Moving Picture World (Aug 1917)

Aueust 18, 1917 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 11 IS The professor's daughter, Mamie, attracts the prisoner hugely, but he has little time for her on account of his efforts to keep the disrobed porter concealed. While the Warden and the professor are discussing the matter, the prisoner, having disposed of the porter, comes back into the museum and discovers the Warden's presence. He tries to make his escape, but escape is cut off, and in desperaiton he hides in the mummy case, which, forthwith, is carried away by the Warden and the professor to the prison. When No. 13 feels himself set down he makes immediate plans to beat it. but is dumbfounded to discover himself back in the chamber from which he had so recently escaped. Realizing that fate is agin' him, he decides to do the job himself, and sitting in the electric chair starts to adjust the harness preliminary to his demise. The near-sighted professor believes he is witnessing a miracle. Bill escapes, is pursued and finally caught when the Warden hands him a pardon. No. 13 is overjoyed, but it is shortlived, for Camille arrives and has him again arrested for picking her purse, and back to jail he goes. BACK TO THE KITCHEN (Rel. Week of Aug. 13). — The cast: Mrs. Halley (Gale Henry) ; Mr. Hally (Milton Sims) ; Husky Hector iCharles Haefli). Scenario by Tom Gibson. Produced by Allen Curtis. Of the Halley family, Mrs. Halley comprises about nine-tenths. Her henpecked husband comprises the other tenth. In Husky Hector, pampered son of the Justice of the Peace, Mrs. Halley sees her ideal man. She slips off to keep a clandestine appointment with him. Hubby discovers it, and, in pleading with his wifie not to leave him, is thrown into the lake. His wife thinks he has been drowned, but Hubby, crawling out of the lake, meets a friend who takes him to go on a hunting trip. Mrs. Halley, believing herself a widow, has no scruples about accepting the attentions of several suitors. One, a rival of Hector's, is the Mayor of the town. Bad blood develops between the rivals, with the Justice taking the part of his son, Hector. Hubby's insurance money is paid to the lonesome widow, and Hector at once offers his hand and heart, which Mrs. Halley accepts. In the mountains, whither they have gone. Hubby and his friend find themselves deserted by their burro. They start to walk back to town. Much changed in both mind and body, Hubby arrives at home. Like Enoch Arden of old, he looks in the window. There is his wife — his widow, as sho thinks — dressed in bridal finery, and there at her feet kneels Hector. Shall he leave them alone? Ah, no! Revenge! Revenge! The footsteps of the parson approaching interrupt Mr. Halley's vengeful thought and quicken his resolve. Slipping in the. back way he enters the sitting-room, and slips in back of the lifesized portrait of himself, which is the principal adornment of the fond widow's parlor. Tak ing out his jacknife. he deftly cuts out the face of the portrait and inserts his owr> rs the bridal party lines up in front of the portrait. The widow's eyes turn to the portrait of her late husband. Instead of meeting the usual meek and submissive look of Halley, her eyes find the same features, but twisted into an expression of fiendish hatred. The wedding buses up in a hurry, and Mrs. Hallev makes the best of her husband's return. But hubby is strangely changed in temperament. Instead of being onetenth of the family combination he is ninetenths, and orders Mrs. Halley back into the kitchen, and Mrs. Halley weakly obeys. NESTOR. THE RUSHIN' DANCERS (Rel. Week of Aug. 13). — The cast: Bud Billings (Eddie Lyons); Bill Sellers (Lee Moran) : Daisy Davis, Bud's Sweetheart (Edith Robertsl ; Hiram Roomrent (Fred Gamble) : Prof. Wiggle N. Squirm (Harry Nolan). Story by C. G. Bryden. Scenario by F. A. Palmer. Produced by L. W. Chaudet. Prof. Wiggle N. Squirm has opened a dancing school for "women only" in Cactus Flat, and the men begin to realize that it is not only taking all their money to pay for the lessons, but that their wives are neglecting their husbands and homes. The men get together and decide to go down to the town hall and break up the class, but when they get there they lose their nerve and retire to the town pump to discuss the situation. They hit upon the idea of making up one of their number to imitate a lady dancing teacher and start a fake dancing school of their own to make the women of the village jealous. They go to the hotel, and the proprietor, Hiram Roomrent, remembers that he has a trunk that a theatrical troupe has left for a board bill. The trunk is opened, and a lot of costumes are found. Bill Sellers is picked out to put on the wig. corsets and dress and imitate the female