about $12,000. Chicago, ni. — Jones. Llnlck & Schaefer, 110 South State Street, have leased a theater building In this city and will occupy same as soon as necessary alterations and remodeling of the building are completed. BellevlHe. 111. — Grace Amusement Company, Louis Landau, president, care Famous Barr Company. Sixth and Washington Avenues, St. Lools, Mo., have received bids for the erection of a onestory open air dome and stage, 30 by 54. feet, to cost $6,000. New York. N. Y.— H. N. Slnghl, 121 West Klngsbrldge Road, is having present plans revised for a moving picture theater and roof garden, one-story, 80 by 135 feet, to cost $75,000. The theater and roof garden will each have a seating capacity for 600 persons. Buffalo. N. ¥.— .John J. Mahar, 250 Main Street, will build a moving picture theater, 42 by 116 feet, to cost $70,000. McCRAY & McCRAY Amusement Brokers Dealers in Everything for the Theatre We sell it for less — ^Write for list, » 306 Madison St. Fairmont, W. Va.