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discussion, during which the aunt tries
to penmadc OtUIle that She has married
p haste, and Tier husband might be a
rogue or a roue for all she talent know.
Ther read In the afternoon paper of a
wreck on the Boston train, and also of
the theft of Mrs. Pembroke's rubles. Just
.then Gt-orse Howell enters, and there is a
when Ned comes In and Is assured by
Georse that he has secured the Incrimi
nating lore letters He Is about to take i
them from the grip, when he Is Inter
rupted by Miss "Winnlcker's entrance.
Howell and Ned leave the house. Susie
enters with a laundry bag. Mrs, Hon ell
opens GMrge's grip lo discover If ho lias (
any soiled linen. She nearlj faints as she
looks in the bag.
CLOSE CI' Ottllie draws from the bas ,
a loaded pistol, a black mask, a kit of .
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marked "Mrs. John Pembroke. Boston,"
containing the famous rub necklace
At this point events started to happen
so swiftly that the moiic editor could
hardly l.ccp pace Kith the trend of the
farec. Besides, he teas toughing so loud
and heartily that the pencil dropped from
his hand, and he decided he would spend
the rest of the evening just enjoying the
show instead of finishing the scenario.
WEBER & FIELDS IN REEL TROUBLE
The well-known comedians are beinR congratulated on their narrow
escape from death while filming -"The Best of Enemies." Frank
Griffen, Xeystone director, is congratulating Mr. Weber. John
Havez, scenario writer, has Mr. Fields by the hand. The escape is
just outside the picture, but you can see it at the Chestnut Street
Opera House next week.
IP "A FULL HOUSE" WAS A PHOTOPLAY
JAke all other stage successes, "A rull
JTouse" will probably be made into a
motion picture some day. Anticipating
this probability, the Evening Lidger sent
its movie expert to see this farce, with
instructions to prepare a scenario. Be
declared, on his return, that the action of
(be farce was at time too rapid even or
the camera; but he did his best, and heie
is the result:
SCENE 1 Mrs Fleming's apanment
on Riverside drive. New York. Mr. Flem
ing decides to go to Europe on business
and Mrs. Fleming decides to sublet her
apartment while she is rusticating on
Long Island during her husband's ab
sence. SCENE 3-MIss Winnlckefs cottage at
Yonkers. George Howell, a joung law
yer, asks Ottille Charters to marry him
at once, in spite of their two weeks'ac
quaintance. Miss Winnlcker. Ottllie's
aunt, objects to the speedy wedding, but
Howell has his way
SCENE 3 Mrs Fleming's apartment
The nely-wed Howclls arrive and are
shown the apartment. Tliej admire and
rent it, taking possession at once and
assuming responsibility for the servants
Parkes, an English butler, and Susie, a
housemaid who has strajrd to Ncn York
from the wilds of Sioux Citj. and whose
- one longing desire Is to get back to that
Western m"tr'polis,
CLOSE LP Susie studIng the C-, B
and Q. time table ns a race-track fiend
studies his "dope" chart. Takes a qua'
ter out of her pocket, adds it to a sum of
money In another pocket and wonders
how soon she will have saved the neces
sary 122.50 for a HCaln ticket In Klmi-i-
City. I
SCENE 4-Grand Central Station. New
York. The 'Tollies" Company is leaving
Tor Boston Ned Pembroke is saving
good-by to Vera Vernon, a beaut of
the chorus
SCENE S Howell's law office Ned
Pembroke appeals to Howell to go to
Boston and wcure the love letters writ
ten by him to Vera Vernon, the show
girl, Ned desires to propose to Daphne
Charters, but Team Vera will make use
of the ardent letters he had written her
and start a suit Hovel) objects, not
wishing to leave his wife the day after
the wedding, but Ned Anally wins him
ovr
SCENE G-Mrs. Fleming's apartment
Having packed his grip, Howell bids his
bride a fond good-by He has told her
he Is going to Cleveland on business, as
he desires to keep his mission a secret
SCENE 7 Cafe of the Touralne Hotel.
