Universal Weekly (1914-1915)

2 4 THE UNIVERSAL WEEKLY "A FRIEND IN NEED". (Continued from I'age 21.) ■who has left his bicycle on the curb, in a flash Josie makes up her mind. Seizing the bicycle she rides madly offff. Stopping at the first bicycle store she persuades the man to give her $5 for the wheel. Purchasing the medicine and wine, she races to her home. Meanwhile, the messenger boy discovers the theft of his wheel. He points out Josie as the thief. The officer is about to take her when she explains. Although the boy wants him to take her away, he allows her ten minutes grace. Entering the room the child gets the medicine ready and proceeds to her mother's bed, only to find that she is dead. At this moment the policeman indicates that the ten minutes are up and the messenger starts to rush in. The policeman stops him and, gently opening the door, sees a sad tableau. Taking in the situation at a glance, the man in uniform pays the messenger boy and leaves Playing at Suicide, Girl Takes Hair Tonic "NAUGHTY NELLIE". Crystal Comedy — Released Nov. 17. Nellie consents to marry Charlie. Fatb er refuses to give his consent. He orders Charlie out of the house. Nellie is heartbroken. She writes a letter, telling him that she is going to pretend that she has taken poison by mistake and scare her father; the maid will be sent for the doctor, and, instead of going for a real doctor, will get Charlie. While leaving the room to get an envelope, the maid enters and reads the tetter ; she pours some hair tonic into the bottle. Nellie takes the supposed poison and all but goes into convulsions. The maid calls her father, who calls a real doctor. The doctor tastes the poison and gives Nellie a glass of medicine. Charlie arrives and tips the maid so that she will not give away their scheme He fixes his false beard and enters. The real doctor, becoming indignant, leaves the house. Charlie leaves the room ; he goes down stairs and removes his beard. Her father leaves the room and discovers the beard in the hall. He returns to the bedroom and, much to Nellie and Char lie"s disappointment, throws the latter out. Mummy Comes to Life in Strange Manner "OH! Y7OU MUMMY". Crystal Comedy — Released Nov. 17 The long-watched-for mummy arrives at the museum. The professor is elated. Meanwhile, his piece is being entertained by her beau. Hearing her uncle coming, she has Harry climb into the Davenport. Her mint and uncle enter and the latter speaks about the mummy. Harry, who is suffocating, begins to yell ; the professor is alarmed and looks around. Slowly the lid of the davenport raises and Harry peeks out ; the professor discovers him and yanks him out : then orders him out of the house. The college boys play a joke on the professor. They bind Mabel and substitute her for the real mummy. Arriving at the mummy's case, the professor is surprised to find the mummy alive. Mabel walks out and soon is making love to him He leaves the room to get a drink. She immediately exits. Returning, the professor is alarmed to find that his mummy has gone : he runs to the street . En the meantime, his niece has removed her disguise and she and her friends are talking in her home. When they hear her uncle coming they all hide excepting Mabel. The professor's tale of his loss is soon related and Mabel discovers Ids mummy. Universal Boy in Role of Cupid THE UNIVERSAL BOY* IX "CUPID AND THE FISHES". Imp Comedy — Released Nov. 11>. Featuring Little Matty Rouhert. Matty visits an uncle on the Jersey coast, and is speedily initiated in tbv fishing fleet. The life-savers take a fane) to him. Matty takes a trip in the breeches buoy, the life-saving appliance made to carry folks from a shipwreck i" safety . Every one likes Matty, except Ralph, who is the bully of the settlement. Hi> attentions to Rose, Matty's cousin. a>. obnoxious to her. Matty tells Ralph what he thinks of him. One day Matty sees a sailor lashed to a portion of a mast and calls the fishermen and has the castaway brought ashore. The unfortunate, who is a handsome fellow, works with the fishermen and it is not long before there is a romance between himself and Kose. Ralph grows jealous. Knowing it to be a prison offense to catch fish under the legal siae. he takes a very small one and puts it i» his rival's basket. The fishiDg inspector sees the small fish and is about to place the innocent man under arrest when Matty, who has witnessed the deed, comes forward and accuses Ralph. The indig nant fishermen cast him from the community. Rose marries the castaway. LLOYD TO DIRECT. Because of the excellent showing be made while directing the Turner Special Feature Company during Mr. Turner's trip East. Frank Lloyd is soon to be given a post as director of a new Universal company to be organized especially for him. Not until the completion of the fifteenth installment of "The Trey o" Hearts" series, however, did the company start its productions, for George Larkin. present masculine lead with the Gold Seal company, is to be made Mr. Lloyd's lead. Playing opposite him will appear Helen Leslie, one of the youngest Universal stars, who, though less than four months in pictures, is already on the high-road to success. Mr. Lloyd, himself, will play the heavy character leads and Marc Robbins, formerly of the Kerrigan Victor company, will also be enrolled with the new company as character man. The films are to be released under the l!ex brand Graphic and Timely Cartoon from the Animated Weekly Work of the Famous Cartoonist. TJy. Mayer, Editor of Puck.