Reel Life (Sep 1913 - Mar 1914)

14 R@@l Lite MaJ©stls Helen's Stratagem Dec. 28, 1913 CAST Tohn Rockwood Lamar Johnston Helen, his sister Miss Sisson Rowley Ernest Joy Mrs. Rowley Mrs. ilcCormick Maud Rowley Miss Day Crampton Howard Davies Stenographer Edna Smith John Rockwood was nominated for district attorney by a political party whose shrewd boss was Martin Rowley. A certain wealthy rnanufacturer was persistently violating the fire ordinances, and when John's attention was called to this fact, and to the number of persons who had lost their lives in Crampton's mills — he announced that he would prosecute him vigorously, on election. The manufacturer angrily complained to the boss, who promised that the young candidate should be brought round. He felt sure he could manage matters, as Rockwood was in love with bis daughter, Maud, and would do almost anything before he would queer himself with her or her father. When the boss made his orders clear to Rockwood, however, he received a letter indignantly refusing to let the manufacturer go scot free. Enraged, he called the young man on the phone. Then the bewildered candidate learned that his sister Helen, who believed him incapable of wrong, had substituted the indignant refusal for his note of acquiescence — and shamed by her action, he replied that he had meant every word of the letter. Though expecting defeat — Rockwood was elected. And he made good. He won the respect of the boss, and he married Maud Rowley. Thanlaoiiser An Amateur Animal Trainer By Lloyd F. Lonergan Jan. 30, 1914 CAST Jack, a wealthy broker Sidney Bracey Belle, a stenographer ; Ethel Cooke The young broker fell in love at first sight with his pretty stenographer. Before she could marry him, the girl said, he must get her father's consent. So Jack Crane took the first train to the little town in New England where Ben Matthews lived, expecting to return the next day and claim his bride. However, father's consent was not so easily won. He proved to be an animal trainer, and an erratic old gentleman. Conducting his would-be son-in-law to a remote paddock on his animal farm, he pointed to an elephant grazing therein. "Tame that beast," said he, "and my gal is yours." Jack did his best. But the elephant was a fierce one — and at last, he was giving up in\ despair — when a little girl came to his rescue. The money Jack paid Helen's father to buy him a new elephant of tractable disposition, and exchange it, unknown to Matthews, for the untameable one, was indeed a fortune — but it saved the little girl's father from bankruptcy — Alatthevv succumbed, and Jack married Belle. The "Mutual Girl" One of the coming big Mutual features of the New Year is the debut of the "Mutual Girl," released January 5, 1914. This intensely interesting film has been mentioned extensively in the press during the past month and will prove one of the greatest productions of 1914. Owing to the elaborate scale on which it is produced, there will be no Reliance release on the above-mentioned date. "Prince" "At the Call of Duty'^ Kay-Bee