Moving Picture World (Jul-Sep 1915)

380 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD July 10, 1915 destroy the letter he has written her and to absolutely Ignore her. Beulah is a winsome girl of about fifteen. Her mother is a gentle, refined woman, unable longer to work. Failing in her appeal to the Colonel, she now tells Beulah for the first time how desperately straitened they are. Beulah thereupon impulsively determines to make a personal appeal to her grandfather. She calls at the house. Martha intercepts her without giving her an opportunity to see the Colonel. She tells her that her grandfather will have nothing to do with her and warns her never to come near the house again. A day or two later Beulah and the Colonel meet by accident in the park. Neither knows the other. The mother and the Colonel meet later and suddenly recognize each other. All. Is thereupon forgiven and the Colonel folds his grandchild to his breast. Unknown to Martha, Beulah and her grandfather become devoted friends. Carefully concealing the fact from his sister, the Colonel calls frequently at the little bungalow home of Beulah and her mother and spends many happy times with his beloved Beulah. The love for his grandchild brings a new light and joy into the Colonel's otherwise lonely life. Martha notes the change in her brother, but is unaware of its meaning until one day she discovers a postcard photograph of the Colonel and Beulah taken together on the occasion of one of their happy clandestine outings to the beach. The Colonel provides liberally for Beulah and her mother, and determines now to change his will in favor of Beulah, so that she may be provided for in the event of his death. For this purpose they call together at the lawyer's office. Martha follows them there and attempts to interfere. But for the first time in his life, the Colonel asserts his independence and refuses point-blank to listen to his sister. He arranges to return to the lawyer's office the following day and sign the new will. But the next day he is suddenly stricken with a fatal illness. The lawyer goes to the house to have the will signed, but Martha refuses to allow him to see the Colonel. The doctor, who is in love with Martha and in collusion with her in her determination to gain her brother's property, likewise positively refuses. However, by a subterfuge the lawyer manages to get the Colonel's signature. Beulah, impelled by a premonition that something is wrong with her grandfather, hastens to the house in spite of her fear of Martha. Martha refuses to allow her to see her dying grandfather. The Colonel hears Beulah's voice and calls to her to come to him. She eludes Martha and runs into the Colonel's room in time to throw herself into his outstretched arms and kiss him goodbye. Happy and contented, the Colonel sinks back upon his pillow and as the picture fades he and the girl think of the many happy days to follow for the now happy family. THE OPENING NIGHT (Two Parts— July 15). — Nina Vaughn, an actress, who for two years has deserted the stage for married life, is unhappy with her husband because of his unfaithfulness to her and his continued gambling. Vaughn is carrying on an affair with May, a chorus girl, and, not having the money to entertain her elsewhere, brings her to the house, where he orders Peters, the family butler, to serve them tea. Peters, whose sympathies are with Nina, purposely spills tea over May's dress in order to get her to leave. Benheim, a theatrical man, is looking for a star to create the leading role in a new play that he is about to produce and finally persuades Nina to assume the role. Hoping to secure grounds for a divorce from Nina, Vaughn follows her to Benheim's apartments, where she has gone to talk over the play. Bursting into the room, he accuses Nina and Benheim, but Powers, the leading man of the production, who has stood unnoticed beside the door, tells Vaughn that his suspicions are unfounded. Benheim is angered at Vaughn's actions and throws him out of the apartment. Vaughn swears to them that he will spoil the opening night of the play if it costs him his life. The date of the opening arrives, but Vaughn, having forgotten all about his threat, has planned to leave the city with May. He steals Nina's jewels and pawns them to get the money, but upon arriving at May's room he is introduced to her husband, who has arrived from a road tour. In a reckless mood he leaves and goes to the club, where he loses the money at gambling. Leaving the club he decides to commit suicide, and, then, recalling his threat to spoil the opening night, proceeds to the theater. By this time the play is just about closing the second act and is almost an assured success. 