Moving Picture World (Jan-Jun 1909)

THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 843 nurse, placing the baby on the floor, assists in extricating the hat from its crate. Putting on the hat, Mrs. J. goes into the next room, followed by the maid, to view the effect in the mirror. .Mr. Jones now arrives, and his first thought is for baby; he cares naught for the peachbasket hat. Baby is nowhere to be seen. The nurse, in her excitement, does not remember where she placed it. Through the house they rush fruitlessly; out on the road and on after the disappearing gypsies, who are overtaken only to find that the baby the woman carries is not a Jones. The clouds of despair o'ershadow the couple in their dining-room, when suddenly the hat box on the floor is seen to move. There, under the hollow cube of pasteboard, is found baby Jones, the box having been blown by a gust of wind off the table over the child. Length, 6CG feet. EDISON MANUFACTURING CO. THE LOST INVITATION.— Mrs. Weston, of the ■400." arranges a fancy dress masquerade ball. A pressing invitation is sent to Judge Bent, an old chum of her husband. The Judge, reviving the memories of his youth, gladly accepts and sends a letter informing his hostess of his coming. Judge Bent spends some delightful hours considering various characters, finally deciding on the happy idea of going as a tramp. His costume arrives and the Judge is in the "seventh heaven" of delight and feels like a boy again. The auspicious time arrives and the Judge sets forth for the ball, but, unfortunately, drops his wallet when entering his cab. A genuine '"Weary Willie," leisurely sauntering along enjoying his after-dinner cigar (and on the lookout for another), comes upon the pocketbook and the invitation. Having known "better days," he resolves to use the invitation, with the prospect of getting something to eat and drink. As he is already, perforce, suitably attired for the part, he hies him hence and finds no difficulty in obtaining admittance when he presents the invitation. Meanwhile, our portly friend, the Judge, has arrived at his destination in his assumed character, but. unable to pay the cabman, and losing his temper, he is hustled off to the station house, charged with attempting to defraud a cabby. Our friend "Weary." at the ball, is having the time of his life. His perfect make-up and trueto-life actions make a hit. despite the corns stepped upon and the ladies' trains ruined. He is the center of attraction and affords untold amusement for the guests. At the station house Judge Bent succeeds in untangling the web of misfortune, but. disgusted at his boyish enthusiasm, goes home, dons a dress suit and goes to Mrs. Weston's to explain. His arrival and explanation put an end to "Weary's" good time. "Weary" resumes his wandering career, brimful of "eats" and "drinks" and pleasant reflections. App. length, 905 feet. THE WHOLE WORLD KIN (A Drama of Childhood).— A story woven around an incident of the sort that makes all hearts beat in unison and interpreted almost exclusively by children are among the chief claims to interest in "The Whole World Kin." The acting of the children is clever and the manner in which these youngsters portray in pantomime the scenes and incidents of the plot will make the picture a subject of admiration as well as pleasure with any audience. The natural democracy of children is well understood and a never-failing source of interest among all classes of people. It is this that constitutes the basic idea in "The Whole World Kin." A rich little girl who remains in the automobile while her mother is paying a call, observes a crowd of poor children playing in the street. She is fascinated by their game and. the chauffeur being deep in the pages of a popular novel, stealthily leaves the machine and joins the children of the tenements. Forgetful of all but her pleasure, she follows her new-found playmates to a park and here one of the poor little girls accidentally falls into a pond. The other children run away screaming, but the rich girl plunges in after the drowning little one and drags her from death. Alone she helps the drenched child home and helps the "little mother" in that wretched abode in caring for the crying baby. The wealthy mother traces her child to the tenement and finds her soothing the infant to slumber. Naturally, the family of poverty soon find their condition temporarily relieved, but to go into all the incidents of this charming tale would be to tell too much. Its simplicity is its greatest attraction and it cannot fail to be a feature wherever shown. Apn. length, 520 feet. AN AFFAIR OF ART (A Merry Farce) .