dancing teacher. The others don various costumes for their dancing lessons, and all repair to a secluded spot, later taking pains to let the women know of the new "class," The women get together and plan to break up the "class" and run the "female teacher" out of town. Two of them ring the fire bell, calling the men to the fire hall, and the others capture Bill, who is now made up as Mile. De Phoney. .lust as he is in danger of being horsewhipped and tarred and feathered the men return and rescue him, and Prof. Wiggle N. Sqitirm is run out of town, leaving the inhabitants once more at peace with one another. L-KO. ROUGH STUFF (Two Parts— Rel. Week of Aug 13). — The cast: Mr. Doehound (Dan Russell) ; Mrs. Doehound (Eunice Murdock) : Mr. Potash (Al Edmundston) ; His Wife (Gladys Varden); The Bell-Hop (Walter Stephens). Directed by Noel Smith. Director-General J. B. Blystone. Mrs. Doehound runs her hotel in her own peculiar way, with Mr. Doehound as a flirtatious helper. He is henpecked. On the 6."3th floor a scientist is working, and when an explosion occurs he telephones the proprietress. Mistaking his call for ice-water, she sends a belligerent bell-hop up to room 5,000. with orders "to walk." Meanwhile, hubby is flirting with a fair female. She is put out ny Mrs. Doehound, only to return with the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Potash. Potash sells costly gowns to fair women, and Mrs. Potash is his model. She begins a flirtation with Doehound, while the scientist is almost cremated alive in room 5,000, the weary bell-hop climbing up the stairs with the now empty pitcher. Potash explains to Doehound that he wishes to stage a Fashion Show in his hotel, and asks Doehound to summon for it, as models, the handsomest females in town. Doehound takes up the burden of his tasks. The day of the show dawns. A buyer and his watchful wife are present in the audience gathered in the hotel for the show, also the fierce fire-eating brother of the young woman who was put out of the place by Mrs. Doehound. and who has reported the occurrence to her brother, who has previously killed five or six men for just such omissions. Doehound grows jealous of the buyer, who has the first peek at the models, and attempts to impersonate him. The bell-hop and the hotel proprietress see through the disguise, and things begin to happen when the buyer's wife is tipped off. The scientist and the bell-hop, battling with flames in room 5,000, are mixed up in the ensuing melee, and the ambulances of two or three hospitals are called in to -cart off the participants. POWERS. ALGERIA OLD AND NEW (Rel. Week of Aug. 13). — On the streets of Tlemcen, in the country where great wastes have been allowed to run wild, the Negrier Falls and nature's wonders in Algeria, the garb of the desert and its trimmings, the caravan, the walls of Mansoura, erected by Abou Yakoub, and still showing marvelous preservation: the Mansoura Ruins, Mansoura Tower, the cemetery, ancient olive groves, and the high roads, together with the habitation of troglodytes, are among the most interesting of the effectiva views of this educational release. Close ups of Negrier Falls and of the ancient olive groves, showing the trees carefully tTimmed. all the outer ones trained to form a cup, thus admitting light and air to the fruit and facilitating the gathering of the crop, are included in the offering. DOING HIS BIT (On the Same Reel as Foregoing).— "Boo-hoo, they won't let me join the army," Henry repined. "It'll be the farmers' life for me," he decided. But the life of the farmer did not altogether agree with a hero who was disappointed when he did not get real eats or a real drink of cider, as he had been told was served on a farm. He chased a cow some fifty miles or so, forgot what he didn't ever know about milking, met a widow and a child, but. when it came to "raising" things', -(he only thin? that he did raise was — what Sherman called war. ANIMATED WEEKLY. ISSUE NO. 83 (August 1). Enlisted Man Flirts With Death to Get Uncle Sam Recruits. — Noted acrobat does stunts on rdge of fifteen storv building— Los Angeles, Cal. Subtitles : H. A. McLoughlin. Battery A. Field Artillery. Fifteen stories up! And enjoys the old rocking chair. Kilties Land Recruits for Britain and America. — In great Mid-West drive many men answer call to colors— Chicago. 111. Subtitles : Left to right : Maj. Gen. Barry, U. S. A. : Brig. Gen. White, British Armv. and Commander Moffett, (Treat Lakes Naval Training Station. The Kaiser's fighters call them "The Ladies from Hell" — In battle they proved it ! Novel Trans-Continental Test Trip.