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Nina goes back on the stage and finishes the fourth act and the play is a success. Coming off she collapses and tells Benheim that she heard the shot that killed Vaughn. She shows him the wire connecting the two phones and tells him that for the sake of the play she pretended ignorance of the affair. NESTOR. WHEN FATHER HAD THE GOUT (July 12). — The girl and boy have many ups and downs in their love affair on account of the girl's father, who has a bad case of the gout. He is peeved at the smallest thing and when he sees them making love becomes so angry that he "throws a fit." The doctor tells him that he must have a change, so he makes preparations to take an outing at the beach. Billie tells his sweetheart, and when they arrive at the beach he is nearby and gives her "the glad signal" behind father's back. Hardly do father and daughter get settled when Billie sneaks out and meets her lover on the sands. They are having a "spoony" time, when father, who missed Billie, runs across them. He tells the boy that the next time he catches him with Billie it means jail for him. Father orders Billie to her room and sternly tells the clerk that she is not to be allowed out and will have her meals served in the room. The boy, not to be foiled thus easily, becomes, by a subterfuge, a waiter in the hotel. Father is pretty "foxy," however, and one day he observes a scene that proves his suspicion that the new waiter is his daughter's sweetheart. He catches the boy with his disguise removed spooning with his daughter. Dad is still in his invalid chair, but gives the boy a chase around the corridors. Father has been accustomed to taking an outing every day and has for his attendant an old native, who shies at the appearance of a "skirt." One day the attendant gets a letter supposedly from a woman telling him that she admires him. He is so enthusiastic that he runs at once to her apartment. Here he meets the boy, who promptly ties him up, cuts his whiskers and with the aid of some glue disguises himself as the attendant. "When the boy shows up to take father out, father upbraids him for his tardiness and they set out. Father is taken to a lonely spot on the beacb and shoved in the water. The boy now discloses his identity and tells father that if he doesn't consent to his marrying the girl he will be left in the water. The tide is coming in and the water rises from father's feet to his knees, but he is still obdurate. The two enjoy themselves and when they return the water is up to father's neck. He then relents. When he is rescued he tries to change his mind, but fear of another ducking makes him agree, and the two escort him away from the sad sea waves. POWER kpHAPH ' 5IMPLEX THREE STANDARD MACHINES HER RUSTIC HERO (July 16).— Eddie, tired of club life, decides to bid his friends good-bye and go to the mountains to lead the simple life for a while. Victoria longs to be an authoress and studiously reads her book on "How to Became an Author." From that volume she learns that she should study in real life the types about which she desires to weave her story. Determined to write a story around a mountaineer type, she coaxes her father to take her on a trip to a mountain resort, which he finally is prevailed upon to do. One day while in search of her big idea, Victoria happens upon Eddie as he sits in borrowed rough clothes fishing in a quiet stream. She knows at once that she has found her character. He thinks her crazy, but finally, learning her true object, decides to teach her a lesson. "Tie takes his father's friend into his confidence and they plan a joke. Next Victoria finds her hero waiting for her. In order to learn more of his character, she indulges in a little love-making. Later they are together when the other party comes upon them. He claims to be Eddie's father and accuses the city girl with endeavoring to corrupt his innocent son and says that nothing but a marriage can square matters. Victoria protests in vain and a mock marriage is performed in all seriousness. Victoria makes her escape finally and, rushing back to the resort hotel, tells her father of what has occurred. Her father refuses to believe her at first, but, finding that she is serious about it, gets a gun and sets out to get Eddie and his supposed father. Eddie has decided by this time that the joke has gone far enough and, donning his own clothes, repairs to the hotel to call upon Victoria and explain all. On the way he meets her father, but neither knows the other. Eddie meets Victoria and explains his little joke in such a way that their friendship becomes stronger than ever. »He then returns to the cabin and explains that the joke has gone far enough and that he has explained all to Victoria. The