The Billboard 1909-01-23: Vol 21 Iss 4 (1909-01-23)

JANUARY 23, 1909. The Billboard 13 FILM NEWS (Continued from page 9.) Love's Strategem.—She is riding a pet horse, ne she bas taught to walk lame and shake vos, little dreaming that one day she will be 7 to put one of Pinto’s accomplishments to a ‘rious purpose. Arriving near the camp she rakes up ber station in a clump of trees and aSvucta Little Bill to find the guilty man ‘od tell bim a lady is waiting near whose horse sas picked up a stone, and won't he come and , ve it for ber. Gypsy ped unsuspecting, falls into the trap. Qe sees the Limping borse approach and kneels » examine the hoof, when be is startled by " say's quiet voice ordering him to utter cord at bis peril. He jumps to bis feet to ‘ook junto a muzzle of a six-shooter, leveled at “Throw your bands up and walk ten feet sbead.’ Gypsy Jack decides to obey; bis enire camp is just around the bend in the road, six-shooter is much bearer. Imagine the surprise of the village court, ‘tors, lawyers, judges and captor. Little K tells bis story, the gypsy confesses, and tawyer Todd, thoroughly disgusted at the turn of affairs, leaves the room in high dungeon, wt Join takes Mabel in bis arms to the great elight of Little Bill. EDISON. vrAGAN AND CHRISTIAN.—Two schools of bougut bave ever dominated the world—the Epicurean, addicted to pleasure, and the As etic, given to severe self-denial and austerity. contrast between the two is forcibly out in this picture, wherein we see the pleasure-loving Pagans vainly seeking and the austere Christians, who, inferent to the world’s temptations and pleasfod “A peace that passeth understanding.’ uence of the little “God of Love’ is it by th schools. Livia, a pagan Egyptian clog girl, arouses the dormant passion » be subdued) of Caius, a Christian who sees ber in a festal procession durisit to Thebes. Neither prayers, fasting epee can efface ber alluring and beimage from his memory. The red od in bis veins erles aloud for her, bis eyes jemand another sight of ber charms, and he lecides to see ber again. To appease his conhe determines to undertake her con ersion With the aid of a friendly, pleasure-loving man, the meeting is arranged. Caius, at estiess gu cosUy raiment (pursuant to his friend's gees 1) his Ascetic perfections heightened belr ald, meets Livia, whose imagination red and the “Little God's’ conquest is et She forsakes the Pagan worship of ‘eous, destroys ber idols, dons a simple garb sud together they seek the desert. But conscience will not down, and they reictantiy part. She enters a nunnery; be seeks ois bermit's cell, where visions still pursve him, n one of which be sees ber dying, calling for bin liustening away, he arrives at ber side in time to bear ber breathe ber gratitude and and expire in bis arms. tv A BURGLAR CUPID.—Artie, very much in we with Gladys, makes but little headway his woolng, owing to his nervousness and « desire to be very gallant. ( bg to escort Giadys to a ball, he rouses bh when be attempts an untimely emnd steps on ber skirt. Terror’ and his pal, the home of Gladys for action, preparations accordingly, including ument of the fat butler. all, Artie and Gladys have supper able cafe, where poor Artie adds ts by upsetting the soup on Glady's “Barney the Bike," select cevsts romance to Artie, and he gets the discomfort of ‘*Mike."’ fnally tires of the mushy performance basten Matters, steps forth, and, under wer of t forces Gladys to bestow the bis gun, kiss. is so delighted that he insists on Mike * bis valuables and money, and further o with bis fur coat and gloves. Miike” and “Barney’’ make a safe get-away end hasten home to divide the spoils and enjoy ‘be fruits of their success in love matters. Obg Sought PATHE FRERES. A FISH STORY.—This amusing film tells * Story of how two men start out from home, promising their wives that they will return, after a day's outing, with plenty of fish. The lay being very bot, they naturally were quite sO stop c Several times to have refresh They imbibe too freely, finally becoming Crowsy, caring little whether they get te fishing banks or not. They spend their * summer garden, eating, drinking and merry until they are well intoxicated, sen start to get some fish. They throw ines from a bridge and patiently walt One fellow becomes too enthusiastic, falls off into the water. _They manage to drag him out and revive him soo alter many funny situations the pair start fe without a fish. Realizing what is in store Tor them, in case they return empty-hande ey buy several fish from a vender and ene, them home, and are congratulated by Selr admiring friends on thelr good luck, + LADY CABBY'S ROMANCE.