Universal Weekly (1914-1915)

2 0 THE UNIVERSAL WEEKLY Stories of the Single Reelers Proposed To Maid, She Proved To Be Princess MARY PULLER IN •'HIS BIG CHANCE". Vitcor Drama — Released Nov. 2. Walter Edwin, director. The "girl" arrives on a steamer from Europe. She finds a "place" as maid with the Cliftons. Matters run smoothly until the butler invites the maid for a stroll. The maid declines. Mr. Clifton is called away Mrs. Clifton takes advantage of his absence to carry on a flirtation with Trinker, a young fop. There is a bridge party. The maid, for the first time, sees Harsleigh. Thoughts, strange and disquieting, of him fill her mind. It is immediately after the bridge party that she finds her mistress in the arms of young Trinker. Mrs. Clifton pledges the maid to secrecy, promising her the gratification of any wish she may have. The maid, remembering Harsleigh, asks to be taken to Newport as an heiress. Mrs. Clifton is forced to consent. At Newport the maid is quite a lion among Mrs. Clifton's friends. Harsleigh falls in love with the girl and pushes his suit. While walking one day, the pair are followed by Louise Jones, who is in love with Harsleigh. She observes Harsleigh propose and the girl accept. On their return to the drawing-room, Harsleigh announces the engagement. Louise tells him he is making a fool of himself, that he is marrying a maid. When the maid refuses to tell who she is, Harsleigh denounces her as an imposter. At this moment a foreign Chancellor, a tutor and part of her retinue enter and acclaim the maid none other than a Princess of the Royal Blood and the First Lady in Europe. The princess leaves with her retinue and returns to the Royal Palace. Shortly after she receives a letter from Harsleigh, declaring his love for her and begging forgiveness. The princess destroys the letter, and thinks only of what might have been if Harsleigh had not failed when "his big chance" came. One Husband-One GunCure Fresh Flirt "THEY DIDN'T KNOW". Crystal Comedy — Released Nov. 3. Hans and Mike are fascinated by the beautiful actress, Miss Vivian DeGay. They haunt the stage door. Deciding SYNOPSIS INDEX. The Trey o' Hearts (Gold Seal) 7 The Junglemaster ("101 Bison") 8 Let Us Have Peace (Victor). 11 The Link That Binds (Rex).. 15 Those Were the Happy Days (Nestor) 16 The Return (Eclair) 23 The Girl From Texas (Frontier) 20 The Turn of the Tide (Imp). 16 The Hoodoo (Joker) 20 I'niversal Boy in "Mystery of the New York Docks" (Imp) 24 His Big Chance (Victor) 20 Nan o' the Hills (Powers).. 21 The Wall Between (Sterling) . 24 They Didn't Know (Crystal). 20 Tale of a Lonesome Dog (Victor) 21 At the Crucial Moment (Eclair) 21 Two Pals and a Gal (Joker) 21 The Star Gazer (Nestor) 21 to have some fun at their expense, she accepts an invitation to dine with them. Then she receives a telegram from her husband, who is a rough Westerner and the owner of several gold mines, saying that he is on his way home. She leaves them before the meal is over. Her husband arrives. She tells him about Hans and Mike. He joins in the fun and has Vivian write them a letter, asking them to call after the matinee. Hans and Mike take Vivian to a restaurant to dine. She 'phones her husband, who hurries to the restaurant. While they are enjoying themselves he, unseen by Hans and Mike, takes his wife's place at the table and places two pistols under their noses. There are "some doings" when Hans and Mike see the Westerner. When the shooting begins Hans and Mike do a marathon that is a riot. Ventriloquism Saves Lawyer From Death "THE GIRL FROM TEXAS". Frontier Drama — Released Nov. The Girl from Texas. . . . Edythe Sterling Fred Frederick Church m, „ , f Jos. J. Franz The Crooks \ Charles Huber Fred, a lawyer and real estate agent in a frontier town, receives a letter that Miss Edythe Sterling of Dallas, Texas, will shortly call on him. He is to give her all assistance possible as to purchasing a suitable ranch Edythe arrives. Several weeks pass. She decides on a ranch and Fred maketarrangements for its owner to be out at the place that afternoon. Edythe, who is somewhat of a ventriloquist, imitates the sound of a rattlesnake and gives Fred a bad scare. Two crooks, recently released from jail, have sworn to "get" Fred, who, they claim, railroaded them. They have taken up their abode at the deserted ranch that Edythe has chosen. A holdup occurs. The victim rides in for the sheriff. Frey and Edythe arrive at the ranch . While waiting, he proposes to her, but is rejected. ITred decides to ride down to the nearest ranch house and again 'phone to the ranch owner, which he does. The two crooks return to the shack. Edythe, terrified, takes refuge in the closet. Fred returns and the two crooks find that they have in their power the man they have sworn to "get". About to shoot him, Edythe, in the closet, has a sudden inspiration ; she imitates the sizz of a rattlesnake. When the two crooks jump, she emerges and gains the upper hand. The sheriff and his posse appear. The ranch owner also appears. The sale is concluded. Fred, looking over the deed, discovers that it has been made out in his name. He soon knows the reason why. Necklace Stolen Four Times in One Day THE HOODOO". Joker Comedy — Released Nov. 4. The Rounder Phil Dunham The Nurse Betty Schade The Ardent Lover Eddie Boland The Bum Ernest Shields To square himself with his wife for imbibing too freely, Phil buys a necklace. However, he falls asleep on a park bench before he reaches home. Betty, a nurse maid, sees the necklace on the bench beside him and steals it. Then she gets tired and falls asleep. Eddie's sweetheart tells him he must give her some valuable gift before she can marry him. He finds Betty asleep and steals the necklace from her. But before he can get to his sweetheart with it Ernie steals it from him and while Eddie is looking for the necklace. Ernie meet* his girl and wins her love by the valuable present. Eddie butts in on them and tears the necklace from her. Ernie gets it and meets Betty. He tries to give it to her ; when her lover appears she recognizes the necklace. Ernie is beaten up. He determines to sell it, and. finding a man on a bench, offers it to him for $2. The man recognizes it as his own. A fight ensues: the crowd appears in the mix-up. Ernie makes his getaway. He is patting himself on the back over his cleverness, when he runs into the nrais of the law.