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

MARCH 25, 1911. The Billboard 29 POWERS. COME BACK TO ERIN (Drama; released Mareh 14; length, — feet). — An American <a lawyer arrives on a wit ict UR scene of a party of merry makers assembled for the purpose of crowning Mollie Bawn Queen of the May. He TRADE MARK is in geearch of the belress to the Blarney ire O'Neill, who has been in possesbags ins estate for some time, is informed by letter to ald the American lawyer to find Woilie Bawn. The squire realizes if the heiress ig found he will have to give up possession of the estate. Knowing there is a will he conpives to get the document. He bires Marty Regan to waylay the post boy, who has been entrusted with the will with instructions to deliver it to Judge Banister. Regan’ attacks the boy and secures the document. On his way to the squire be meets Mollie Bawn, who is returning in search of her sweetheart, the equire’s cousin and bitter enemy. The cousin Q@nds the body of the post boy and is accused of committing the attack. He is arrested and by the strategy on the part of the American lawyer, the cousig escapes. Regan meets the eousin several times and becomes very frightened os lie thinks he sees a ghost. The lawyer 6ecures the will from the Syuire and Molly Bawn is proclaimed mistress of Blarney castle. Regan is overjoyed to find that he is not a murderer, the squire gracefully retires in favor of the aew ruler of the castle, who in turn takes onto herself the Squire’s cousin as her busband. HIS MIND'S TRAGEDY (Drama, Teleased March 18; length, — feet).—Dr. Edwards of Rockaway City, L. L, is entertaining friends at dinner and is unexpectedly called to the city. Enroute he is struck by an automobile and taken to the hospital, from which he is later dismissed. After his release he becomes apormeosis of Dr. Edwards in Big Frank, the burglar. His wife and daughter, having spent their sav ¢ in a vain search for him, are taken in by = lbs and cared for. By some strange co(peident Big Frank, the burglar, comes to this very house and etarts to rapsack the apart@ents. Mr. Williams bas not yet retired for the night and, hearing a noise, enters the room in search of the same. He encounters Big Frank, the burglar, and in the struggle Mr. Williame disarms bim and strikes the burglar on the head. Big Frank slowly comes to himself, but in the struggle he has lost his mask and stands revealed. Mr. Williams recognizes tis old friend, speaks to him, but Big Frank merely stands amazed. Mr. Williams brings forth Mrs. Edwards and their child and stand “Papa.” This brings the past and he ~ te complete memory. His wife comes to him and, clasping each other in their arms, there is a joyful reconciliation. SOLAX. : A PACKAGE OF TROUBLE (Comedy; te jease March 29; length, — feet).—Mrs. Dix, ac companies a friend to the bank, and forgets & amall package on the ledge of the cashier's window. A few minutes later her husband goes to the bank, receives a package of money, lays it down a minute, picks up the package left by his wife, and goes home Mrs. Dix discovers her loss, goes back to the bank and gets the ackage left by her husband containing money. Then Mr. Dix gets home he hides his packege in the grate, and his daughter, Mary, to give him a lesson In the art of carefulness, takes the package, locks it in a box and puts it In the hook case. A tramp enters the house and steals the package. The tramp is captured and the package found on him, but the hopes of the famlly are again dashed when the box s contents proves to be a pair of stockings. While the tramp was being bunted for the servant girl finds the original package among Mrs, Dix’s purchases, and puts {ft in the box, and later, in an outburst of grief, Mr. Dix overturns the box and the real valuable package is found. On the same reel with She Was Not Afraid. SHE WAS NOT AFRAID (Comedy; release March 29; length, — feet).—Burglar robs neighbor’s house. Lady, returning from matinee, finds room topsy-turvy, and rushes to the next door neighbor and tells of it. Husband enters. , showing newspaper account of recent burglaries. He sends woman back to her home, and leaves | to inform the police, but on the way he changes bis mind and returns to bis wife. She has ften bragged to him of being perfectly fearless, and he decides to put her to the test. The hushand disguises as a burglar and uses his pipe for a revolver. He gets the drop on her and compels her to wait upon him, but while he Is drinking she discovers the deception, and getting a real revolver from a desk nearby, turns the tables completely. THE MILL OF THE GODS (Drama; release March 31; length, — feet).