—While driving "es down the street, a lady cabby sees a rin distress, tryizg to fix his car, _r’ fuses to budge on account of a serious ‘cown. She volunteers to tow the machine : “’ Berage: so, after fastening it securely ‘ ‘> with a rope, she drives off. Arthe garage she is about to take her the chauffeur, who has a keen ; cant detains her long enough to tell e bas fallen tn love with ber, and ~ ‘ing mutual, she induces bim to ; ny ber to ber home, where he is Introa ‘er parents, who upon hearing the news Caughter’s engagement, are in high (rink to the health of the engaged iv bext pleture we see the home, some t ‘cr the eventful wedding, when married ~ “lost sll its charm for the chauffeur, ~ & Victim of teo much mother-in-law, he comes in to his dinner late he is compe “ exPiein te the whole family. Finally, ‘ lengthy discussion, he loses patience . “we all the food on the table over the = a) and wrecks the place generally, after A J« Deats a hasty retreat, followed br bis antag Wife. who is lashing him with a horse. ~ ‘le jumps into his auto and Is off, but “fe and her father get on thelr rigs and ‘Ving at but beauty are soon on his track. His machine breaks dowa and gives bis pureners an opportunity to overtake him; but he jumps out and leads them a merry chase around the block. Getting back to bix car, be starts it again and this time, when the old man tries to bead bim off. he runs the unto Into the rig, completely demolixbing it. The enraged wife overtakes bim again and is laying bim out with ber whip when the police arrive, and, much to the satisfaction of the chanffeur, she is arrested for asxault. As she is led away the bappy fellow turns bis car and beats a hasty retreat. GAUMONT. THE PERSEVERING INSURANCE AGENT. comedy depicting in a very vivid manner, ““sticktoitiveness’’ which is bound to bring success. A number of very ludicrous incidents are portrayed in this subject. Details are perfect thronghout and photographic quality is unquestionable. fe A HOT REMEDY.—The principal subject of this story is a man in ill health. To relieve his ailment he applies a remedy in the form of a poultice, and this generates such enormous heat that the temperature in his immediate proximity is ralsed by many degrees. The result is that during a cold spell be proves to be a very desirable companion, and pedestrians, police, and others take advantage of his presence at all times. Many very ludicrous incidents occur but the climax is reached when our patient enters an establishment in which are housed a number of volatile substances, The excessive heat causes spontaneous combustion and a conflagratien of no small size ensues, but the fire department is oltimately successful in extinguishing the flames, and unearthing the cause which then proves to be the remedy applied. oe CHAMPION SUFFRAGIST.—This subject portrays In a very ludicrous manner the escapades of a gentleman who is possessed of an exceptionally strong conviction that woman, In general, must net work, and he carries this ont very conscientiously in all instances excepting in bis own bome. where he proves to be a very stern and unrelenting master. ote TROUBLED ARTISTS.—This ts a comedy of merit and depicts in a very grotesque manner the difficulties experienced by a number of artists whe go out into rural districts to seek suitable subjects. The production throughout is of merit aM will not fail to meet with the approval of the most fastidious. ESSANAY. THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP.—In the famous characters of English fiction. none are more widely koown than those of Quilp, Dick Swivel ler, The Marechioness, Grandfather Trent, and Little Nell. They are perhaps the most satisfring in the Dickens’ gallery of famous por traiture. The first scene of our film shows an old-fashfoned London street of the Dickens’ period. Little Nell is sent on an errand by her grandfather and loses her way. Dick Swiveller takes ber bome. Sevne 2. Shows a corner of the Old Curiosity Shop. Kit Nibbles, a friend of little Nell is discovered weiting anxiously for ber. Swiveller enters with Nel! Kit is overjored at ber safe return. Nell fnvites Swiveller into the honse. He declines and surrenders her to Kit, who bows and bashfully takes Nell into the house. Serene 3. Gives us the Interior of the Old Curiosity Shop Nell enters followed by Kit. She Immediately takes charge of the household affairs. She orders Kit to bring in wood. then sets tea table Grandfather Trent enters. Nell goes to him and is greeted tenderly, showing deep affection between the old man and ebila. Kit returns with wood and starts to go out again for more, bumping into Fred Trent. a desolute brother of little Nell. Fred Trent demands money of the grandfather and its re fused. He leaves vowing that he will get it. Grandfather Trent writes a letter to Qnilp and again sends Nell on the errand. Reluctantly she goes, whereupon grandfather takes ont a deck of cards and plays imaginary game, indicating his passion for gambling. Scene 4. Takes us to the law office of Sampson Brass, and