Moving Picture World (Jul-Sep 1915)

396 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD July 10, 1915 him at the station. The gas pipe, office coat, etc., are brought in as evidence. Molly engages Dunbar and through a series of clever maneuvres. he solves the mystery, freeing Donald and the gratitude which he has had for Molly turns into love. MUTUAL MASTERPICTURE. THE SECRETARY OF FRIVOLOUS AFFAIRS (American— Four Parts— July 8),— Loulie, suddenly impoverished, becomes Mrs. Hazard's social secretary, her chief duties being to separate Mrs. Hazard's son and daughter from undesirable matrimonial choices they have made. Loulie pleases everyone, but several mysterious thefts cast suspicion on her. These thefts are finally traced to Winthrop, the young author engaged to Miss Hazard. He denies them, but is chased by the authorities in his motorboat. Meanwhile. Hap has transferred his affections from Natalie, who is older than he, to Loulie. Loulie hears a noise at night and goes downstairs in her kimona. She surprises some picture thieves at work, is overpowered and kidnapped. Hap goes to her rescue, but is injured. The chase becomes very exciting. Loulie is locked in a deserted house, but shoots at the guard through the door and escapes only to faint on the beach, where Hap discovers and rescues her. Back in the house Thomas, the new footman, discovers the Due de Trouville and a gang of thieve's at work cutting the paintings from their frames. The Due and Thomas fight. The new footman, who turns out to be a detective, is saved by the party returning with Loulie. It is now made clear that Mrs. Cutler, a guest in the house, belongs to the gang and by a trick fastened guilt on Winthrop who is restored to favor. Loulie accents Hap. Pathe Exchange, Inc. PATHE NEWS XO. 50 (Released Week of June '21). — New York City — Sculptor John Flanagan puts the finishing touches on the medal of award which has been accepted for the Panama-Pacific Exposition. Subtitles — The obverse, or face, of the medal shows the "marriage of the oceans," typifying the joining of the Atlantic and Pacific by the Panama Canal. The reverse, or back, relates to the Exposition, showing the tower of Jewels with San Francisco Bay and the mountains in the hackground. Chicago, 111. — An automobile truck, used as a jitney bus during the street car strike, slipped off a bridge, so a driver made preparations to raise it. Subtitles — The driver went into the water and attached a few chains— and a derrick did the rest. New York City — Remarkable picture of the dreac-naughts Texas and Utah, made from the Brooklyn Bridge as the great warships steam majestically down the East River. Milton, Mass.— A good example of maximum effort with a minimum result is seen in a tugof-war at the anual water carnival of the Milton Boat Club. Subtitle — A scramble race furnishes merriment for the spectators. Perryan, N. Y. — The carelessness of a corkman who knocked the ashes from his pipe in the stock room causes a disastrous fire in a local factory. The Eyewitness at the Front — Subtitles — A party of artillerymen is pitching pennies — when an aeroplane is sighted above. At once the guns under heavy foliage brought in from all sides. Meanwhile, the anti-aircraft machine gun, firing continuous "clips' of cartridges, is put to work. A few miles away, higher up in the snow-clad mountains the work of repairing military telephone lines broken by storms goes on continuously. Orders from headquarters continue to arrive in the valley throughout the day. Men are seen in this picture carrying picks and shovels to build new defenses against the enemy — and many a day is spent on the hill tops erecting barbed wire entanglements to defend a newly captured position. The picturesque surroundings add a most impressive character to the Sunday celebration of mass by a priest, who is also a soldier. PATHE NEWS, NO. 51 (Released Week of June 211.— New York City. — The bark L'Avenir (The Futuro) from Antwerp, until the war a train ing ship for Belgium naval cadets, but now a freighter, anchors in this harbor. Sub-titles — There are only seven cadets left, hut their training still goes on. Between the decks where young Belgians formerly learned seamanship oil will be stored hereafter. L'Avenir's few remaining cadets and the ship's officers. New York City. — On the 250th anniversary of the installation of the first mayor of New York, this city is presented with an official flag by the city of Amsterdam, Holland. Sub-titles — Maynr Mitchel accepts the flag from A. Van deSands Bakhuyzen. Consul-General of the Netherlands. The flag is raised by Mrs. Maria Duane Bleecker Cox, great-great-granddaughter of James Duane, Mayor of the City in 17R4. Gov Old Guard takes part in the ceremonies. This is the flag. It combines the colors of the Dutch flag that floated over Manhattan Island before New Amsterdam became New York. How