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... JACK ASHORE
Shows some amusing performances of a sailor and his lass, accompanied hy a soldier and his best girl, at a skating rink. Length 88 feet.
... THE WRONG CHIMNEY
Servant lighting paraffin ; big blaze
; tries falling st salt, decide down.
the fire ; will not burn chimney alight, soot down: calls the master; they excitedly try fii and then the garden syringe; no good; they to go on the roof and pour some water Next scene shows them on the roof . pouring the. water down the chimney. They return to the room, but find no mess soot still falling down. They consider ; must have poured it down the wrong chimney! Tliis point is soon settled by the arrival of the man next door in a very excited and sooty condition. Length 150 feet.
4232 ... NO BATHING ALLOWED.
A Splendid Music Hall Subject. Seenv: Pleasure Gardens. One of a party, evidently congratulating himself upon having found the right spot for a dip in the river, quickly undresses and plunges in the water, oblivious of a notice-board prohibiting bathing. Others of the party, passing in a boat, calls his attention to the notice, and the bather very reluctantly and with some show of annoyance returns to the bank. Just as he is drying himself he hears footsteps. Horror! his fiancee and mother approach, and are busy inspecting a statue close at hand. No time to dress, he hastily envelopes himself in a large towel, and, on a vacant psdestal, assumes a statuesque pose. The elder lady, who is apparently nsar-sighted, now approaches to examine the statue, searching the pedestal for the title. The younger lady takes in the situation at a glance, is very much amused, and tries to get her mother away ; but no, the old lady hasn't seen enough, and is trying to find the number in a catalogue, when the young lady makes him jump by tickling him with her umbrella. Discovery by the old lady, who is much annoyel at the attempted ruse, and calls an attendant, the culprit scrambling his clothes together as he is chased off. Length 140 feet.
4233 ... WAIT TILL JACK COMES HOME. A pathetic
Story in Humble Life.
The first scene shows a cottage interior. Jack's mother is just packing up in preparation for his departure for his first voyage, hiving just finished his training. The old man, in his shirt sleeves, is reading the paper; Jack is away saying goodbye to his friends. Mother has finished packing, and, looking at the clock; calls the old man's attention to the time ; " ought tobi here, he will miss the train."
The old man looks out of the window ; " all right, here he comes," and Jack walks in with a big parcel. This turns out to be a large portrait of himself— a parting gift, and a surprise to the old people ; they both express their admiration of the picture and delight at the gift, but do not forget that .lack must hurry off. After an affectionate leave-taking of the mother and a long handshake with the father, Jack departs. The old man is waving adieu at the window turning round he finds the old lady in tears, he goes over and consoles her as the picture closes