—Jack Carlton and Stanton Moore, two young tellers tn the Greenleaf National Rank, propose to Madeline Ganmont, who pays them a visit at the bank. She finally rejects Moore and accepts Jack. Four Fears later, Madaline, who has become Jack's wife, again calls at the bank, and Moore, who has been elected president. shows his love for her, and {s more Impatient than ever at the way things have turned out for him regarding Madaline. Jack hag In the past four years risen to the position of cashier, and is busy fn his cage just as his wife decides to go home. He aske Moore permission to see his wife to the door, When Jack hag left his cage, Moore, fn 4 fit of Jealous rage, steals a package of money which contains $20,000, and for which Jack has Just signed a recelpt for from the U. 8. Express Company. Jack re-enters his cage after bidding his wife good-bye, and finds to his aston'shment and dismay that the package of money is missing. He asks Moore if he has seen {t, whereupon Moore accuses Jack of Its theft. Moore secures from an easily-bought offictal a Warrant for Jack's arrest. without the usual formalities, but before the warrant can be ferved, President Moore meets with a fatal auto aeeldent. Jack arrives home and finds his wife out. Tle finds a telegram from Moore to the effect that If he does not return the money tn question tmmediately he will be put under arrest. Jack, knowing that there were no witDesses, and that it is his word agatnst the president's, realizes that |t means state's prison for a long term, Driven mad by the disgrace, he finally decides eo end It all, and is about to oot himself when his wife (who hae Megnleed | “* lew ‘a Wis . s 8 ° Lente “as a. ADI to have some fun with her husband) comes upon him, just as he is pressing the gun to his head. By a supreme effort she saves his life. Just as she gains control of the frenzied man the telephone bell rings, It is a message to Jack to hurry to the bedside of the dying president. Me reaches the president just in time to hear the confession of his guilt from his own lips, and the picture closes with Jack and Madaline standing by the bedside of the dead banker, asking forgiveness for his sins and for God’s mercy on his soul. AMBROSIO. TWEEDLEDUMS APRIL FOOL JOKE (comedy; released March 22; length 900 feet).—A young man, refused a loan by his uncle, plans revenge, and taking advantage of All Fools’ Day, inserts an advertisement. signed with the name of his uncle, inviting the paupers of the city to dine with him on April 1. The infuriated old man is unable to cope with the hordes of hungry beggars, who overrun his house, and the nephew, calling to see the effect of his joke, is at first soundly berated. At last, however, ‘the humor of the situation strikes the uncle, and he relents, giving the youth the money he asked for. REX. FIVE HOURS, (comedy; released Mareh 23; length — feet).—At the club, the conversation turns to the day’s topic, the number of robberies committed by a gentleman burglar, who has never been caught. One of the five, Jack Hazard, remarks that it is rather a simple things to break into a house and plunder. <A heated argument ensues, during the course of which a wager of five hundred doilars ie made that Hazard can not steal anything worth taking within five hours, Hazard departs upon his mission, and pauses at a house ciose to which an officer is serenesy snoozing. Jack decides to make that particular house the scene of his operations, but he finds it difficult to gain entrance, and in his efforts to do 80 awakens the policeman, who thinks Jack lives there. Hazard cleverly feigns drunkenhess, and the policeman offers to ring the bell. Jack commands him net to do «0 as it will awaken his wife, so the obliging officer himself gives Jack a boost through a window that has been left open. Jack finds himself in the house and at once goes upstairs and slyly enters a room where a girl is slumbering, and on the dresser spies her jewels. Just as he is appropriating them, the girl awakens, and for a mo ment Jack’s heart is in his throat, for pointing directly at him is a revolver the girl had drawn from under her pillow. He tries to explain to her that it is only a bet, but she will not listen to him, and insists that he telephone the police that there is a burglar in the house. After the unpleasant task is consummated. he again attempts to convince her of his identity. He shows her the agreement between him and his fellow ciubmen, and at last she feels assured that he is really there on a bet, <o when the police arrive she tells them that the burglar has escaped, and points In the direction he was supposed to have taken, and when she gets hack to the room, she finds that Jack has cleverly outwitted her and taken the jewels with him. She realizes that after all he was « burglar and his clever ruse had worked. In the meantime, Jack has returned to the club, shows the jewels, and wins the bet. Returning them the next day to the mystified girl. AMERICAN. — " THR HAREM SKIRI, (comedy; released Mareh 23; ‘ength — feet).