tells of the conspiracy to marry Nell to Swiveller. Scenes that follow show how Quilp secures a mortgage on Grandfather Trent's Old Cn riosity Shop, bow they are sold out of their home, wander into the field, and at last sre rescued by a kind-hearted farmer. Then how the Brusses and Fred Trent § are arrested throngh the help of Swiveller, who marries the marchioness. CAMERAPHONE. The Gameraphone Company produced five new reels during the week, containing sixteen new acts. This company arrange an average of three acts on each reel, and the ones ready for delivery to the theatres next week nsing (Cameraphone are: Clarice Vance, Wildflower, Rusiness Block, Vesta Victoria. The Minstrel Girls. May Vokes, Collins and Harlan, Musical Masterpieces. Flenagan’s Night Of, Clara Thropp, Dannie Dannels, Hughes and Sully, Hoenermooning, and Harry Kooper. The Cameraphone Company now have 80 reels containing over 310 entirely different acts. LUBIN. LOVE'S SWEET MELUDY.—Ada ts plaring on the piano. Paul, her teacher, accompanies the flute. They play Love's Sweet laying his arm looking Into his eres, the music stops, he presses a kiss upon her lips, when snddenly her father enters. He Is startled. He shows the musician the door, notwithstanding the pleadings of bis daughter. He then directs her to have her trunks packed and be ready for a trip to Europe. He thinks that. being away from home, she will forget ber lover. While the matd gets the trunk ready Aja is writing a letter to her lover: ‘‘Dearest—I shall never forget the melody, I shall never for get you. Thine alone—Ada.” She then joins her father. They drive to the depot. While the father buys tickets, Ada slips the letter Into the mail box. The train urrives and they depart for New York. From there they take the steamer. art bas received the note. He calls immediately at the residence, but learns that Ada he« gone on a long journey. Down-hearted, be returns to his lonely reom. *ea house. Gelsha girls dre serving the ten. Ada and her father enter. Ada seems very pale, The father points ont the beanty of lundeeapes; she looks disinterested. Suddenly she sits up and listens. In the panel of a oe picture she sees Paul playing the flute. But it was only a vision. and with a sorrowful sigh she leaves the tea house. A garden fete at the foot of Mt. Enter Ada with her father. player renders a solo. Ada looks up, she thinks she recognizes Paul in the flute player. She arises from ber chair, but her father pulls her back. The vision bas disappeared, and sadly she leaves the garden. Street fakir surrounded by Arabians. After having shown some tricks he plays on the flute. Again Ada thinks she sees ber lover, and again she is disappointed. The journey bas done no good to Ada. cannot forget her lover. returns bome with her. young man, ber band. Dexpuiring of ever seeing again the man she loves, and, being pressed by ber suitor, she tells bim that she can give him her hand, but bot ber heart, as her heart belongs to another man. He accepts the band, saying that he will wiv ber beart through his kindness. The house is illuminated, the guests enjoy the dancing. Ada and her intended stand at the open window. Suddenly she hears the tieloty which she cannot forget. Faintingly sbe falls in her intended'’s arms. Exterior of the church, Crowds on both sides of the steps. Carriages bring the wedding guests. Paul approaches. He stands on the right side of the church door. Now comes the bride and her father. They ascend the steps. Paul plays Love's Sweet Melody. Ada looks up. She sees her lover. rushes to him, throws ber arms around bis neck, never to leave him again. The father is surprised. The groom comes out of the house, she explains to him that this is the man who has her heart. He resigns, abd together with her pleads with the father for forgiveness. At last the father con sents, ap Ada, on the arm of Paul, enters the church, where the wedding takes place. THE FIGHTING pakson.—wit West settlement. A place where they do not ask for your credentials or for letters of introduction. There is Wild Bill's saloon. Cowboys are stand ing and talking. Suddenly a baif-drunk greaser Vesuvius. Just then a flute She The father therefore She is introduced to a who becomes an earnest suitor for pulls bis shooting iron. His aim is bad. Wild Bill's is better. The greaser is carried away dead. A cowboygir! arrives on horseback. Wild Bill offers ber his hand. sbake bands with him. borse’s bridle. Gertie brings down her whip ever his band. He reaches for bis revolver, but the cowboys grasp him by his arm and push bim in the saloon. The girl laughs, gives ber berse Gertie refuses to He takes hold of the the spurs, “‘Good-bye, boys," bats are lifted and revolvers fired in the air. A big crowd is awaiting the Parson. Bill stands ip the doorway of his saloon. The Parson aporoaches—a tall, strong, manly-looking figure. He sets down his grip. ‘‘Bless you, boys, here I am."" He stretches out bis hands, but nebaly bids him welcome. The Parson walks up the step to Bill's saloon. “No Parson shall enter this door,’’ says Bill, and pushes him back. Before anybody can realize it, the Par sen takes Bill by the collar button and throws Bill in the midst of the crowd. He then steps into Bill's place, pointing two pistols »t Bill, who made a move to rush to wards him. Nobody moves He then throws the pistels to the ground, stretches out his hands, saying: ‘‘Now, boys, let us be friends. I bave come to stay, and here I am."’ All rush up to bim to shake hands except Bill, who stands aside grouchingly The Parson walks over to bim. ‘“‘Come on, let’s shake.”’ After some hesitation Bill grasps his hand. Hats fy up and shots ring through the air. While the bors are shooting Gertie returns. She is introduced to the Parson. One of the couwbors puts the Parson wise. “I'll fix this,” sure the [’arson. He speaks to Gertie, then to Bill, puts his band on Bill's shoulder, saying tw Gertie, “He is a fine fel After a lit the while Gertie and Bill The Parson lays Gertie’s hand in the two kiss. The cowbors lift the Parson ‘upon their shoulders and Gertie and Bill leading. the crowd falls in and they march to the wedding. o THE WRONG BURGLAR.—John wants to show bis wife that he is a real hero. He writes to his friend to come dressed as a _ burglar. He then will turn him out of the house and show his wife that he is not afraid of anybody. He writes to him that be will leave the windows oper. so he can enter through the window. While going ont of the room to get an envelope the wife enters and reads the letter. She leaves this room as unseen as she entered. The husband sends the letter, but, unfortunately, the recipient is not at home. A real burglar coming along and finding the window open, enters the room. The wife, thinking that this is her busband's friend, offers bim Innch and wine. The burglar certainly enjoys the hospitality. The wife exits. The husband enters. Seeing the burglar he, too. takes him for his friend. He tells the burglar to put the pistol aside. and offers him some cigars and helps him to pack up the silverware, ete. The burglar never had a cinch like that, and, heavily laden. he leaves the house, promising to accept the invitation to call again. The friend has returned to his home, where he finds the message. He dresses as a burglar and departs for his friend's home. The real burglar in the meantime broke into other houses and carried away whatever was not nailed down. The meighbors congregated and started a vigtlance committee to catch the burglar. The friendly burglar arrives. The neighbors capture him and beat him unmercifully before he can make known his identity. He never played burglar again. VITAGRAPH A COLONIAL ROMANCE—A lady and her lover are talking exrnestly on the porch as 4 villainous suitor appears in the rear and watehbes them. The lover shortly afterward leaves, and after watching him for a few moments the girl goes Into the garden. the vil lain following closely He comes upon the lady picking flewers and urges his suit. That the conversation Is distasteful to her is very evident. and the girl steps back in anger #8 the viNain makes an insulting remark. The lover returns, learns the trenble and orders bis rival away, takes his sweetheart’s acm and leeds ber Into the bouse. The baffled men goes to his room, where he conceives a plan to wreak vengeance. He summens a colored serv ent. gives oim a nere to deliver to an chief, whose camp ix nearby. The note Is de livered and the answer Is agreeable. for the villain starts off for the camp. where plans are perfected, after which the plotter returns to the lady's heme. He tfnvites her te take a lwalk, a request she af first refuses, then tinally «rants. Their departure bas been observed by a colored servant girl, whose fear for ber Indian | nistress’ safety causes her to warn the father and lever. They start immediately, but too late to prevent the Indians from kidnapping the girl. She is taken to the Iolian encamp ment and placed in a wigwam, carefully guard ed. The lover and the old man secure help, snd with bloodhbounds strike the trail which leads them to the camp. A sentry is observed n the foreground. The lover creeps cautionsly up, knocks the guard senxeless, dons his togs ind enters the camp. Insxikle the wigwam the girl is tied to a pole, the villain taunting her. As the pseudo Indian enters the villain orders him out. The lover throws off his disguise, en gages the villain in combat, in which the latter is bested. The Indians, alarmed by the noise, rush to the wigwam, but planters appear and repulse them. The girl is released and embraces her lover, the father granting bk blessing. Other subjects by the Vitagraph Company are: Ruy Blas, and A Case of Spirits. MOVING PICTURE NOTES. Martin and Thompson have opened a new motion picture theatre on Seventh and Mais streets, Boise, Idaho. The Lyric Theatre at Tulea, Okla., managed by R. Stevens, bas recently been enlarged to double its original size and now has seating accommodations for one thousand people. The program given consists of moving pictures and illustrated songs, music by Stewart and Stark’s Orchestra. The Lyric Theatre, Huntingdon, Pa.. has changed hands. Jesse Pope is the bnew owner and be is making many improvements on the theatre. Harold Eby bas been engaged as vocal ist and Miss Ethel Heimes as pianist. Samuel Ungerleider, of Wheeling. W remodeling a store-room in that city condnet a nickelodeon in it. It as The Star. A new moving picture theatre known as The Star, will be opened in Spencer, Ind., Jan uary 23. Joe Waltnethrop, of Cleveland, O., bas leased the Dreamland Theatre, Beaver Falls, Pa., and program of high-class moving . Tan & and wil) will be known is putting on a pictures and songs. Fire visited the Nickolette Theatre, Hones dale, Pa., January 8, but the damage was slight. Mr. F. J. Reynolds is the manager of the house. C. W. Morrison, of Zanesville, O., is con verting a store-room into a moving picture theatre which be will open in the near future. Harry Burns, manager of the Magic Palace Theatre, Zanesville, O., was painfully burned abeut the hands while attempting to light » gas furnace. The accident occurred on Jap =z 2. he Casino Theatre, Burlington, Vt., was opened to the public on January 7. It a pretty little theatre, seating 200, and is de voted to vandeville and moving pictures. F. L. Smith and D. J. Nieburg are the managers. The lowa City (Ia.) Commer ] (leh mem bers and other citizens united with Thomas A. Rrown, owner of the Nickelodeon. on January 12 and 14 and the generous “‘moving picture man” contribnted half of the proceeds of the two days’ business—a tidy sum—to the lowa City fund quake for the aid of sufferers of Italy. The Mystic Theatre, Lewiston, Me., was opened Jan. 18 with vaudeville. moving pie tures and [linstrated songs. The theatre is lo cated at 163 Lixbon street (formerly Kora Tem ple Hall). and ts under the management of The Greeley Amusement Co. The seating capacity ts 900. Mr. Stephen Bogret Is resident manager © The Alban Thestre, Erie, Pa.. undergone extensive alterations, larging of the seating honse now accommodates han is owned and the stricken earthb has recently also the en capacity, so that the 250 people. The Almanaged by A. ©. Deibel, who Is assisted by the following staff: Wal ter Gerrett. chief electrician, with one as sistant: Mrs. Dunnigan. leader of orchestra; Dexcon Dellmore, late of the Robinson Shows, lecturer: Sam Weis, door keeper, and Eddie Falin. chief “sher. The Electric Theatre, Lufkin, Texas, has heen using vandeville in cennection with moving pictures since August, but are now closing thelr theatre until spring. Manager E. L. By‘r renorts that the season has been highly suc cessful. A new moving picture house has been opened n Donaldsonvilie, La.. by R. Buhler. It bas been named The Merry Widow. MOVING PICTURE SHOWS. The Rupat Amusement Co. is making extensive improvements at the Blograpb Theatre, Millville, N. J. A new and more in clined floor has been pnt in, new machines ia stalled, and various other changes made. The Rupat Company took charge of the Biograph a few weeks ago. F. W. S. Patschke, formerly of the Theatorium, Mt. Carmel, Pa., is manager. Wm. Smith, of the Theatorium, Johnstown, N. Y.. has sold a half interest in the playhouse to Wm. D. Sullings, of Norwich, N. ¥., and the Theatorinm will hereafter be conducted under the management of Smith and Sullings. With the change of management it was decided to add vandeville noombers to the reguldr program of moving pictures. High-class moving pictures songs constituted the program. The Lyric has a seating capacity of 334 and is managed by F. E. Whitmer. The Swastika Theatre. Benton Harber. Mich.. was opened Jannary 6 under the management of Cestle and Hill. The Swastika has a seating capacity of 250 and Is devoted to moving pictures and songs. SECURES CONTROL OF ANOTHER PLAYHOUSE. Control of the Midland Theatre, at Fort Dodge, Iowa. has passed to Maurice W. Jencks, the young Western Napoleon who has come into such prominence in the past two or three years. Jencks now controls the leading theatres tp Sieux City and Fort Dedge, Ia.: Sioux Falls, Yankton and Mitchell. S. D.. and Columbne and Norfolk. Neb. The Midland has been a bard prop oxition the past two years. but ander Jencks’ management great things are expected of It. Emmet and Lower have taken fifteen weeks of the Weber time. — “i ee —= salt. ittetpls ante tit walt asada ia twee a ae cs Pie asl ce an aT ES AER atl ncehla — dc gt tte al Ped A ili MRR A ls aA A: pines aaa rosea Snaenay ee — — nr