—Fussy Mr. Dobson was a persistent art collector — when the frames were sufficiently handsome and the canvas sufficiently large to make him feel that he really was getting something for his money. A bargain price and a huge painting was a combination that found In Mr. Dobson a sure customer every time. Twenty dollars was usually his limit In price, bat when he discovered a marine in Hogg's art emporium covering nearly fifteen square feet of canvas and priced at only $22.98, he stretched his limit and bought it. It was too large a painting to pass by on account of a mere matter of $2.98. He was certainly proud and happy when it was turned over to him; too proud to allow a wagon or a porter to transport the costly painting home. That delicate lask he reserved for himself, and with what direful effects to his dignity, his clothing and his anatomy the mirth-provoking scenes in the picture well portray. The mammoth painting was welcome nowhere on his way. With it Mr. Dobson was catapulted out of the Subway by an irate guard; he was ejected from the roof of a Fifth avenue stage with acrobatic consequences, and by cabmen, street-car conductors and the immediate supervisors of various other public conveyances was treated in similar manner. The painting was unwieldy, and even when he walked he got into trouble. He reached home at last, however, but to what end? In his condition of nervous excitement he smashed nearly everything in the apartment, and at the finish, just when the painting seemed safe on the wall, it slipped from his hands, fell on his wife's head and was broken and torn to bits. The painting was ruined, also several hundred dollars' worth of furniture and bric-a-brac, as well as Mr. Dobson's best suit of clothes; his wife's temper was ruffled, and that was the end of "An Affair of Art." App. length, 480 feet. . explanations which appease the anger of the litigants. Length, 272 feet. GAUMONT. (George Kleine.) A GOOD HEARTED POLICEMAN,— "It never rains, but it pours." is illustrated very forcibly in this series of cinematographic views. Out of work and sickness in the family is not an unusual condition, but the measure of sorrow would certainly appear to be full when in order to have the prescription filled the mother borrows money from a relative and when she is about to pay for the medicine finds herself arrested for passing counterfeit money. An investigation reveals the destitute condition of the family, whereupon the officer is so moved to compassion that he substitutes a perfect coin for the false one and thus causes the vindication of the woman. Length, 572 feet. THE TROUBLESOME LAMP -POST. —This is unquestionably the greatest spectacular comedy hit. One scene excels the other in production of action and effect. A lamp-post on the back of an inebriate citizen is accidentally ignited and produces most remarkable effects in pyrotechnic display. Numerous conAagratians ensue and the fire department is given ample opportunity to display its skill. Length, 357 feet. THE WRONG MEDICINE.— The servant of a chemist, wishing to avenge himself for an imaginary wrong, fills a number of empty bottles with water and places them with other bottles on the counter. Shortly after the chemist prepares a prescription and mistakes the bottles, using of their contents, but when later he finds on the bottles a poison label he becomes gravely concerned as he fears that the patient will be poisoned. He gives chase in every possible manner and reaches his destination shortly after a dose of the medicine Is taken. An antidote is administered and every measure to avert a catastrophe adopted. When later the concoction is analyzed it develops to be water and all are happy to be relieved of the anxiety. Length, 502 feet. STUNG BY A BEE. — Spending a week-end holiday in the country the city chap fails to observe that lie is preparing for a nap in close proximity to a bee-hive. He soon discovers the fact to his sorrow. His nose swells and directly acquires enormous proportions, causing a very ludicrous appearance. All possible means to remove the unsightly appendage proving unavailing, a miner is finally induced to try his handiwork. He places a charge and sets off a fuse which results in the removal of the troublesome nose. — Length, 377 feet. URBAN-ECLIPSE. (George Kleine) WINNING A PRINCESS.— The King of Corconla promises to give the hand of his daughter to whoever will kill the evil spirit, a monster haunting the mountains adjacent to his country. Two men declare themselves as aspirants to the honors — one a warrior and the other & poet. The latter, however, is much in favor with the princess. The poet befriends a sorcerer and is rewarded with a magic arrow to enable him to accomplish his aim. In the conquest that follows the warrior is worsted, but the poet succeeds. On the return to the ensile the poet is attacked while sleeping and the warrior makes claim to the reward. The sorcerer finds the young poet and gives him snecor, which brings aliout his recovery, whereupon he returns to the castle and exposes the warrior, who is cast into prison while the poet receives all honors and the coveted reward — the hand of the princess. Length, G3G feeUi MRS. 4aUJPS0N'S ATTRACTIVENESS. — Mr?. Simpi"#J|^f nervous contraction of the face that makes ■Pr^Hnile to every man she meets. Aside from being very annoying to the lady it leads into serious complications, giving rise to considerable merriment. Her husband finally succeeds in making KALEM MFG. CO. FAMINE IN THE FOREST; Or, THE TRAPPER'S GRATITUDE.