The Nickelodeon (Jan-Mar 1911)

February 4, 1911. THE NICKELODEON. 145 DAVY JONES IN THE SOUTH SEAS. Davy Jones is again on the run, a victim to a weakness for the fairer sex. This time he is a castaway on the shores of Borneo, where he is captured by the natives, whom he wins over with the aid of his magnifying glass, and soon finds himself "King of the Cannibal Island." He enjoys his honors immensely and joins in their sports of tree climbing, war dances and other ceremonies with which he is hailed as chief. He get's up against it, however, when he makes love to a dusky damsel and is told he must marry her. He already has been married once too often and refuses to take chances with another. Again he is on his way a few yards in advance of the pursuing wild men of Borneo. He beats it to the seashore, where he hails a passing vessel, making a very narrow escape amid the flying spears and arrows of his followers. — Released January 28. JEAN RESCUES. Jealous of Horace and jealous of Jean, Oscar thinks he loves Alice, with whom he is constantly finding fault for showing the slightest attention to anybody but himself. Jean has a good deal of good dog sense, and instinctively shuns Oscar, whose disposition is anything but lovable. The dog is very fond of Horace, who is a man of gentle nature and kindly character. Jean is always the companion of Alice and naturally comes in for the vent of Oscar's spleen whenever it is aroused against' Horace or Alice. Oscar longs to thwart Horace in his attention to Alice. The opportunity occurs when Alice appeals to him to save Horace from drowning. He has been seized with cramps while bathing and unable to reach the shore. Oscar coldly refuses. Jean appears and she goes to t'he rescue, bringing Horace exhatisted to the shore. Alice is disgusted with Oscar and gives him back his engagement ring. A few days later Horace, with Jean, present a very pretty picture as they sit in a happy contented group on the beach. — Released January 31. SOCIETY AND THE MAN. Happily and contentedly married, the hero of our story is living in one of the smaller cities surrounded by all the necessary comforts of home. Lured by the greater possibilities of wealth in the Metropolis, he goes thence and soon finds himself in the swirl and swish of society and the stock exchange. His wife is carried into the vortex of bridge-whist and associations with the "smart set." The husband in the pursuit iti wealth, his wife in the pursuit of pleasure, their child is neglected and soon there is an inseparable gulf between their common interests of domesticity. Discontent and unhappiness have taken possession of their once happy home. The crash comes; the husband is ruined and contemplates self-destruction. His wife learns of his failure, comes to his support, cheers and comforts him, pleading for the sake of their child to brace up and begin life anew. Clasping his loved ones to his heart, he resolves to start over again and seek contentment rather than riches. — 981 feet. Released February 3. A QUEEN FOR A DAY. As a cook Bridget McSweeney feels very much discontented. She has a sneaking regard for Heinrich Vondiddlebach, the grocer, who is very much in love with her. Bridget comes into possession of a fortune from an uncle who died in Australia; she decides to live as becomes one of her vast wealth. She buys a home, makes a bid for society, and attracts many elegant gentlemen of pretention and title, who lay siege to her heart in hope of gaining her fortune. Heinrich does not give up his conquest for Bridget's love; to win her he surrounds himself with a following of colored warriors and decks himself out as "The King of Cooney Island." lie presents himself to the fair Bridget, who immediately falls to his royal magnificence. They are married and she soon discovers that' she has been duped and captured by her old friend Heinrich. What follows her discovery would be a shame to tell when it is so well and laughingly presented in this rich comedy.— 1,000 feet. Released February 4. THE DELUGE. This is a Biblical drama performed 3317 years B. C, a picture of the destruction of the world by a flood. The Lord, observing the wickedness of the world, decides to ' destroy it. He instructs Noah to build an ark, or boat, in which he and his "three sons, his wife and t'heir wives take refuge. He is also told to take into the ark two of each kind of all living creatures. Noah does as he is told; the rain descends upon the earth, covering it with water, and the people are destroyed, but Noah, his sons and t'heir families are saved. After forty days of inundation the water subsides. Noah sends out a dove from the ark; it returns with an olive branch in its mouth. After a short period the ark rests on Mount Ararat; Noah releases all the inmates from the ark; he and his sons and their wives built an altar unto the Lord, make sacrifice and offer up prayer and thanksgiving for their deliverance. The Lord sets a rainbow in the sky as a promise that he will never destroy the world again with a deluge.— 978 feet. Released February 7. . PITTSBURG MILLIONAIRE. In this drama we tell the story of one Phillip Nash, who advances rapidly from the position of a common laborer to that of general manager of one of the wealthiest and most important of our steel manufacturing interests; the marriage of this young man to his boyhood sweetheart; his wife's contentment with her lot; and then the final disruption of their happy home, due to the changed conditions attendant upon his rapid advance in the commercial world. The depiction of Nash's eventual downfall, after he has shown conclusively his preference for a singer of note, a_ young woman famous in the light opera world, whose charms and fascinations lead to his complete undoing, is one of the strongest sequence of scenes ever depicted through the medium of motion pictures. His eventual reformation and return to his wife's home is heart-rending in the extreme. — 985 feet. Released February 6. ON THE INSTALLMENT PLAN. Two chaps -from the country arrive in New York in their search for fame and fortune. On their success is dependent a large share in money which they will receive from a wealthy uncle and aunt if they make good. They fit up a small flat on the installment plan and then lookl for a position. This they find it impossible to obtain and therefore find it impossible to pay the installment collector. The collector calls in his huskies