Talking Picture Magazine (Oct 1929 - Nov 1930)

Page 22 TALKING PICTURE MAGAZINE December, 1929 CAPRI! Frances Parish BRADLEY MARSHALL, married mill owner, has an affair with one of his mill girls. His own wife has a sharp temper and a sharper tongue, so he goes to the other woman for peace. The girl has a child whom Marshall names Roseleaf. When Roseleaf is eight years of age, Mrs. Marshall gives birth to a little girl. Bradley Marshall decides to go straight for his daughter, Lily, and drives his former sweetheart and her child out of the town. When Lily grows up, she meets John Shannon, newspaper man, and marries him. Shannon builds a house on a hilltop which he names Capri. The name means "a refuge of peace." Meanwhile, Roseleaf returns to town and tries to get a position in the mills. When Bradley Marshall hears Rer name he refuses to let her work for him. As a result, she is driven to act as a hostess in a dance hall. There she meets Gaston. She marries him to get away from night life. He proves to be a drunkard and she leaves him to go back to her former work. Donald Brooks falls in love with her. He wishes to send her to New York where she can develop her talent for singing and Hancing. In order to get the money needed, he attempts to steal it from the mills. A nicht watchman is killed in the getaway. The night he is to be electrocuted. Roseleaf and Donald's lawyer meet on' the porch of the Shannon house. From there, they can see the lights of the prison. The Shannons are away on their honeymoon and are not expected back until the next day. The two on the porch see the prison lights flicker. They know then that Brooks has gone to the chair. When Roseleaf finds that Mrs. Shannon is Marshall's daughter, she puts a curse on the house. She goes to New York and starts her stage career. The Shannons come home and live happily for two years. Then the curse seemed to work. Lily, leaning over the steps to say good-bye to her father, falls and is crippled. Mr. Marshall dies of a broken heart. Shannon takes Lily to Paris where she also dies. Shannon refuses to go back to Capri. He sells it to a real estate firm. And in New YoTk, Roseleaf Gaston becomes famous. DANCIN' THROUGH By Murvin Becker "Jim!" A girl's shrill cry pierced the stillness of the winter night. A man's slim figure, balancing itself a moment on the edge of the dock, slunk back into the shadows. Mary Rogan thus saves the life of her husband. Jim is in the dumps because he has never heard from the company to which he sent his new invention. But his wife has so much faith in him that he decides to start all over again. He has been out of a job for a long time. Mary has done the supporting by working in a basement department store. Now, as they start back to their tenement "flat", Mary slips on the ice and sprains her ankle. This is the last straw, for she has been counting on paying their back rent from the Christmas money she could earn. With their last few cents they are forced to take a taxi home. Mrs. Murphy, the landlady, stops them on their way up and demands her rent. Mary thinks quickly, and tells her that they have just inherited some money from Jim's uncle, — but they will get it in about a week or so. Jim gets work shovelling snow for a few days. One day before Christmas Mary gets up and hobbles to the store. In the evening when she receives her pay envelope, it feels very thick. She finds that it contains a note telling her that her services will not be required. Meanwhile the snow has stopped and Jim is out of a job also. They meet, and decide that, as things couldn't be any darker for them, they will splurge with all the money they have. They go Christmas shopping even buying a little tree. Arms full of bundles, Jim and Mary are afraid to meet the landlady. It is decided, then, that they will sneak in through the back way, via the basement. But. — they bunk into something, causing a loud crash. As the landlady comes into the basement on one side with a candle in her hand, they sneak out the other side. They get to their room and start celebrating. Suddenly they are interrupted by Mrs. Murphy's call. How did she know that they were there! Jim goes down and is given a special delivery letter. Mrs. Murphy thinks it is a notice that the uncle's money is ready for Jim to claim. Jim and Mary shakingly open the letter and read:: — "My dear Mr. Rogan: We submit to you an offer of fifty thousand dollars for the use of the Rogan Sleeve — Valve. We shall be pleased to meet you personally to ttalk over the above offer and to discuss the matter of your joining our engineering staff. Yours very truly Be A Detective Make Secret Investigations Earn Big Money. Work home or travel. Fascinating work. Experience unnecessary. DETECTIVE Particulars FREE, Write NOW to