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COMEDY. G. D. 1626.
SHOEING THE MAIL CARRIER. Approximate Length, 550 feet.
Price, $66.00.
A mail carrier is about to go en his rounds and asks his wife to bring his shoes, of which he seems to wear out a large number, judging from the supply she displays for his selection. Finding nont to his satisfaction his wife goes to the shoe store and a boy returns with some on approval. Selecting a pair, he puts them on, kisses his wife, and commences his journey. He is seen delivering letters en route, at the same time admiring the shoes. "Pride goes before a fall," and he, not noticing where he is going, stumbles and falls. On rising he finds to his digust his new shoes are broken, sole from upper, in which condition he has to complete his round, and ultimately reaches his home, limping and foot sore, falling exhausted into a chair. Utterly at a loss what to do to find money to keep him in shoes, his wife conceives an idea which she puts into immediate execution. Taking her husband to a horseshoer she has him shod with iron. This proceeding causes a complete change in the man. From an affectionate husband he becomes a maniac, and seems to take on the nature of a vicious horse. In their efforts to stop the man two officers are roughly used and go for reinforcements. A skirmishing party starts out in pursuit of the unfortunate mail carrier. After many very thrilling experiences he is brought back to his home, where the shoes are removed, and he again reverts into his normal self. Good action throughout.
G. D. 1567.
LOOKING FOR LODGINGS. Price, S48.00.
Colored, Extra, $48.00. Approximate Length. 400 feet.
A ludicrous subject, depicting the adventures of a couple seeking a new lodging.
Very angry, we see the two people pick their way to the janitor's quarters and give notice of their intention to leave, and then go out to seek a new place. They come to one place, and as they are shown through the rooms they come upon one room from which there seem to come forth untold numbers of rodents. After much excitement this place is abandoned, and they enter another. Shown through these rooms the landlord is about to explain the operation of the fireplace, when an oil painting over the mantel falls and crashes over the head of the lady. In the subsequent excitement the hanging lamp is knocked down and is demolished on the head and shoulders of the lady. Endeavoring to make a hasty exit, trouble is experienced by the pranks of a boy who has tied the
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