the martial spirit that is gripping England finds expression in the activities of the people throughout the land. Sub-titles — The shirkers, the young men who have failed to hear their country's call for recruits, are everywhere reminded of their duty. Even on crowded Regent street they are exhorted to enlist by a singer of patriotic songs. A striking example to the shirkers is furnished when they witness a hero receiving his reward. A miner, who has won the Victoria Cross, is shown here being honored by his fellow-townsmen at Mansfield. David Lloyd George, the Minister of Munitions, who is taking a leading part in fostering patriotism, enters his motor car after addressing the Dock Workers Battalion in Liverpool. The Dock Workers drilled with enthusiasm since being placed under military rule, and now are as expert in tactics as any body of men in the country. Meanwhile the training of troops continues everywhere. The wayside pond where the farmer used to halt now is used to water the horses of cavalrymen tired by a long practise march. The entry of Italy into the European war has increased the number of patriotic demonstrations. Every day crowds of Italian reservists leave from the Victoria Station, amidst enthusiastic scenes, to join their regiments. Sayre. Pa. — Mounted on a motor truck and accompanied by a procession of autos the replica of the Liberty Bell, cast for the Pennsylvania suffragists, starts on its vote winning tour of the state. Sub-titles — At each town a halt is made, and a suffrage meeting held. Mrs. K. W. Ruschenberger, of Stratford, donor of the bell, is making the tour as a speaker. How the bell is carried. Toledo, O.— 12.000 employes of the WillysOverland Auto Co. march from their factory to Swayne Field to see an exhibition baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Giants at the employes' annual outing. Sub-titles — Ex-Gov. Tener. president of the National League, and a former big leaguer, shows he hasn't forgotten how to handle a baseball. Ty Cobb and Christy Mathewson shake hands with Mr. Tener, Ban Johnson and John Willys, president of the Overland Co. "Hughey Jennings does 'some characteristic coaching at first base. Robertson of the Giants makes a home run. Kansas City, Mo. — The open country near this city becomes a vast sea of water as the recent rains cause the Kansas rivers to overflow. Subtitlp — One section of the Kansas City Southern Railway bridge is swept away by the rushing waters. THE ROMANCE OF ELAINE (Episode No. 27— "The Vanishing Man" — Two Parts—Released Week June 28). — Marcus Del Mar, a foreign agent, searching for Craig Kennedy's lost t trpedo, and posing to Elaine as an investigator in search of Kennedy, takes up his headquarters close to Elaine's summer home. Elaine, Jameson and Del Mar, while standing on the lawn of the Dodge summer home, are surprised to receive from a farmer Elaine's missing trunk. Klaine and Jameson thank the farmer very cordially and he throws Elaine an apple and departs. Elaine is dumbfounded to find a note cleverly concealed in the apple. It reads. "Be careful of Del Mar." She slowly tears It into small pieces and, thinking she is not observed, throws it away. But Del Mar has noticed, and recovering the torn parts pieces them together and reads. Elaine discovers the lost torpedo in the tray of her trunk and goes quickly to tell Jameson of it. While she is gone, one of Del Mar's men steals the torpedo and is making off with it when he is intercepted by the farmer who threw Elaine the apDle containing the warning. They struggle, and in the fight the farmer manages to destroy the torpedo, much to the rage of Del Mar, who comes up just a moment too late to save it. Del Mar sends a note to his agents as follows : "Install submarine bell. Am mining harbors and bridges as per instructions from government." Great bridges and harbors are being secretly prepared for destruction by Del Mar and his assistants. Elaine and Jameson, out for an auto spin, are compelled to scramble down some huge boulders to the seashore to chase Jameson's hat, and Elaine comes accidentally upnn evidence of the wreckers. She starts away quickly, and as she does so a heliograph signal is flashed to the bridge wreckers to blow up the first bridge she attempts to cross. The message is received, not only by the wreckers, hut bv the seemingly innocent farmer, who manages always to be near Elaine in times of her utmost peril. She and Jameson in her car start to cross the bridge. A description of the end f:iils its purpose, and the best way to get a knowledge of the. closing episode is to see the picture. daughter and Bob gives him a sound thrashing for his effrontery This angers Buck, and he and some of his accomplices plan revenge on Bob. Accordingly they hold up the paymaster and drag him to a deserted house in the woods, where he is securely bound and gagged. After a hot game