The Billboard 1911-09-16: Vol 23 Iss 37 (1911-09-16)

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MELIES <2 aoe MAR, FILMs 2) o EGister® A SHATTERED DREAM (Drama; released Sept. 14; length, 1,000 feet).—Father Martin had lived carefully all his days in order to save STAR,, enough money to enable him to fulfill the dream of his life, a visit to his birthplace across the seas. On the eve of his departure, a parisijoner came and confessed a theft, exposure of which would spell his ruin. The amount of the theft was the same as Father Martin has accumulated. The clergyman, on héaring of tle young man’s plight, hesitated only a moment. when, with magnanimous nobility he gave up that which was his dearest passion, to Save a soul from disgrace. More noble charity would be dificult to conceive, EDISON. THE SHERIFF (Drama; released Sept. 16; length, 1,000 feet).—The sheriff is a youngish man devoted to his wife. but he has no patience with his brother-in-law, who puts in most of his time at gambling. This young man is without funds, and in order to -e plenish his finances holds up the stage. The actual] hold-up is not shown on the screen, but it is made evident that the coach has been rob bed and the robber got away with the mail bags after being wounded in the arm. As the sher iff is out on the trail of the robber, the latter comes home, his sister soon learns the facts, but on hie promise to lead a better life, as s‘sts him to escape. By arousing the sheriff's alonsy she keeps him in the house until her rother has time to get away. The young man writes back that he hos returned all taken from the stage coach. and that he will lead a etter life henceforth, and the wife is forgiven for her innocent deception. THE SAILOR’S LOVE LETTER (Drama; release Sept. 19; length. 1,000 feet).—Jack is visiting the girl of his choice, Mary. Nora happens in and asks Jack to see her home. Jack is called away suddenly without saying farewell to Mary. He writes a love letter wninh Nora intercepts and reads. While she is musing over the letter Mary comes along and play fully snatches it out of her hand. Nora does not reveal that the letter is for Mary and not herself. Poor little Mary reads its contents and leaves without a word. She becomes Iil with brain fever, and while in a state of delirium wanders out and searches along the shore for her lost one. Nora finds her and brings her home. A week later Jack returns and Nora confesses her guilt and Mary comes into her own. AN UNKNOWN LANGUAGE (Comedy; release Sept. 20; length, 985 feet).—A boy and a girl, sweethearts, concoct a letter written in a reverse hand and send it to the girl’s father just for a lark. The fathers of both are lin guists and cronies. When the letter arrives they enter into discussion rerarding same, one one declaring it to be Archaic Greek, whil> the other insists it is Hebrew, with the resul* that they quarrel and forbid the young peopl: to speak or write each other. The young man dictates a message on a phonograph cylinder and sends it to the girl. The message was ove asking her to elope, which they do. The fath ers pursne in an automobile, and then in a boat, which capsizes, and the young people rescue them from the water, but only after they consent to the wedding. The mysterious letter is then exnlained. and all ends in a blessing and a hearty laugh, THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR (Drama: -elease Sept, 22; length, 1,000 feet).—Showing Lord Nelson leaving the admiralty room whe he made his famous speech, and then giving his captains details of the plan of the battle. The episodes of the letter, In which Nelson callea back the mail ship. Then to the morning of the battle. when the fleet of the enemy is sighted. 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