GEO. T. P. WAGNER, 2190 Broadway, N. Y. SPIRIT OF TIME Mary Ellen Smith THIS script deals with mythology and snake lore, and is intended for juvenile film. Alan Beresford, through accident, has made his home in the snake country and raises them for commercial purposes. He sees a stranger on the knoll and sends one of his trusties to fetch him. The stranger is Berne Hale, a lawyer, who has come on a strange mission to the Western country. Appreciating "that he has been saved from the rattlers, he is grateful to his host. Hale explains that in the course of his duties a woman entered his office one day and engaged him upon this strange mission. This woman has told him a strange story or fable. It was tt> the effect that a young girl was changed into a serpent and dwelt among them. She was to rule there for a certiain number of years and when the time came she would be changed back to human form. That time had about come. Hale was the emissary who was to locate this place and find the maiden. The host calls for "swift", one of his employes. There has always been a mystery about this individual. Dr. Barrett, old indian snakecharmer is also sent for. Dr. Barrett explains all: "Some five or six months before an astounding event has taken place. He was on the watch for an unusual occurrence. There was an unusual restlessness in the monster serpent's cave. Sounds, almost human, were heard. And from out of the cave something human was borne on the backs of the serpents. A huge bulk was thrown through the air and he heard the sound of a solid body striking earth. It was the young girl. "I am no longer the despised Hindusnake-charmer," and he seemed to grow and ex pand and his cloak fell away from him. In his place was the ' Ancient Dame." THE FLYING DUTCHMAN May Cummings ORANGE County is all agog. The circus is comingl Tom Routh invites Milly Williams, with whom he has been in love ever since childhood. Their parents have arranged for their marriage. Milly loves Tom, but her pride is hurt because she thinks that Tom will marry her because of the codicil drawn up by their parents. When Tom proposes to her, she refuses to hear him to the end. Tom becomes angry. He tells her that the only thing for them to do is to explain to their folks that) they were just good friends, and that the agreement must be broken. Thus both would be set free. Milly is greatly surprised and very much upset, for she loves Tom deeply. At the circus there is a large crowd. The flying-dutchman, a novel amusement, attracts the young folks. It is a rude form of the flyingdutchman, and is not very safe. Tom does not see any fun in this crude amusement. He refuses to take Milly for a ride in the contrivance. She goes on with young Pearson, who has paid her considerable attention. The crowd at the circus has thinned out, and those remaining are bent on making the flying-dutchman go the limit. Milly and young Pearson go on For the last ride. Tom stands nearby watching. He is afraid of the machine. One of the ropes gives way. Tom shouts out, but it is too late. Milly is thrown with great force at his feet. Tom drives the unconscious Millie to the farm house. The doctor arrives. He tells Tom, who is frantic, that Milly is out of dan'ger and that she must not be moved. Milly's mother is determined to take her home. The doctor tells Tom that Milly. regardless of her bright coquetry, is in love with him. Tom and Milly are marriecT. THE LOVE OF A GYPSY Olga S. Alasheieff THE old Princess Rostoff worries because her son has not yet found a girl whom he would like to marry. One night she gives a large party, thinking that there he may meet his future wile. To entertain her guests, she asks the gypsy chorus from the '"gypsy village" in Petrograd, to give their songs and dances. During ' the reception Prin'oe Michael Sergeevich Rostoff snubs Lady Vera who is attracted to him. At the end of the gypsy dance the beautiful Masha begins to sing "Dark Eyes", a famous love song. The Prince is quite carried away by her singing and presents her with the rose from his buttonhole. Michael visits the "gypsy village" with a group of society friends including Vera and there sees Masha again. He makes her sing the song, which angers Vera. The Prince is a constant visitor after that. He asks Masha to marry him and she does, in' spite of her old guardian's advice. The Princess refuses to see her son and so the couple have to live on his own estate. Their money is getting low and the Prince decides to sell his estate. He gives a farewell ball to which all of his regimental friends come but none of the girls, except Vera. She kisses Masha and tells the prince that his mother is heartbroken over the whole thing. The guests ask Masha t sing "Dark Eyes" again*. She sings it again with THE CAPTAIN'S