of tennis with her brother Jim, Dot decides to don his riding outfit and take a spin in his roadster. While spinning over the mountains at a good clip, the car skids and is smashed. Dot being thrown out and rendered unconscious. Regaining her senses, she goes for help and while passing the apparently deserted house, hears voices within. She peers through a crack in the wall and sees her lover bound and gagged. She then rushes back to her car, but is unable to fix it. The conspirators accost her in her plight and she is carried off on horseback to another deserted house and locked up. She finds herself a captive and learns, to her horror, that snakes infest her prison, and throws Jim's cigarette case, which she finds in the coat pocket, at the reptile. Later her captor comes back for her and is bitten on the leg, but fails to notice the wound. He is taking her to the prison where Bob is kept when the venom takes effect and he is thrown from his horse. Dot then wheels the mount and dashes for town where she telephones her brother of her plight and that of Bob. Jim jumps into the Cory touring car, in which his mother has just returned, and, gathering help, goes to Bob's assistance and releases the paymaster from his captors. The men at the mine become uneasy at the absence of their pay envelopes and Bob, Dot, and the rescuing party receive a hearty reception when they come into camp. Bob and Dot are married later, but she doffs her brother's riding suit and dons the "conventional white." WHEN CHARLEY WAS A CHILD (Released Week June 28). — Charley is a kid. To be a movie actor, and emulate his film hero is his heart's desire. He goes to bed, imagining himself doing valorous stunts in an unconcerned, heroic manner, and as he falls asleep his imagination takes definite form and lo ! — he is a vestpocket edition of his beloved hero. He sees a "chicken," and proceeds promptly to "knock her dead." She is ready to "fall" for him, when along comes his hated rival. The contesting lovers resort to a hundred comedy tricks to vanquish each other in the eyes of the fair one. The final laurels fall to Charlie. But alas! he cannot enjoy the victor's spoils, for his damsel is captured by bloodthirsty redskins. Here Charlie out-Buffalo's Buffalo Bill, for. single-handed, he conquers the whole tribe and is just assuming a graceful pose, with his right foot on the chief's head, when he suddenly feels himself falling through space, and lands — on his pillow ! His mother doesn't fancy being made a footstool of. and tells him so in no uncertain words. DANCES OF THE MALAYS (On the same reel as foregoing — Released Week June 28). — The Malay's conception of music is accentuated rhythm everlastingly repeated. Here is shown their curious orchestra and its strangelyshaped instruments. The Malay women consider it bad form to dance without their jewelry and accordingly bedeck themselves in all their finery, to "trip the light fantastic." A classic measure is shown here, wherein the feet play a minor part, the women's bodies moving from the waist up. in sinuous undulations, to the beat of the weird music. The native dance, more popular than the others, is performed in the traditional grotesque adornments peculiar to the tribe. A strikingly characteristic movement of the hands and arms is much in evidence in the dances of the Indochina tribes. TOMBOY (Two Parts — Released Week June 29-). — Bob Seaton, paymaster of the Tomboy mine, is in love with Dot Cory, daughter of the owner. Buck, one of the foremen, admires Dot. but she repulses him. One Day Buck ernor" Whitman"' is an interested spectator. The forces his unwelcome attentions on a miner's THE RIM OF THE DESERT (Released Week June 28). — The Brute runs a liquor joint on the rim of the desert. He also runs everyone who enters there and abuses The Woman. One day, on his way across the desert, the Man happens in. He joins the crowd in a game of draw poker and cleans up. The Brute watches, and then sits in, hoping to frighten the Man into losing his nerve. But the Man's nerve is the product of many a year's tempering, and he ■sits tight. The Brute loses everything, when suddenly the Man catches sight of the Woman. He offers to stake his all on her and they play. The Man has four of a kind. The Brute has a gun. But he's not quick enough on the draw, and the Man "covers" him as he backs out with the Woman. Out into the night they go on their way across the desert, the Woman trudging silently beside her new master. They pitch camp for the night. The Brute has followed, maddened to fury at having been beaten. He attacks the Man as the latter lies sleeping and only leaves off when he feels assured his score is settled. He wanders off in search of the Woman, but canot find her. On and on wanders the Brute, and when day breaks and the sun comes up in all its scorching white heat he knows he is lost in the desert. His de