— Elk team to travel from New York to 'Frisco to determine value for war purposes — Milwaukee. Wis. Subtitles : Prof. Frank Clemmons and his Elks, "Kevo" and "Rid." The Government has thousands of Klks which may have to do their bit. Negroes' Protest a Silent Parade, 3,500, without smiles or speech, carry banni rs protesting recent race riots — New York Citj West Coast Dolphins in Speed Contest.— In 20 yard swim at Hawaiian Carnival human fish smash records — Alameda, Cal. Subtitle: Champion Norman Ross and his "Little .Minnow." Roosevelt Thrills Moose in World Convention. Praises their Americanism and tulatea them on their spendid showing — Pittsburgh, Pa. Subtitle: "We cannot afford to count for our safety on anything but our own armed strength ! House Cat Mothers Deserted Chicks. — Has been trained to protect them against other cats and dogs — Chicago, 111. Subtitle : What on earth could be fairer than this?" Norwegian Food Commission Here. — Headed by Arctic explorer, Nansen, prominent Norwegians come to discuss neutral trade — An American port. Subtitle : Dr. Nansen, scientist, former Norwegian Ambassador to Great Britain. Open Switch ! — Engineer and fireman pay with lives in disastrous wreck of troop train — Pearland, Texas. Subtitle : What was the engine? Primitive Americans Inspect Dry Land Battleship "Recruit." — In ancient type of stage coach they visit replica of modern sea fighter — Union Square, New York City. Subtitles : Greeted by Lieut. Hawks. Not like the bow and arrow ! Like al! good Americans (hey salute the flag. Asking for the "Indian Sign" for despotism. Roman Catholic Fighters at Military Mass. — Famous 69th, New York, clad in khaki, goes to St. Patrick's Cathedral for impressive ceremony — New York City. The World's Greatest Fighting Hawk. — Captain Guynemer. French flyer, has brought down 45 German airmen — Somewhere in France. (Official French War Pictures.) Subtitles : With his wings on. This gentle looking Frenchman — In fact a "Flying Devil" — receives the Legion of Honor. Cartoons by Hy. Mayer. UNIVERSAL SCREEN MAGAZINE. ISSUE NO. 32 (August 17). Industries. — Harvesting Scallops. Millions of these tiny bivalves are taken each dav from their beds along the Long Island shore for distribution in interior cities. Subtitles : The scallop fleet off for the day's work. Hauling in the nets. Selecting: The small scallops are tossed back to the beds to grow. Unloading a day's harvest. The sorting shacks. Collecting the starfish which prey upon the scallops. They attach themselves to rags and mops which drag from side of boat. An expert opener at work. Absolutely alive. New Inventions. — New Device Prevents Bridge Accidents. When a bridge across the Chicago River opens to permit passage of a large ship, giant boom safeguards the occupants of rampant street cars and automobiles. Subtitles : Boom being lowered. Giant catch-locks hold the boom in place. When the car collides, the mechanism at left takes up the resistance. Unless stopped, the car or automobile would plunge a sheer 40 feet to the river below. Preparedness. — The Woman Behind the Soldier. One in the home, and one in the munition factory! Woman's hour has struck and victory is as much dependent upon her valiant efforts as upon the boy "somewhere in France." Thousands are doing "their bit" in our great munition plants. Subtitles : Making small rifle cartridges for Uncle Sam. Tapering the ends. Putting in the percussion cap ; this propels the bullet on its deadly way. Inspecting noses — the business ends of the bullets. Putting on the nose. The final inspection is minute and thorough. Boxful of Hun-stoppers. Packing and putting in bandoliers. The bandolier is the cartridge band worn across the shoulders or around the waist. One package containing two clips (five shells each) is inserted in each holder of the bandolier. One clip fills the rifle chamber. What We Eat. — How pickles are prepared. The Department of Health oversees this industry in all its departments. Inspectors enforcing the sanitation laws throughout. Subtitles: Culling the small pickles from the large. The pickling vats, which contain a brine of salt, water and spices. Selecting the choice product. Sterilizing bottles. Testing water's temperature. Cutting the cauliflower for bottling. Each employe has a medical card which must be shown at the inspector's demand. Filling bottles. Packing olives. Vinegar preserves the pickles. Art.— Miracles in Mud. Produced by Willie Hopkins, noted sculptor. "Heroes All." UNIVERSAL CURRENT EVENTS. ISSUE NO. 12 (August 14). Gone. But Not Forgotten ! New York's Famous Horse Cars Pass. — On last trip ancient ark carries Public Service Commission. — New Y'ork City. Sub-titles : Veterans of an ancient service. Left to right— Conductor Israel, in service twentyeight years: Driver Cusack, 40 years: and Inspector Rice. 43 years. "And forty souls entered the Ark." Now New York's critics will have to