ROMANCE Kate Downing Ghent ||p-rp*HIS is deucedly queer. Bridal suite cancelled at the last minute, and two telegrams requesting reservations, one signed Rjobert Graham, the otner Lillian Appleton. both say, "Will take bridal suite. What would you do)" the puzzled purser of an outgoing steamer asks Captain Tibball. The captain advises him to give one compartment to each and then strolls out on the aecK. i^iliian Appleton hurries on board and motions to Tibball who is an old friend of her father's. In his cabin she whispers to him, finally making him nod his head with a smile. As he escorts her back to her stateroom, Robert Graham rushes up and tries to talk to Lillian. She snubs him and Captain Tibball sternly waves him aside. When the two young people get to their rooms, Robert strides to the connecting door and knocks, but receives no answer. That night at dinner those who sit at the captain's table wonder at his devotion to the lovely girl sitting at his right. They also wonder what is wrong with the strange, handsome young man sitting near the foot of the table, who is evidently annoyed at the captain's attention to his fair companion. Later Captain Trumbull and Lillian dance together, much to the astonishment of the old timers who know him to be a woman-hater. After the waltz, they promenade the deck, Robert Graham watching and scowling, following not far behind when the captain accompanies Lillian to her stateroom door. The captain's romance give the passengers great sentimental pleasure. Robert, whom everyone dubs villain, tries in every possible way to get near Lillian without success. The night the ship lands at Liverpool, the guests at the captain's table wonder why he is late. At' last he comes in and with him Lillian, attired in gleaming white satin and looking like a bride. Robert Graham stands as if transfixed while the captain gives the following explanation. "Friends, I want to introduce to you, not my bride but the bride of Robert Graham. He wagered her she couldn't cross the ocean without being spotted as a bride. She accepted the wager and you can all certify that she has won. Mr. Robert Graham, a seat has been reserved for you beside your wife." WHAT AILS MARY? Louise Derblay THE characters in this play are Peter Van Slyke, wealthy broker, Mary Alden. his fiancee, and Mrs. Alden, her mother The time is the present and the place, the living room in Mrs. Alden's home. "Mrs. Alden, tell me. What ails Mary?" Peter Van Slyke asks Mary's mother. She doesn't want to tell him. Peter, angry, delivers an ultimatum. If Mary does not personally confide in him, he will break their engagement. He leaves, saying that he will be back later. When he comes back, Mary Is there and begins her story very nervously and fearfully: — She was invited to Mrs. Trevor's camp for a week. There she met the Count Albert. The second day, Mrs. Trevor gave a treasure hunt. Mary "was paired off with the Count. They were so inerestea in their conversation that they forgot the treasure hunt. Suddenly a drop of rain warned them of the shower that was coming. They looked about them for shelter and discovered a log cabin. Just as they got to the hut the rain came down. As Albert started a fire, Mary stood on the threshold. Looking at him on his knees by the fireplace, she was struck by his resemblance to Peter. She went toward him, he turned around, and before she knew it she had stumbled. Mary fainted, it was so terrible 1 Peter asks Mary what happened later. Mary sobs, "When I came to, I realized — it was gone — ". "Gone? What was gone?" "My front tooth!" Explanations follow. Mary thought that Peter was so much against false teeth that if he found she had one he would break the engagement. Peter, relieved, laughs at her. "That was a joke, honey I Let's look at the darn thing." deep emotional feeling, her eyes seeking those of her husband's. The next day. Masha comes down to find that Michael has gone away on business. A little while later a messenger comes with the news that Prince Rostoff has been hurt. Masha and the Princess Rostoff are sent for and, by Michael's bedside, join hands. The next morning the Prince is much better. Twenty years go by. Princess Rostoff gives a luncheon in honor of the brilliant graduation of her grandson. Prince Voldemar, from the Conservatory of Music. After the guests depart, the Princess gives her grandson a final word of advice, and that is to "marry the girl you love." He replies, "Grandmother, I am glad you understand, because I love a girl and want to marry her." When asked who it is, he leads forth Natasha Remisoff, Vera's only daughter. There is great rejoicing in both families, and the ceremony of the engagement of Voldemar and Natasha is celebrated. 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