who remove all the furniture from the young fellows' flat, leaving the boys nothing but their bath robes and pajamas. Co-incident with this occurring t'hey receive a telegram from their aunt and uncle that they propose to dine with them that same day. The boys are in an awful predicament as they have been writing their relations that they were getting along fine in the city. They have to keep up an appearance of prosperity. They discover that their neighbor in the next flat has left the city for the day and decide to appropriate his belongings temporarily. Thisthey do and likewise take advantage of his well stocked larder and some extra suits of his clothes. The aunt and uncle arrive and the neighbor returns to find the empty flat. His consternation can better be imagined than described. Investigation leads him to the boys' room. He indignantly takes back his possessions, the uncle and aunt leave in high dudgeon and the boys are left as they started — with an empty flat and a suit of pajamas apiece. — 560 feet. TOO MUCH AUNT. The spirit of deviltry has been well developed in the boy and his father believes that "to spare the rod is to spoil the child." In the family, however, there is a doting aunt and a loving mother who are inclined to spoil the youth by excess of cuddling. The youngster takes every advantage of their weakness and on one occasion to remain away from the hated school, he has only to pretend to be suddenly affected with a violent "tummy-ache." He is successful as far as his mother and aunt are concerned and he is assured of a day at home, until the father takes a hand. He has every reason to suspect the young man is bluffing and to make sure calls in a doctor, who on arriving, at once pronounces the lad's complaint a simple case of "Hookyites." Then, in spite of the tearful protests of Clarence's champions, the father takes the matter into his own hands and administers the slipper with well applied onslaughts. The young man is completely cured, and starts to school with no great anxiety to sit down, but firmly convinced that the old man knows his business. — 430 feet. Released February 9. HEART BEATS OF LONG AGO. A feud existed between two Italian houses and it meant disaster to anyone of the belligerents to intrude into the opposing house. The lord of the house gives a feast in honor of the arrival of a wealthy foreign noble, whom he expects to make his son-in-law. The daughter, however, has given her heart to the son of her father's enemy. That he may be present at the festival, she surreptitiously takes her father's signet ring, throwing it to him from the window, which, of course, admits him. The father anficipating the intrusion of his enemies, orders death to any member who enters the hall. After the festivities the unwelcome betrothal takes place and the forbidden lover braves death to see his loved one. While they are in clandestine meeting a guard is seen to enter the corridor, so t'he girl hides her sweetheart in a secret closet, turning the key and taking it with her. Not finding the intruder, the guard imagines he was mistaken. The favored suitor, however, is suspicious and determines to watch. At this moment the father is called away for a time and as an honor to his son-in-law elect leaves the household in his absolute charge. This move works in favor of the nobleman to more effectively pursue his watch, and going into the corridor finds the forbidden lover's cap on the floor outside the closet. This situation if exposed would make the nobleman the laughing stock of the entire courts of Europe, so he vows vengeance. The girl realizes her lover's danger in the air-tight closet and makes a desperate attempt to release him, but in this she is surprised by the noble, who secures from her the key, and despite her order sends t'he guards off whom she has called to break open the door. The guards, of course, must respect his orders as he lias been placed in charge by the master. Later the master of the house returns and the nobleman tells the story to him, and, sure that t'he imprisoned lover has met his fate by this time, opens the door. His anticipation was correct, for the lifeless form of the forbidden lover falls headlong across the corridor. — 997 feet. Released February 6. PRISCILLA S ENGAGEMENT KISS. Germs" and microbes are all very well in their way, but they should not be mixed up in love affairs, at least that is what Paul, Priscilla's sweathearf. thinks. Priscilla is ill with throat trouble and Paul is much concerned about this and his sympathy for her intensifies his love to such an extent that he proposes. Priscilla, of course, is willing, but papa in a joke declares Paul too young to marry. He must grow whiskers and become more mainly. At this point the doctor calls to treat Priscilla for her sore throat. This _M. D. is a crank on germs and microbes, arguing that bacteria lurks in "everything and thorough and frequent disinfection is our only hone to escape disease. Paul is introduced to the doctor, but before taking Paul's hand Doc disinfects it. Maybe Paul isn't sore, but the worst comes when the disciple of germicides in taking Priscilla's pulse lingers. Paul leaves the house insanely jealous of the doctor, for Priscilla. to tease him, seems to be pleased with the doctor's attentions. However, when Paul arrives at the club he has cooled a bit and decides to call again to see Priscilla. He is met by her mother who hands him a note to the effect that the doctor has forbidden her to see Paul or receive his floral tributes if she hopes to recover. It is a case of "Hearts and flowers vs. Germs and microbes." Paul is now furious and determines to do away with himself by smoking himself to death, purchasing all the "weeds" at the club for the purpose. This is rather a slow and disagreeable method so lie desists. Furthermore, he reasons that the fickle-hearted Priscilla is not worth it. Priscilla, now cured of her sore throat, is lonesome and longs to see Paul, but her pride prevents her sending for him. Mother, however, sends a note: "There is a little girl who would like to see you." To this Paul sends the answer: "Let the little girl see the germ doctor." It is now Priscilla's turn to get angry and through pique she accepts the proposal of the germist, inviting the engagement kiss. The doctor is about to kiss her, when he catches himself and disinfects her lips. Oh me! Oh my! but she is wild and chases him out. The mother