The Pensacola journal., 1907-07-25
A
GREAT
HUMOROUS
STORY
Harlequin's Story as Told
by the Pictures.

A toy courtier is standing on a ped
eStal In a toy shop, and alongside of
MIN, on another. stands his pretty doll
sweetheart: customer now enters,
and after inspecting both figures, or
ders the doll sent to him. This is
promptly done, and Harlequin, the
court:er, is left without his love. When
all are gone he comes down from his
pedestal and walks around the shop
weeping. Suddenly a white, gIobular
pellet issues from the mouth OF a large
moon-face hanging on the wall: it
breaks on the floor and from ii comes
beautiful fairy, who gives Harlequin
a wand. and after showing him by
magic how his love IS entertaining a
party in a distant castle. bids him go
recapture her with the aid of the
wand's bower. Harlequin mounts a
hooby horse and drying his tears, rides
out of the store.
The proprietor and his assistant
soon discover the loss and set out in
pursuit. Up mountain he goes urg-
ing on his wooden steed. He soon
stops at an inn, but while he eats and
feeds his horse, he hears the footsteps
OF his pursuers. He hides behind a
clock while the two men seat them
selves at table, but as soon as they
are seated Harlequin causes the table
70 upset, throwing them to the floor.
They attempt TO resume, but their
chairs move from beneath them and
they begin to collide with each other
many times in succession; when the
leQuin waves his wand and all three
find themselves bound by stout ropes
While they struggle to disentangle
themselves Harlequin makes his exit
over the hills he goes until he reaches
high mountain where there is
yawning chasm at his feet: but the
wand aids him. for a number of
rapidly build a bridge; HARLEQUIN
crosses this Just in time for his pur-
suers are behind him; but just as they
are 70 step over it the dwarfs chop
are forced TO turn back.
The dwarfs now slide down a huge
rock, and Harlequin, following them,
finds himself in subterranean won
derland, with fairies, butterflies and
wondrous grottos. In the depths of
the passage ne comes upon a number
of huge mushrooms. and seating him
self Lcon one Of these, falls asleep
Suddenly the mushroom begins to rise
and he is lifted high into the air. to-
ward the earth. The top OF a hill is
now seen. where the two pursuers are
them the ground opens. and Harlequin
seated on the mushroom. issues forth.
He awakenS, and seeing his sleeping
enemies. causes the tree to sink low
into the ground until the branches
arc level with the sfecpers; this done,
he attaches a limb TO the clothes of
each. and when the tree rises again,
both are kicking and fuming helpless
ly. -.ss *
Now Harlequin comes to the castle
where his love Is imprisoned: aided
by the dwarfs he gains entrance and
!s soon In the corridors. The dwarfs
carry torches, and they set fire to
the structure, then run out. The next
scene shows a chamber in the castle
where the doll Is entertaining her new
masters guests by her automatic
clsYerneSs. Suddenly the room is fill
ed with smoke and all run out leaving
the doll alone. The flames begin to eat
her. and che soon falls. dismembered.
HARLEQUIN has by this time worked his
way through the debris and now
comes upon his doll sweetheart's parts
picking up each member. he places
them sadly in a bag and throwing 1t
over his shoulder. leaves the scene
With mournful stride he takes his bur
den to q garden, and opens the bag
suddenly the parts come together, and
his own doll girl love stands before
him. Joyously they embrace and 20
back to the toy shop where a num-
ber OF the other toys gather about
them; there. mid dances and pyro-
techn!c decorations, which the kind
fairy causes to aIpesr. Harlequin, the
courteir hero. takes to him his doll
girl love.
This. the greatest of all humorous
pictures. Will be shown TODAY, from
10 a. m. to IL p m, again at the I'm
perial Theater. 81 w. Romano street.
as the management was so pleased
with yesterdays threngs and the ex-
presstons OF appreciation from those
who saw this production.