Variety (September 1908)

VARIETY THE CHAMPION WRESTLER OF THE WORLD FRANK ■ GOTCH Supported by a select company of ft £ Players in a unique comedy athletic playlet entitled A BY IRVING ] 7 in the cast—50 people on the stage—3 Big Scenes THIS WEEK (Sept. 21) HEADLINE FEATURE K.-P.'s 125th Street, New York Talk to PAT CASEY about it Communications care VARIETY, Chicago Office ASSISTED BY Cbe Mydttfter FLORENCE SAUNDERS... CO. ■ In their Spectacular Magic Production JNowelty — In Illusions. Music and Comedy Time off Act* 22 minutes Con close In "One" 6 min. Trad* Mark Trad* Mark RELEASED SEPTEMBER 29th THE DARING ROBBER. "THE STOLEN JEWELS" Astounding Solution of the Mystery of ** Daring Robbery It would have taken mora than tho wonderful powers of deduction of a Sherlock Holme* to have dispelled the mystery that shrouded' the disappearance of a case of jewels at tho homo of Robt. Jenkins, a wealthy stock broker, whioh war* eventually brought to light through a moat remarkable aocident. Mr. and Mr*. Jenkins are getting ready for an evening at the opera, hut Baby Jenkins requires a bribe ta induoe hor to remain contented with tho maid. This Mrs. J. furnishes in tho shape of a papier-mache doggie,' tho head of whioh is removed to And its interior Ailed with candy. Mrs. Jenkins takes hor jewel case from the desk, hut la hor haste ah* forgets them. They are not loaf in tho theatre before the thought of tho diamonds comes to hor. On arriving homo, sure enough hor worst fears are apparently oonflrmed. There oa tho desk lays the jewel o aso empty. Detectives are put to work on tho oase, hut without success. Tho loos of tho Jewels is the be- ginning of a streak of wretched luck for Jenkins. Ho is beaten oa all sides in tho stock market aad Is forced to the wall. Forced to sell his home to satisfy his creditors, he is in tho depths of despair as ho stands aad views his precious little one playing on tho floor with hor doggie. Jenkins' friend, Imithson, enters to offer his sympathy ana aid, and in the en- thusiasm of his friendship flusters about, Anally throwing himself into the only chair in tho room, on whioh tho baby has {ilaced her toy. Of course it is crushed to atoms, and, lo and behold! there, among the fragments of tho broken dog, lay tho ong lost diamonds. There aro many sensational incidents in the Aim, one showing tho curb market of Mow York is moat unique. LENGTH, 630 rCET RELEASED OCTOBER 2nd VIL A. Moving Picture Portrayal of Psycnic Force "There's the Devil to pay." Don't worry, the Devil is a good collector and never discounts. In the ever-existent psychomaohy in the human being, Satan attacks tho weaker side, the flesh, and has in most cases an easy task in overthrowing the soul. In this picture we have attempted to show in the material that conflict by personifying that whioh is evil and sinister in our natures by figure of the traditional Satan; hence, in this subject, the Devil is intended to illustrate psychic force. Herold Thornton, a successful artist, is so deeply in love with his wife that apparently no power, natural or supernatural, oould swerve him from the path of honor; hut, alas! ho is human, and in his employ is a very beautiful girl as model, and the Devil knows how to play tho game, and his promptings are so fascinatingly impressive that few can resist. So it was that at his promptings tho artist falls. Discovered by his wife, she in turn is prompted by the Devil to get even, which she heeds. She is surprised by her husband in a private dining room of a oafe in company with a gentleman friend. In frenzy he leaps at his wife's throat—and tho Devil laughs. In terror, the poor woman rushes to her home. She is followed by her crazed husband. In vain she pleads, hut the Devil prompts—"Kill." Taking a revolver, he moves deliberately toward the terrified wife—and the Devil laughed. A shot and a body and soul part; another shot and—"There was the Devil to pay"—and he collected. This subject, while thrilling, is most ingeniously handled, with photographic quality of tho highest order, show- ing a stereoscopic effect never before attained. LENGTH, 5 TO FEET GET 01 OUR MAIL LIST AID KEEP POSTED WRITE FOR OUR DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULARS ALL PICTURES AM MAOI WITH OUR CELEBRATED BIOCRAPH CAMERAS OUR FILMS RUN OR ARV MACHINE AMERICAN MUTOSCOPE-BIO GRAPH COMPANY IMMMS—i J MT.BTsTB OFTIOAL COMPANY GREAT NORTHERN PTLM CO. 11 A? flA|h CTDBsTT s\J C IAJ V fs O If /MTV """""• \ WILLIAMS, BROWM A EARLE. AMERICAN MDT08C0PE A BIOORAPH 00. ■■ to ■•will dllfCbl, Iw C. wV T %J If IV VI I f WILL PROTECT OUR CUSTOMERS AND THOSE OF OUN LICENSEES AGAINST PATENT LITIGATION IN THE USE OF OUR LICENSED FILMS Kleins Optical Co., Chicago, Special Selling Agents 312 California Street; Los Angelas, Cal. _ When anwering advertisement* k indly mentj™ VA RJKn,