Boston. Howell and Vera seated at a
table, iloweli pretends to make love to
the show girl, finally extracting Ned's
letters from her handbag.
SCENE K Boudoir of Mrs. John Pem
broke, Beacon street, Boston. Mrs. Pem
broke, returning from the De Lance)'
ball, has placed her famous ruby neck
lace In her dresser and has retired. Nich
olas King, a burglar, appears In door.
With a dark lantern, he searches the
premises and Anally secures the necklace,
valued at $30,000, and quietly departs.
SCENE 7 South Station, Boston, mid
night Nicholas King, carrying a large
grip, enters the -New York sleeping car
and It shown to lower 7. A minute later
Howell, carrying a grip very much like
King's, enters the sleeper and goes to
upper 7. J
CLOSE UP Howell's grip and King's
grip, almost Identical In size and shape,
at the foot of the lower berth. Howell's
bag Is distinguished by the Initials G H.
J-CENE S Interior of slep"ng car.
morning. There Is a sudden crash Pas
sengers rush from their berths, dtess
hurriedl) and rush from the ear Howell
jumps from his upper berth, grabs King's
grip and makes a wild dash for the door.
SCENE 9 ..Irs Pembroke's home. Mrs
Pembroke's loss Is discovered She tele
phones the police about the theft of her
necklace and otters J1D00 reward for its
recovery
SCENE 10 Mr Fleming's apartment
Mrs. Howell wonders what is detaining
her husband in Cleveland The arrival of
her aunt and sister brings on a domestlo
Clifford B. Harmon
Enters Film Company
Clifford B. Harmon, long known in
Philadelphia as of the firm of Wood,
Harmon & Co- and also as the head of
Clifford B Harmon & Co , suburban real
estate operators, has accepted the prrsl
dency of the Mirror Films. Inc.. one of
the newet of the film companies,
Mr Harmon will work with the fol
lowing: Captain Lambart. who is first
vice president and director general. In
chprge of all productions; R. G. Holla
man, who brings to the committee ex
perience of long j ears as a prominent
purveyor of amusement, Andrea de Segu
rola, of the Metropolitan Opera Company.
William J Hoggson, president of Hogg-
son Bros. Inc , architects and builders:
CLIFFORD B. HARMON
Of the firm of Wood, Harmon 8.
Co., who has accepted the presi
dency of the new Mirror Films,
a Inc.
minds to the problems which must con
front us from time to time
"When we began to ask various mem
bers of the board of directors about serv
ing on the committee we found that sev
eral who yere becoming interested in the
company were doing so because they had
become interested in pictures So we had
very little trouble In finding five men
who had been studjin,? picturea for
months, some of them for yeirs
"Thev agreed to give some of their
time to the conduct of the affairs of the
corporation, so our executive committee
Frank S Hastings, treasurer of the com- was formed without any trouble I am
rainy lolu that it i a new departure in uif
This executive committee, while not In-
terfering In any wa with the techni
calities of the business, will pass on all
expenditures of monej which ran Into
large sums, nnd will direct the general
policies of the companv from a business
and financial standpoint
"IVe have started our company with
the idea of miking it a business propo
sition from the first" sas Mr. Hurmon
"With that idea In view. Captain Lam
bart and 1 conceived the scheme of this
executive committee which would divide
the responsibilitj and bring five or six
film business If such is true, I hope that
it pioves a success
"The Mitror rilms. Incorporated, has
been organised with a view to making
pictures which the public want We hope
that we shall be welcomed to the ranks
of those who are honestl) striving to
bring the picture business to a higher
plane of industrial endeavor, and that we
may hive a part in the production of the
better class of photoplays In addition to
our conscientious attempts to meet the
conditions of the market, these two are
the greatest doires of the compan."
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