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COMEDY.
S. P. 255. TAKING HIS MEDICINE. Price, $7.20.
Approximate Length, 60 feet.
This Is a very funny subject, full of the touch of human nature that makes all pictures famous. An elderly fellow lies on a cot apparently about to pass away. Several bottles are on the table beside his couch. The time has arrived to take the awful dose. The facial expression here is wonderful and side splitting. After the dose is down the invalid turns back to die, but the dope takes effect and he gets well and acts as a new man. This is very funny.
S. P. 207. THE BE-FLOURED MASHER. Price, $3.00.
Approximate Length, 25 feet.
The city masher runs against the "real thing" and gets much the worst of it. A young lady is seen leaving a grocery store where she has been buying a bag of flour. She is accosted by a flippant "Charlie Boy," who thinks that he can make a hit. He finds no favor with the young lady, who tells him plainly to go along about his business, but he will not take "no" for an answer and, in selfdefense, she gives Mr. Masher the contents of the flour bag over his handsome person. He certainly is a sight when the camera next shows him going his way discomfited.
8. P. 268. HAPPY HOOLIGAN AND HIS Price, $15.00.
BICYCLE. Approximate Length, 125 feet.
All lovers of comedy subjects will find this to be what they need. A typical tramp is seen perched on top of a bicycle which he is endeavoring to steer down the street, but is evidently an amateur, for his efforts are not attended with very great success. He is seen attempting to overcome his difficulties when, unfortunately, he encounters two young ladies out for a walk, and running into them, the whole party is thrown to the sidewalk, making the young ladies so angry that they chase the poor tramp and administer a handsome punishment. Not deterred, however, Mr. Happy manages to climb back on to his wheel and proceeds on his wabbly — very wabbly — way, accomplishing the maximum amount of damage in his progress. He first runs helter-skelter through a party of happy picnickers who are taking lunch on the front lawn and proceeds to totally demolish a bootblack stand around the corner. The next sufferers are two Irishmen who are enjoying a can of beer and are run into and scattered in every direction, while Hooligan takes a rest to look over the situation.
Refreshed, he starts once more and ends his career by overturning a fruit stand in front of a grocery store and from the total wreck which ensues, it is to be surmised that the unfortunate bicyclist has met his Waterloo and rides no more, at least not until he has an opportunity of taking bicycle lessons.
S. P. 203. THE UNHAPPY DAGO. Price, $6.00.
Approximate Length, 50 feet.
An Italian laborer is busily engaged at his work of street paving when, unfortunately for him, he is discovered by two mischievous boys who determine upon getting what fun they can out of him, and by placing fire crackers in appropriate places, displacing the Italian's tools and otherwise annoying him succeed in making his life miserable.
A funny film for those who enjoy boyish vagaries and remein ber the old adage: "Thai boys will be boys."
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