The Billboard 1906-03-17: Vol 18 Iss 11 (1906-03-17)

poOarc MARCH 17, 19¢ 20 e GLASS A FILMS, 15 CENTS PER FT. CLASS B FILMS, 12 CENTS PER PT. FILMS EDISON FOR Films and Projecting Kinetoscopes | ARE THE RECOGNIZED STANDARDS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD ANOTHER EDISON HEADLINER REN F Dream of A Rarebit Fiend The opening picture shows a young man seated at a table in a restaurant. He has evidently been out for a good time with the “boys,”” and is winding wp the néght’s frolle with a Welsh rarebit and a few bottles of Bass’ ale. Afer stuffing himeei with the enfire contents of the chafing dish, and washing it down with numerous glesses ef ale, he otarts for home somewhat the worse for wear. The exterior of the cafe is next shewn. Presently the “‘Rarebit Fiend’’ comes out of the building. He stumbles and staggers aleng the otrest, but manages to keep on his feet by holding om to the iron railing im fromt ef the cafe. Arriving at the corner of the street, he endeavors to reach a friendly lamp-pest. Everything is in a whirl. The buildings, trees, trolly cars and wagons are rapidly sigsagging the street, while the lamp-post sways and dances around. After many futile a. ‘“‘Rarebit Fiend’’ finally succeeds in throwing his arms around the lamp-peost, Ww his handkerchief to his imaginary companions. A Diminutive policeman new appears, realizing the young man’s position, endeavors to assist him. A rough amd tumble match follows, but the ‘“‘cop’”’ finally manages to get him on his feet and starts b home. The next scene shows the young man entering his room, with bis shees in and considerably under the weather after hie night’s fun. After puting em hie he climb into bed, but is obliged to get up egain and tie a wet tewel around head. He then lies down, and the scenes which follow show his terridle dream. shoes mysteriously creep out of the room. Then the tables and chairs become quickly disappear, to the dreamer’s great astonishment. A close picture of the head on his pillow follows. A large steaming chafing dish suddealy — over Three little devils jump out and beat a lively tattoo on his head aad w with E Fact egeateee bel a3 grit and shovel. The bed now comes te life, and after going through a Hvely dance, & ning around the room like a top, ends its freakish actions by shbeoting out through window. The next scene is a beautiful panorama, showing the bed sailing threugh high above the city. over bridges and rivers, and the dreamer desperately elinging to ‘“‘Rarebit Fiend’’ imagines he is in an airship, and, sitting up in bed, he endeavers to A strong wind tosses him abeut, but be manages to hang on to the foot beard and traile along behind. Suddenly the bed makes a quick turn, whieh eauses his bold, and he falle down through the air until bis night shirt catehes on a weather on top of a lofty church steeple. The strong wind blows the weather a i sf iz li and ‘round until his night shirt gives way, and he once more plunges dewa through space, leaveing a portion of his night shirt on the weather vane, which still contimues to tura around. The final scene shows him crashing through the celling of his reom and landing a on his bed. This ends the nightmare, and the ‘‘Rarebit Fiend’ tumbles owt of bed on to the floor, very much awake, and realizes that it was all a horrible dream. The different scenes are mono-tinted, producing the most beautiful effects. The pleture ee -y best described as being humorously humorous and mysteriously mysterious, and te to make the biggest kind of a “‘hit’’ with any audience. Some of the photographie ‘‘etunts’”’ heve never been seen or attempted before, and but few experts In photography will able to uR derstand how they are done. Mysteriously Mysterious—Humorously Humorous Beautifully Mono-Tinted—Photographically Perfect QROER ST_ONCE. 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