The Billboard 1911-03-25: Vol 23 Iss 12 (1911-03-25)

MARCH 25, 1911. ae ee te z The Billboard Cen de killed, she married him, They were very i ‘nd a vehild was bern to them, Then her iiier busband returned—for be had not bee iilled—and diseovered where she was. D » a reception at her new home he apoe? on the scene. A dancer was to be there, i unable to keep the engagement, the ud prepared to perform the dance herself. rhe appearance of ber soldier husband greatly cvolted ber, for it made her socond marriage rhe dance was a weird Oriental one held in her hand a dagger. Though nothing of what happened in the picture, » end tings her cruel soldier husband and her f ortally wounded. Then with her last , «he was married again to the doctor ied bappy, knowing that her child’s honor vas saved. VITAGRAPH. THO’ THE SEAS DIVIDE (Drama; released March 21; length GOS fee.).—A young and beautiful blind girl living on the borders of the sea in a far distant eountry, singing in the moonlight a sonata, «hich echoes and reaches across the sea, wafted in waves of sound and melody to the reception room of a great mansion where a famous violinist is playing an Intermezzo, the sweet chords of the sonata that is being sung by the girl vies with the soothing strains of the 4 mi intermezzo He forsakes all and goes on and ». searching until he reaches the home of the od girl, and the two are united in love's embrace, “THE WIDOW VISITS SPRIGTOWN (Comdy; released March 24; length, 985 feet.)—The widow visits his cousin Ned at Sprigtown, her hair is golden; she calls it auburn; ‘tis false. She Is bald. ‘The girls plan to show the young beaus of Sprigtown how they have been fooled hy the charming widow. When she retires they take ber wig and throw it out the window, make a fire in a ean outside ber chamber door, ry fire, calle up the fire department, of which vi the boys in town are members, hoping that when they come to rescue the widow, they will «ee ber baldness. She has an admirer, lame, fat cnd fifty; he finds ber wig beneath her window, restores it and saves her from ignominy of detection. The firemen arrive, conduct her to safety and she rewards each with a golden curl. A LITTLE LAD IN DIXIE (Drama; released March 25: length, 999 feet).—John Lawton, a Confederate soldier, is given a furlough to rem his wounds. His little son, a lad . goes to the pass one day with his musket to help do guard duty with a friendly picket. A squad of Union soldiers come along and in the exchange of shots both the lad and the soldier are killed. The mother, finding his body, sorrowfully buries him under a Confederate flag that she had made for him. pees ESSANAY. A THWARTED VENGEANCE released March 3 length, 1,000 feet).— continuing to plead innocent, and is in danger of being mobbed when the clerk is dragged in. The clerk recalls now where he left the baby and after returning to the store restores it to the frantic mother. SELIG. THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR (Drama; released March 23; length, — feet).—Bill Bronson marries a Western girl and takes her to an Pasiern city. where they make their home. Bill sen tires of the bonds of matrimony and begins to neglect the little woman who has given up all to share his lot. A ehild is born to them, but Instead of softening Bill's nature, it seems only to irritate him, and he takes up with evil associates. Dissipation soon loses him his position and he sinks lower and lower until he is persuaded to become a thief in order to live without manual toil (a thing that be abhors). The complications that arise from now on are intensely interesting, bolding spellbound until the climax is reached, in which Biil is removed from the path of those baby, and the broken-hearted girl returned to whose bappiness he would blight, and the story ends, leaving little doubt in the minds of those who witness thie powerful picture sermon that “The way of the transgreseor is hard.”’ HER ADOPTED FATHERS (Drama; released March 27; length, — feet).—Bill Bolen and Jeb Spray, two old fishermen, bad been cronies for twenty-five years, batching it together in their cozy and picturesque little cabin. It is filled with the flotsam and jetsam of a life spent upon the water. One evening as they é6at engrossed over thelr game of checkers, snug and cozy, while the wind whistled outside, a girl struggled into the cabin, exhausted and fainting, telling them how sue and her father had been washed ashore from a wreck, and begging for help. One day while mussel-gathering on the rocks she met a young artist who, fascinated by her beauty and romantic story, wooed and wed her. But she had cause to repent her hasty marriage, for, the glamour gone after a year of married life, be left ber with a young the faithful, warm-hearted old fishermen, never to leave them again. **1861"" (Drama; released March 30; length, — feet).—‘‘Hold Chattanooga by all means— Hooker and Sherman marching to your relief.”"— Grant. Those memorable words had just died upon the lips of the grand old general as he gave Lieutenant Allen orders to reach Thomas. In order to do this Allen had to pass through the heart of the enemy’s country. Both men realized the excessive danger, and the younger officer salutes and leaves upon his mission. The message delivered—returning, the lieutenant finds himself in close quarters. He feigns Illness and is cared for at the home of Virginia Johnson, the sister of Robert E. Johnson, who is at the front. She unexpectedly receives a message from her brother, saying he will visit them that night. Allen, fearful of recognition even though he is disguised in Confederate uniform, plans his escape, only to be followed Nell Ollecott, a pretty Western girl, is the proprietress of a bar and gambling hall in a little Western village. She has many admirers among the big cowpunchers and miners. One day she is annoyed by a Mexican, who is immediately ejected by Bob Griswold, a miner whom she favors. The Mexican swears revenge and in a note to Griswold threatens to take his life. Later that day Griswold rescues an injured miner and takes him to his shack, where he attends to his injuries. That night the Mexican visits Nell’s bar, gags and binds her and takes her to Griswold’s shack, lashing her to & post in full view of Bob's window. He then enters the shack, binds his victim, whom he finds sleeping, and Is about to plunge his knife into him when the injured miner awakes and overpowers him. The Mexican ia driven from the shack, where he again attempts to take the life of Nell, but is shot down by Griswold. GETTING HIS OWN BACK (Comedy; released March 28; length, 600 feet).—-Reggy Van Astor, 4 barmless young man of wealth and fashion, is in love with Lola Gilbert, an actress, but the prospect of a match is darkened by the objeetion of Reggy'’s father. We find Reggy at the opening of. the story preparing to call on his beloved Lola. Reggy visits Lola, but while waiting for her to come down, an escaped convict enters and forces Reggy to change trousers with bim. The convict then leaves and Reggy and Lola are engaged at love making when the maid announces Reggy’s father. The youn man ie hidden in a room when the ‘‘guvner’ enters. Van Astor tells Lola she must have nothing to do with his son, when Reggy, who in the meantime has disguised himself to look like a most vicious character, enters the room, holds ap his father and, conducting him to another chamber, forces him to exchange trousers, Reggy then leaves, but comes across the escaped convict and, covering him with a xun, draws him back to Lola's apartments. Here things have reached a crisis, as two policemen sve entered and arrested Van Aator, thinking the escaped convict. The proper exchange of trousers is then made and Van Astor decides to allow his son to marry the actress. ~ same reel with Lost—A Baby. ‘ “ST—A BABY (Comedy; length, 400 feet).— _ young married woman with a three-monthe7 baby enters a hardware store, leaving the a carriage outside. She shows the clerk the . i then starts to make her purchase, when a. y and gentlemen enter and tell her that ne small boys bave run away with the car rage, She asks the clerk to hold the bab and she runs out after the young culprits sontime arrives and the clerk ex tin, woe ed by the proprietor of the seme, nities the a under the counter. In the meantime the eT, ee to Mo Store with the baby ~ ; e proprietar for the ° hapwe nothing about {it and ay thinbine the — # a8 been kidnapped, has the proprietor ed. The latter is taken to the station, POWERS PICTURE and captured. Later in battle Johnson and | Allen are wounded and Johnson, feeling the end was near, places a littie miniature in the bands of the Union soldier and asks him to find her. He recognizes it as that of Virginia, and then ‘‘the heart of the rebel gray beats close to the stronger one of union blue.’’ EDISON. WHO GETS THE ORDER? (Comedy; released March 22; length, 995 feet).—A whole gale customer, who is in the market for a large order of goods, writes identical notes to the two concerns who have bidden for it, promising his order to whichever repre sentative reached him first. The two salesmen who start out at the same time for the customer’s office have very laugh able experiences in their efforts to get there first. It ends up with both salesmen burstin, into the customer's office at the same time, a } od customer divides the order equally between e two. JIM, THE MULE BOY (Drama; released March 28; length, 975 feet).—Jim is stopped at the entrance to the mine into which he is driving his car by the small son of his employer. The lad wants to ride on bis car down into the mine. Jim puts him off, but while he is attending to his lunch the lad hides in the bottom of the car, and is not discovered till they are far into the mine. Jim immediately starts back with him, but before they get very far an explosion occurs and they are cut off by a mass of debris. The picture shows the suffering of the boys as their food supply becomes exhausted. The mine owner is frantic with grief and heads the rescue party himself. After several days of hardships they are rescued alive and carried to the open air. Jim's employer, after finding out bow he had unselfishly given most of the food to his son to keep the boy alive, gave him a deed to his house and promised him steady work. MELIES. SIR PERCY AND THE PUNCHERS (Comedy drama; released March 23; length, 1,000 feet).—-The punchers of the XL outfit are wild with joy when they hear that Mary, the idol of the ranch, is coming home from college. Billy James, Mary's sweetheart, goes to meet her and bring her from the station. She is accompanied by Sir Percy Granville, a nearby ranch owner, who has been invited to visit the ranch. 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