Talking Picture Magazine (Oct 1929 - Nov 1930)

Page 12 TALKING PICTURE MAGAZINE October, 1929 threaten human life, and also for blackmail. On train enroute to Washington, Dirk, Aimee and O'Shaughnessy meet again. Aimee and O'Shaugnessy are on their way to Washington to spend their honeymoon. Dirk is enroute to Atlanta. WIDOW'S WEEDS F. K. Evans FAY LORREY, for five, years a widow, has come to a sudden resolution to dispense with what she calls her Widow Weeds. She wonders if there is any truth in the saying of the Englishmen: "The only acceptable place for a widow is in the church-yard, beside her dead." She enters her auto for a beach resort, some twelve miles distant. In the dining room she recognizes many of her friends, who nod to her politely, but that is all. In particular, Dr. Wallace, bachelor and good looking, enters alone, bows and passes on. His place has been reserved at the table of Mr. and Mrs. Egbert. Loneliness takes possession of her. .On the boardwalk, it is a repetition of the dining room. Friends greet her and pass on. A motion picture theatre looms up before her and for a while the cool darkness and music act as a balm. The heroine— happy — is in love with an aviator husband — in the end we see her in widow's weeds. Fay turns to the motor for relief in fast driving. Another car follows her. She gives it little attention. She wonders if she can make "Dead Man's Corner" without slackening speed. There is a crash — a mixture of iron and wooden splinters — and "Fay — Fay, my darling. I could not approach you in Widow's Weeds. But why the reckless driving?" "My reason does not matter now, because the Englishman was mistaken." Dr. Wallace takes her temperature, fearing that she has gone delirious. He clasps her in his arms. Happiness — and companionship. Dr. Wallace rushes her home for medical treatment. A trained nurse is provided, but Fay's injuries are not serious. Happy moments await her when she is finally released from her sick-bed. The announcement of her betrothal opens up a new world to Fay. No longer need she complain that she travels alone. The Widow's Weeds are gone. O'LEARY OF THE IRISH FUSILIERS A. Regnante THE characters in this drama are Tom O'Leary, Corporal of the Irish Fusiliers, Philip O'Hare, Lieut, of the Irish Fusiliers, Nora O'Leary, Tom's sister, Rose, the dancer, Slippery Sam, Rose's accomplice and admirer, James Leland, a foreign agent and Mrs. O'Leary, Tom's mother. The first scene takes place in a British camp in India. Arabians are charging the trenches and since they are far superior in numbers, it looks bad for the British. Tom O'Leary is detailed by headquarters to get up a relief party. He acquits himself so splendidly that he is promoted to a Corporal. Tom and Philip are pals, despite their difference in rank. The Irish Fusiliers, after a hard campaign, are given one month's leave and Tom and Philip are soon in Ireland. Their first stop is at a cabaret. Here Tom becomes infatuated with Rose, the dancer, and when Philip makes some Mention of the slighting remark about her, he takes offense and slaps him. A fight is prevented by the bystanders. Tom is arrested, court-martialed and sent to the Royal Prison for six months. He escapes. Meanwhile Philip has had a flirtation with Nora, while horseback riding, and he becomes infatuated with her. While searching for Tom the trail leads to Nora's home. Tom is hiding in the bushes. He finds Nora there. Tom is caught. Philip forgives him and states he will not press charge. Tom is to act as best man at their wedding. The scene changes to the den of conspirators. Philip is the inventor of a land submarine which enemy nations are plotting to steal from him. Slippery Sam engages Rose to help him. She pretends to fall in love with Tom. He asks her to marry him and she consents on condition that he right a wrong done Philip's former partner, who had worked on the plans. Tom believes her and obtains the plans. Philip, when about to submit the plans officially, discovers the theft. He pursues those whom he believes implicated. He is captured. Tom meanwhile finds Rose in Slippery Sam's arms. He gets the truth from her. He immediately informs the police and Philip is rescued. Tom is forgiven and the plans are this time forwarded on to the King and Philip achieves reknown — and Nora. PALS Andrew R. Mayo JACK SAUNDERS, little gamester, is observed by Bill Mayer in a street battle. From that time on these two are inseparable pals. Ned Bryan, friend of Bill's, invites the two of them to a party given by his girl friend, Marie Jackson. The party is not a great success on account of the jealousy of Ned, so far as Marie is concerned. Ned embarrasses both Jack and Bill before the company, doing his best to discredit them. Jack takes a violent dislike towards him. Ned proposes to Marie, but is refused. She considers him a friend only. Ned talks of a contemplated trip to South America. At the party, Jack makes an appointment with Marie to meet her the following Tuesday evening, Marie giving a fictitious name. Bill, it seems, has an appointment with her for Monday night. Neither one know they are both courting the same girl. Jack is visited by Bert Barnett, the fellow he fought in the street fight. Both Bill and Jack take to him, and Bert tells them about a girl he has seen and with whom he has fallen in love. The girl is Marie. Her purse has fallen to the street one night, when out with Ned, and Bert has recovered it. Bert's father is extremely wealthy. Jack, waiting up for Bill, hears strange footsteps in the hall, but thinks it is merely mice, or the wind. Marie decides to tell the boys of her double-dealing. She calls upon them. Jack is fatally shot, when a masked intruder points his pistol through the transom. The intruder has aimed at Bill, but Jack has thrown himself in the way. Every effort is made to find the murderer. Bert's father engages a reknown detective, Ramsey, who gets on the job of cross-examination at once. Ramsey interviews Ned and asks him for the secret emblem which has been stolen. Ned sets fire to the house, and there is a terrific Talking Picture Magazine i< the best introduc. hand-to-hand struggle in which Ned almost escapes. The inmates of the room are overcome by smoke and it is only by super-human efforts that they escape. Ned perishes in the flames. Bill's head has been fractured in the fight and he dies in the hospital with all his friends in attendance. Soon after, at Bill's wish, Bert and Marie marry and leave for Florida. Ramsey receives a substantial check for his worthy efforts. TELEVISION (Continued from page 2) tion and the mouth and nostrils were sharply defined with strong color. The skin was softly shaded and blended in an effort to remove the shiny effect. It was found that diamonds or other bright stones could not be used on the hands for they catch the light and produce a disturbing glare in the image. Bright shiny surfaces such as polished glass cause a suffusion of light that destroys sharpness of image. "The Queen's Messenger" has but two characters. The lady was played by Izetta Jewel, a former stage star and now the wife of Prof. Hugh Miller of Union College. Maurice Randall, veteran member of the WGY Players was cast for the messenger. Joyce Evans Rector and William J. Toniski doubled for Miss Jewel and Mr. Randall; that is, they doubled for their hands, and at the third transmitter or camera handled the various "props," cigarettes, glasses, keys, dispatch case, etc. The visitors viewed the performance in several television receivers wire-connected to the transmitters. One receiver picked up the signals from the air, getting an excellent image from the transmitter of WGY, about four miles from the studio. 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