Moving Picture World (Jan-Jun 1909)

314 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD OUR LATEST The Presidential Inauguration Film It's Independent, too, and Positively the Only Perfect and Officially Recognized Film of the Great Presidential Inauguration Expert Chicago exhibitors pronounce it to be the best film, photographically, of any great event ever seen. Other Inauguration pictures, and particularly those taken by the " license" combine, are not to be compared in any way to this film. It-is one hundred per cent, better and you'll say the same after seeing both. It ought to be. The Independents paid big money to secure special privileges which others could not obtain, and that accounts for our having this, the only successful film of the great event, and mind you it is independent and can be had only through Independent exchanges. A Great Help to the Independent Cause This film is a great help to the independents. It's proof that independent films are unexcelled, a fact that the public in general now accedes. People everywhere will flock to see it, and exhibitors showing it will have the biggest attraction of the season. Therefore, be the first in your locality to exhibit it, and get the bulk of the money those in your community will spend to see it. The complete set of pictures consist of about two thousand feet, is put up in one or two reels, to meet your requirements. Order it through any independent exchange. Live exchanges should wire their order now. Price 12c per foot. Don't Sign Anything Now By All Means If you do you'll be sewed up for a year and can't exhitit our new Independent Films that are proving such big attractions. If you don't you can exhibit both Independent and Licensed films. Write for more information about this, and don't forget to read the synopsis of Independent Films just released which will be found in another page of this publication. These Films themselves are enough to prompt any exhibitor who may be on the fence, to remain independent. CHICAGO FILM EXCHANGE Chicago, Omaha, Washington, Denver, Nashville, Atlanta, Salt Lake City GLOBE FILM SERVICE CO. Chicago, Denver ROYAL FILM SERVICE CO. Chicago watcb In the water pitcher, his shoes in the bed, and after many accidents goes to sleep. The next morning, the yonng wife is horrified to see the bedroom in such condition. "I will fix you," she says and loaves the room. It is easier to reform a woman than a man. The young husband is eating his breakfast. Now be hears steps. He takes the paper, and oh! how interested he is in the news. Wiley enters. She kisses him good-morning. Ohf how hot his forehead is. She goes to the sideboard, takes the whiskey bottle, pours out a full glass, then she gets a cigar, which she lights for hubby. She gives him the whiskey and then thecigar and has never tried since to reform her husband. Length, 530 feet, UNCLE REUBEN'S COURTSHIP.— Uncle Reuben is working hard on his farm. After the day'* work he cooks his meal and reads his paper. There he discovers an advertisement, reading a* follows: "A widow with some means wishes tomeet a gentleman with pleasing ways." "That's me," says Reuben, and gets ready to meet thewidow. A strenuous courtship. Dressed in his best, the rube calls on the widow. He makes a great irn~ pression. While making love a dude enters. Therube takes him and throws him out of the window. The next suitor is an Irishman, about seven feet tall. He did find favor in the eyes of the widow, hut not so in the eyes of the rube, who takesa chair and knocks the Irishman down to three feet high. A German who next enters does not fare any better. He is thrown around like a ball and quickly exits. "Now do you want me?" saysthe rube to the widow, who blushingly accepts the strenuous suitor. Length, 350 feet. A COWBOY ARGUMENT.— In a Western inn cowboys are drinking. On the floor sits an Indian quietly smoking his pipe. Jim, a cowboy, under the influence of liquor, knocks the Indian down. The Indian is just about to strike him with a dagger, when Jack, another cowboy, holds him back and calms him with a few pleasant words. Jim mounts his horse and rides off. He meets the queen of the ranch, whom he tries to kiss. At thismoment Jack appears on the scene, knocks Jim down and walks away with his sweetheart. He brings her home and then returns to the inn, where he meets Jim. At this moment an eagle circles over the inn. Both draw their revolvers and fire. The eagle comes down between them. Each one claims having made the lucky shot. A fight ensues, and they agree to let the cards decide who is tbe victor. Before entering the inn, Jim puts somt cards in his boots determined to win the game and thus the glory for having killed the eagle. The Indian has noticed Jim's crookedness and follows him into the inn. At an opportune moment Jim exchanges his cards with those in his boots. He holds the highest hand and wins the game. Jack, enraged, pulls his shooting iron and fires at Jim. He then mounts his horse and rides away, followed by the cowboys, who swear to string him to the first tree they may find. The cowboy rldesto the home of his girl and tells her of what has happened. She exchanges clothes with him and rides away, pursued by the cowboys. Thus shehopes to give Jack time to escape. After a long chase she is recognized by the cowboys, who return to her home, where they capture Jack. They take him back to the inn and were .lust placing the rope around his neck when the Indian reveals the crookedness of Jim. They search him and find the cards concealed in his boots and in his coat. They quickly release Jack and place the rope around Jim's neck, leading him away, while Jack and his girl leave in fond embrace. Length, COO feet. TALKED TO DEATH.— While an old maid is dressing she is talking so rapidly that the looking glass breaks. Leaving the house she meets the grocer and talks to him until he drops dead. Passing on she meets two lady friends, who vainly try to get in a word. The old maid talks and talks them to death. A messenger boy is the next victim. She talks him to death .iust in front of a doctor's house. The doctor conies running out of the house, the old maid explains what happened, the doctor drops dead. Next a nurse is coming out of the house and she. too, is talked to death. A policeman who wants to investigate is also a victim of the old maid's rapid-fire gun. The old maid passes on and meets a friend, another old maid equally as strong in speech as her friend. They talk and talk until both drop down dead. Lenetb.. 215 feet. HALLBERG'S ECONOMIZER SAVES THE HOST LASTS FOR EVER GIVES THE BEST LIGHT TAKES OUT THE GHOST J. H. HALLBERC,28 Greenwich Ave., N.Y., U.S. A. "FABIUS HENRION" CARBONS Write for Samples and Full Information ABSOLUTELY NOISELESS ON ALTERNATING CURRENT THE EDWARD E. 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