Reel Life (Mar-Sep 1915)

Twelve REEL LIFE STORIES OF THE NEW PHOTOPLAYS IN THE SUNLIGHT— American (Two Reels) The Latest Release in the Famous "Light" Series By Marc Edmund Jones [ ; March 29, 1915 ... CAST Arthur, farmer and doctor.......: Harry Von Meter Helen, his wife Vivian Rich Frank, a young city doctor David Lythgoe Olga, an adventuress Charlotte Burton Amy Edith Borella A SLAVE .to the drug habit, Dr. Arthur Abbott leaves his country practice for a more conspicuous,, career m the city, and Frank Stead, a physician from the slums, comes to take his place in the village. Abbott soon forgetting his young wife, Helen, and their child, who have stayed in the country, becomes infatuated with Olga, an adventuress. But his drug habit growing,, he loses his prestige and when he ,has spent all his money Olga no longer cares for him. They 'quarrel. She is stricken with heart-disease and dies. Fearing to be charged with her murder^ Abbott flees the city. The train is wrecked and he is reported to have been killed. Meanwhile, the companionship between Helen Abbott and young Dr. Stead has ripened into love. On hearing of her husband's death, Helen promises Stead, that she will marry shim. The months pass, and at last comes the day before [the "wedding. Abbott, who has recovered from the train iinjury, and who is a worse victim of morphine than ever, "wanders near his old home. He sees his wife in her lover's arms. In an angry attempt to attack Stead his weakened heart gives way, and he drops dead. After the marriage Stead and his bride leave the village, darkened with unhappy memories, for the sunshine of the open country. THE JEWELLED DAGGER OF FATE— Reliance A Highly Romantic Drama With An Old Curiosity Shop , for A Mise-en-scene March 29, 1915 • CAST i Marion Giles * Winifred Allen Martin Giles, her father Alfred Fisher Larry, his assistant, George M. Mario Travers, his rival Gordon de Maine Batista ; Winifred Burke Her mother •••• ...Ricca Allen LARRY FISKE loves Marion Giles, daughter of old Martin Giles, who keeps the curiosity shop where Larry is employed. She is betrothed by her father, however, to Travers, a rich curio-hunter, who, in frequenting the shop, has become enamored of her beauty. A poor Italian girl, sorely in need of money to clothe herself and feed her child, sells Martin Giles an antique dagger with a jewelled hilt. The bargain made, she is taken suddenly ill in the shop and Marion helps her back to the rooms behind the store where she and her father live. Larry has seen Marion greatly admiring the dagger and he buys it for her for a wedding present. He puts it on the table in the little parlor. Travers comes in, looking for his fiancee, and enters "the parlor. Larry hears him utter a 'loud cry, and hurrying within, he finds the man gazing, horror-struck, upon the jewelled dagger. Remorse and fear cause him to confess to Larry the story of how he had wronged a girl in Italy _ who, _ on his attempting to leave her, had threatened his. life. with this very dagger. Behind the curtains Marion has heard the confession. She and old Martin bring the repentant and terrified Travers to the bedside of the sick Italian girl and there exact from him a promise that he will marry her. The jewelled dagger of fate completes its mission by bringing together the hearts of Larry and Marion. AN IMAGE OF THE PAST— Majestic A Strong Drama in Which Grandchildren Are Peacemakers March 30, 1915 CAST The artist J. H. Allen The girl Signe Auen The father Charles Cosgrave JESSIE CURTIS elopes with Jack Dexter. Her wealthy father, in a fury, disinherits her. He repulses all his daughter's attempts at reconciliation, and ten years pass. Jack has been very ill, the family is penniless, and the three children, dressing themselves as a gypsy, an Indian and a sailor, with masks on their faces, go out to sing in the street. In this fashion they wander under the windows of their grandfather's house. The old man is having one of his almost unendurably lonely hours, filled with regretful dreams of Jessie. When he hears the children singing, he calls them in, listens to their story and promises that he will give them money for their sick father. Suddenly one of the youngsters rushed across the room to a portait of Jessie painted by Dexter at her father's order from a photograph of her when she was seven years old. "Why is my sister's picture in your house ?" the small boy asks the old man, and snatches off the mask which covers little Jessie's face. The grandfather learns the truth. , He returns with the children to the rescue of his daughter and her husband. THE MAGNET OF DESTRUCTION— Thanhouser (Two Reels) A Stirring Play of Thwarted Envy and Revenge March 30, 1915 ^ CAST v . Arthur Grennell <...."...'.'..' Arthur H. Ashley Hilton... Edward N. Hoyt Mignon, his daughter Mignon Anderson Lyell Morgan Jones LYELL, head of an organization whose object is to injure the rich members of society, interests old Professor Hilton in his cause and persuades him to ioin the association. Arthur Grennell, the son of a wealthy manufacturer, also becomes a member, having mistaken the organization for a reform movement with peaceful methods. Lyell falls in love with Hilton's daughter, Mignon, but soon realizes that she prefers Grennell. He then decides that he will* put his. rival out of the way. He selects Grennell to execute the death sentence of a capitalist, who, the society has voted, must die. Realizing now the nature of the organization, " Grennell, on Mignon' s advice, flees the city. Some months later, Lyell, Hilton and Grennell all meet in a factory town. LyelV and Hilton, as secret agents of the anarchist league, are working in one of the big mills. Lyell determines this time to be rid of his. rival. He is employed to. handle a huge magnet which lifts several tons of iron from barges in the river and deposits them in the factory yard., , Knowing that Grennell and his friends are to visit the factory, he plans to drop the rails upon' his victim. Lyell, persuades t/Lj,ghon. to enter the car from which the magnet machinery is operated, .and at the last moment he tells her what he is going to do." . The girl has presence of mind enough to pull a^ lever, thus : causing the magnet to drop its load a few seconds too soon. The plot is discovered. In an attempt to escape, Lyell is killed. And Grennell and Mignon plight their troth. (Continued Overleaf)