Revised list of high-class original motion picture films (1908)

TOPICAL. G. D. 1689. HARVEST CELEBRATION. Price, $36.00. Approximate Length, 300 feet. This is one of the most interesting films on the market, and combines excellent photographic quality with perspective that is truly remarkable. A large group of children is seen in gala day attire, lined up in procession, at the head of which is a beautiful festoon, all carrying various light farm implements. As they reach the river all enter large row boats and the procession continues on down the river to a large field, where they land and join in various games. Refreshments are served, and after the repast all join in a dance and a general good time is enjoyed by all. It does one good to see how a harvest festival by the tiller of the soil is conducted and enjoyed. At the conclusion of the return procession up the river an enlarged view of the queen of the procession is given. The decorations and the scenery are beautiful and will be enjoyed by everybody. SPORTING. G. D. 501X. EPSOM DERBY. Price, $42.48. Approximate Length, 354 feet. This film very accurately reproduces the life and scenes of the modern Derby day. Scenes illustrated are in the natural order as one starts out on the road to Epsom. Passing through the town. On the downs. The congested traffic — donkey-carts, mail-carts, four-in-hand coaches, phaetons, buggies, tandems, motors — every description of vehicle is taken, making a very interesting part. On the course. The crowds, the bookies. A struggle between a coster's barrow and a motor. Full panorama of the stands. Away, the flash past of the horses. At Tattenham Corner. Horses passing the famous bend. Fine view of the course and eager crowds. The Finish. The horses coming on; a fine full sight down the course. The winner, Orby, passing. Break up of crowd — a very interesting scene. The welsher — severe punishment. G. D. 503X. DOG ACROBAT. Price, $22.08. Approximate Length, 184 feet. Many real interesting and difficult feats are accomplished by a number of trained dogs. The setting shows the exterior of a cottage, a dog sitting at the window, evidently on the lookout for some one. He has not long to wait, when another dog, Romeo, stalks in on his hind legs, bearing a bag of flowers on his fore legs, which he immediately hands to the canine Juliet. The love making of these two dogs is very clever, especially when it comes to the leave taking. Romeo is extremely loath to leave his fair mistress, and his departure is hastened by what we may presume to be the mother of the fair maiden appearing at the window above and emptying therefrom a bag of flour, which smothers the lover and causes him to make a speedy exit. After shaking off the flour he reappears and is joined by the fair maiden, and together they perform a very pretty waltz, after which the trainer appears and bows to the audience, putting the dogs through a very pretty acrobatic act, which, for intelligence and variety, is extremely interesting, showing the careful training and vast amount of patience he must have had ere the dogs could perform such wonderful feats. A powerful support to the contention of modern psychologists, that the lower animals have brain matter subject to development. The feats illustrated certainly could not be performed by an animal unless the mental faculty had been developed. Especially entertaining to the boys and girls. 88