We put the world before you by means of the Bioscope and Urban films (Nov 1903)

i4i 470 ... THE DRAWING LESSON, OR THE LIVING STATUE 2 Lengths In a corner of the gardens at Versailles we see an ornamental fountain with beautiful colonnades. Along comes an old professor looking tor a subject for his pupils. Finding the fountain to his liking he goes after his scholars. A mysterious person, who has noticed the old man, constructs a peculiar figure by means of a balloon, a handkerchief, and a coat. The professor returning with his class the statue comes to life, making fun of the professor, and finally is transformed into a fountain surmounted by a dolphin throwing out streams of water. The unlucKy professor, losing his balance, tumbles into the water and gets a shower bath, which scene the pupils sketch whilst laughing at the professor's predicament 472 ... THE MYSTICAL FLAME if Lengths A juggler enters upon the scene, picks up a skull, and throws it into the air ; in catching it, it is transformed into a handkerchief. The handkerchief is changed into a napkin, then into a tablecloth. Out of the tablecloth jumps a servant. The servant brings a table upon which the juggler throws a bit of magic powder which blazes up into a large flame; in the midst of this >appears a lovely lady. The flame dies away. The juggler requests the lady to descend in order to show that she is alive. The juggler goes out. The servant falls in love witli the lady, but she gradually dissolves into space. The juggler re-enters and seizes the servant, throwing him to the floor and reduces him to smoke. He does the same with the chair, and then goes away dancing. 473 THE SORCERER'S REVENGE 3( Lengths (A gorgeous subject. Rich costumes and beautiful settings.) Two guards bring a sorcerer into the hall of a palace. The king who follows, orders the sorcerer to be chained and condemned to death for his practice of witchcraft. He begs the king to permit him just one hour of liberty, assuring the king that he will create (thanks to his power) a charming woman, worthy of becoming the king's consort. The king agrees. The sorcerer requests the king to remove the guards. The sorcerer starts to work. A demon emerges from the floor, and at the command of the sorcerer, finds a palanquin which is brought in by beautiful pages. In this palanquin (which at first is shown to be empty) three lovely Greek goddesses slowly appear. The king is charmed, but he remarks to the sorcerer that the Greek costumes do not please him. These costumes are quickly transformed into rich Court dresses. The lady in the middle becomes a haughty queen, the two others are changed to ladies-in-waiting. The king takes the hand of the queen and escorts her, followed by her two attendants, to a seat beside his throne. The pages remove the palanquin. The king asks the magician to amuse the company by some of his wonderful tricks. So the magician takes a chair which he makes waltz about the hall. Then he throws it into the air, where the chair is transformed into a clown, who performs some feats of dislocation. He ends his performance by falling to the floor in the original form of the chair. The magician darts into the chair, makes a saucy face at the king, and disappears. The king rushes to the chair in astonishment. The chair disappears, and at the same time tint magician re-appears upon the royal throne. The king, in a rage, summons the