The Washington herald., 1914-08-12

The Butterfly" Nmericanl, released
today by the Mutual Film Company and
booked In Washington. tells the follow
ing intense and gripping story:
"A young man. Loved by two sisters,
marries. as a young man usually. will.
the frivolous one. The other hides her
love for him. and later is able to save
her sisters good name when she is On
the poiut Of clipping with a handsome
but interruptions man. Robert never
suspects his wife's lack OF faith or her
sisters sacrifice for him."
The Family Record" (selis), awaited
with much interest in Washington. IL re-
leased by the GeneraT Film Company to-
day. The story runs:
"a sea captain wins the love Of the
woman with whom his employer is in
fatuated. The latter discharges him
after his marriage TO her. Unable to
find other work. he ships as a sailor on
a boat bound for the South Seas, where
he Is wrecked and cast up on a desert
island. There Le finds a number of val
liable pearls, and when he Is finally res
cued he is a wealthy man. BY a COM
bination OF circumstances and with this
aid Of the old family Bible. which he
finds In a secondhand bookstore. he Is
able to locate hIs wife and to make her
last years happy"
The SmaIlwood Film Corporation, of
New York. has recently closed a contract
with the well-known firm of Heinrich
Erneman, Dresden. Germany, whereby
the former Is given the exclusive right
to distribute the Ememan Knox Pro-
jector in the New England States, New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Mary
land, Delaware. Virginia, West Virginia,
Ohio. Kentucky. Indiana, Illinois. Mis-
souri,. Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin. and
Michigan.
The Ernemann Knox Protector has the
same movement as the Ernemann NOV
ing picture machine. II Is shaft driven
and has but one sprocket. II is one
Of the few machines which obtain per-
feet illumination from b inter incan'
descent light. being provided with a
special lamp Of German make, which
throws an illumination OF fifty candle.
power on q consumption Of six volts. A
series Of three condensers is used. This
together with the built in shutter. gives
clear. nickerIess pictures. Lighting pow
er may be secured from the standard
10 or 22O-volt circuit, from a storage
battery, or from dry cells. The last two
means Of obtaining lighting power an
impossible with the common arc lamp
which besides REQUIRES a lot Of attention
from an experienced operator in order
to attain the best results, a condition
which does not exist in the case Of tbs
lamp on the Ernemann machine. Stand
ard film is used and the framing device
frames a whole picture. In workman
ship and finish the Knox protector leave.
little to be desired. This machine seems
peculiarly adapted to the uses of travel
ing statesmen because of its light weigh
| TWENTY-FIVE pounds. Rheostat included
| its convenient carrying form and the cas-,
with which it can be threaded.
Motion Picture Editor: VIII your pleas
| publish in Wednesdays Herald how Il
have a photoplay copyrited:
Thanking YOU in advance, I am.
Very gratefully. yours.
Miss II. B.
Miss H. B: Apply at the Library o
| Congress for a pamphlet. giving full in
structions for procuring copyrites.
An clipping couple Jailed on their honey
moon is the story OF Universal Ike. il
The Dangers Of a Great City, a Uni
versal comedy released today with Bobb!
| Feuhrer. Louise Glaum. and Harr!
| Moody playing the principals.
Ike. having produced the roll Of monel
from the leg Of Louise's fathers trousers
| rents a speedy automobile. and witt
Louise starts for the beach.
Meanwhile father. ma and the sheriff
| having extricated themselves from tn
roof OF the hotel. start out in mad pur
suit. Ike finds a notice in the paper tina
800 will be given to any couple who viii
be married at Venice on that date. H
| and Louise decide that this is thei
| chance.
The street car line running TO Venic
Is robbed by Black Pete. a terrible bandit
| The only thing of real value which tn
bandit procured was a silver vanity case
Leaving the scene Of his crime. he run
into the road and holds up the very ma
chine which is carrying Louise and TX
to the beach He forces Ike to chang
clothes with him and attempts to &c
away in the machine. The nimble TX
springs on to the trunk rack at tn
back and the journey to the beach
/ continued.
Ma, pa, and the sheriff. short Of money
take the street car. The sherirf's ha
blows out the window and he attempt
to stop the car by pulling the bell rope
Me mistakes the cord and rings up sew
eral dollars on the car register. TIL