— The first scene gives us a view of the wild forest. Here in a little clearing near a small stream Trapper Steve has built himself a rough cabin. This he uses as his headquarters for several months of each year. Scattered within a radius of a day's journey from it are his numerous traps for the wild denizens of the forest. Now we see him returning from making the rounds of them. Worn out with his long tramp he stretches his tired body prone on the ground and in a few seconds is fast asleep. Up creeps an Indian with his marauding baud. A sudden rush and he is overpowered. A savage blow with a tomahawk lays him senseless. Part of the band rush into the cabin to plunder it. Two seize brands from the fire and soon the little cabin is ablaze. Around the senseless man the savages dance in fiendish joy. Slowly Steve recovered from the effect of the tomahawk blow. Seizing the half conscious man and almost carrying him they hurry away with their captive to the bank of a river, where he is left to die of thirst at the rivers' edge, bound and helpless. A day and night of infinite length have passed over poor Steve's head. Worn out with his useless struggles, he lies limp on the sands. Along the path come Wanda, a young Indian maid, and her old father, Tall Eagle, the chief of his tribe. Wanda sees Steve. Her heart is touched by his sufferings. She appeals to her father. To gratify her Tall Eagle consents. Drawing his hunting knife he quickly cuts the thongs that bind the trapper. It is now the early Spring of the next year after Trapper Steve was rescued by Tall Eagle and Wanda. The Winter has been one of bitter coldness and severity. The provisions of the tribe have long ago been exhausted and grim famine now stalks in their midst. Tall Eagle journeys to the whites for help and reaches the camp famished. The prospectors have suffered many petty annoyances from marauding Indians and conclude here is an opportunity for them to revenge themselves. Drawing their guns they soon have Tall Eagle doing a war dance for them. Now Trapper Steve comes in. He sees the Indian is suffering. I'p goes his long hunting rifle and the prospectors are told to stop their torture. Tall Eagle turns to see who his new friend is and recognizes Steve. He crawls to him for protection. Steve now recognizes his liberator. In a few br^;en words Tall Eagle tells of his tribe's suffering. Steve orders Mike to bring bread for the straving man. The big-hearted prospectors hearing Tall Eagle's story from Steve are now as eager to help Tall Eagle as they were to worry him a few moments ago. Down the path leading from the settlement come Tall Eagle and Steve. Mounted on Steve's horse and with a bag of provisions behind them, they are hurrying to save the Indians ere it is too late. Back in the Indian village the end of the long struggle is in sight. Only a few of the strongest remain alive. At last help is here. Steve and Tall Eagle arrive. But. alas! too late to save his people. The old warrior makes his way to the side of his dead squaw and falls beside her' in silent grief. Slowly raising himself he thanks Steve for having tried to save them and leaves Wanda in his care. The old chieftain has brought aid but at the cost of his life. Enfeebled by privation and broken hearted with grief he falls lifeless across the body of his dead squaw. Only Wanda remains of the once prosperous tribe. Steve, remembering how she saved his life, draws her to him and resolves by loving care to blot out the sad remembrance of the tragic end of her parents and people. NEVER AGAIN. — Being firm believers in the old adage that "A little nonsense now and then is relished by the best of men" we present a short comedy film telling of an adventure that befell Mr. Cay boy. a giddy old flirt, and of how he was beautifully "stung" at its conclusion. LUBIN MFG. CO. THROUGH SHADOW TO SUNSHINE.— A distinguished gathering is present at Lord Avalon's castle. Suddenly Lord Avalon enters, stops the music and tells his guests that speculation in gold mines has made him penniless. At once the guests remember pressing engagements and one by one they leave the house under vague excuses. Only one remains, Earl, a lad of about 23, who is in love with Dolly, the Lord's daughter. The Lord pays off his servants and then, as poor aa his poorest servant, leaves for California, accompanied by Dolly and Earl. Two months later they arrive at Rocky Camp. Blind Mike, the terror of the camp, tries to get fresh with Dolly, but he Is promptly floored by her father. Blind Mike swears revenge. Three years have passed. Lord Avalon with the assistance of Earl, has made his mines pay. Blind Mike, knowing that much gold is hidden in the cabin, hires two outlaws to strike down the Lord and rob him of his hard earned gold. Mike's wife is an unwilling witness to the plot. Dolly had been very good to her and she does not wish lu see Dolly's father harmed. She follows the outlaws and witnesses the black deed. The threo strike down Lord Avalon and steal important papers, besides all the gold they can find. Blind Mike then accuses Earl of having com