— The picture depicts the experience of «a lady of social worth and distinction, who, in search of something different and odd in the line of personal adornment, hapbens Upon ab announcement in the daily aper dealing with the reception accorded the Harem Skirt in Paris. She immediately decides that the skirt is worth while, and proceeds to her dress maker and orders one. The dress be completed, the results are so satisfactory thar she decides to wear the dress bome and to a social engagement that 6he bas the same day. tier eXperiences upon appearing on the streets in ber odd attire are comical in the extreme. Soe paturally attracts a crowd, which, however, is pot abusive; the insult to their vucraged deceney being so emphatic that it never occurs to them to do otherwise but gasp in astonishment, They are, however, curious as to the outcome of the lady's appearance, and follow her; sie In the meantime not knowing that she is attracting so much attention, saunters along very muchly pleased with herself and her new attire, She passes a couple of boys, who immediately trail after, mimicing ber walk and gesture, likewise two fops of uncertain age, perceiving her, are of the opinion they would like to make her acquaintance. A crowd gathers, and the {curious to ascertain the texture of the new Ha fem Skirt, reach for the same, attract her attention in such wise that she turns around, sees the crowd following, and with a view to escaping the undesired attention of her modeled skirt, starts to run away from them, She eventually arrives home, where she finds that she has forgotten an important social en ; Kagement with some friends of her, and in con sternation ascertains that she will not have an opportunity of changing her dress. Her expertiences after leaving the dressmaking shop, however, have been such that she hesitates to appear in the presence of her frinds in her Harem Skirt, so she compromises by donning an ordinary walking skirt which virtually hides bizarre effect of the new innovatien, In her new commonplace attire, she attends the reception being given by her friends, and from this point in the reel te the end, the eituations are unique, original, and above all, extremely funny. On account of the peculiar construction of her Harem Skirt, the lady naturally is not afraid of mice, and astounds ber friends at her fortitude in the presence of the small enemy. ‘Phe reception is virtually broken up by the cry of fire and the advantages of the Harem Skirt are fully set forth in the ease with which our comical heroine descends the fire escape. The contrast between the new and old mode of dreas ing is here shown faithfuliy in the troubles ex| with his playing, and he ingratiates himself perienced by the women in their efforts in deinto her good graces, posing as a single man, cending a fire escape in long train dresses. | and finally wing her promise to marry him. When The lady of the Harem Skirt eventually rehe tells his wife he intends to divorce her, she turns home to her husband, who has been awaltvehemently declines to acquiece, and in a rage ing her arrival for a couple of hours—on an he attacks her. She flees for her life and take» empty stomach, and who is prepared to reprimand refuge in the mission just as Mrs. Huntington ber severely, but upon seeing the apparition that happens to be visiting the institution. Hearing confronts him upon her sauntering unconcerned the story and the woman’s name, she accom into the sitting room, faints away. panies the wronged wife back to her home, and RELIANCE confronts si, who makes a dramatic appeal . aan ni -even claiming that the woman is not his wife IF IT WERE EVER THUS (drama; released His cowardly nature asserts itself, however March 29; length 900 feet).—Rossi, a talented | When he loses his temper and attempts to strike geen an i Magee gr Rl se her, and Mrs. Huntington, filled with revulsion for assistance. 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