Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, October 30, 1915, Final, Amusement Section, Image 14
IFTffW MWrwfrl 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 . 4, tmmmmKmimmmmmmamimKmimmammmKmtmma I 1 c---::; ;-:'h; 1 1- liii2l'9FwPPBHii Kl . .Sfc.Hi IH9 1 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." For RrnrfiW at Metropolitan Opera Iluufce, 1.3 rlr and Adrlplil Tliratrcn, A th Triumphant Week at the Pop. $1 Mat. Wednesday Keg. 31 at. Sat. 4V' 4 in lnumpnani LYRIC Apply lioi Oilier, or I'honr XI alnut 67 00 67 CK In His Comedy of Cheerfulness k i - ? r- 4 , rr; v. - r i i i -Z-h'if'-4fS s-rZi y f r v i I r rn- i ,., V J J, - I "SUIT HODGE A AI1MIKADLY AS THE BAS fHE ROAD TO HAPPINESS" ROM 1IOMK.' " NOKTH AMKKICAW ADELPHI PoSdRtoV NOW PLAYING GREATEST LAUGHING HIT PHILADELPHIA HAS EVER KNOWN II. II. ntAZEFS ritODl'CTION OF Fltfcl JACKSON'S IIILABIOU8 FARCE A FULL HOUSE WITH THE 8 1MB CAST THAT KEPT NEW YORK LAUGHING FOK A VEK, INCLUDING Herbert Corthell May Vokes George Parsons "BEST FARCE IN MANY YEARS A RARE DELIGHT" Public Ledger "MG3T AMUSING AND HILARIOUS FARCE IN YEARS CAST A TREAT" Bulletin AT THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE BecUralos Monday The Feature Fhotoplay Extraordinary "How Molly Made Good" A UVIQCE PICTURE IN WHICH THE lW.LOHING I ST A KM VV1I.I. ISC BEIi." AT XllUH Utll! fcJCLIAK KI.TINGi; I.W.D GLASER I,KO DITIUCHSTKIN IlOIlErtT KDESON IIIENnY KOI.KER CYRIL SCOTT -frJUI.IA DBAX MAV IIOIISO.N HENRIETTA CRO&SIVK CIIUtI,HS ROSS MAURI. FUXTON MARGUERITE CALK &e S?PS3gK :?w GRAND OPERA Selections From "MARTHA" Br Superb Slncine Companr POPULAR SONGS by ENSEMBLE OF 50 IN COSTUME ARTHUR ALDRIDGE Famous Gilbert nnd Sullivan Opera Tenor In New Ballads. THE MOVIE NUT Continued from prrcrdln? pase V sfIS 'c Taj- J CRlPPLEOVilrib Tr T Mh W E. CAN'T N Pj7 (ha-ha JSA CLOSE-UP O o O YMftTTS Ihose not HWING SEEN THE ENTIRE pERFOrtMANCE KINDLY STICK AROUNP FOR THE NEXT, i&r-: