however, envelopes his face in a fold of his tunic, and the would-be assassin desists from striking the defenseless man; but the next conspirator is quicker, for he suddenly draws his sword and Cæsar falls from one stroke. The scene now changes to Shakespeare's study again; the poet recovers himself, realizes that he at last has come upon the required idea and begins to stalk about excitedly, going it all over for himself. While he does this his servant enters with a tray of food, but Shakespeare pays no attention to him but keeps on tearing and ranting about the room in his passion. Alone, he goes through the entire scene and winds up by raising a knife and plunging it furiously into the loaf of bread which was on the table. Realizing the humor of the situation he now joins in a hearty laugh with the servant, but is unable to eat from enthusiasm. When the servant leaves the room he steps back and folds his arms, and the scene dissolves into a bust of William Shakespeare, around which all the nations wave flags and garlands.
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1000–1004. Sightseeing Through Whisky. Length, 353 feet. Price
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$42.36 |
The sightseer in this case accompanies his master, who is one of the large party of tourists who are seeing the ruins of ancient Rome. The guide shows them the old walls and columns, and as the entire part goes on further an old dame, exhausted, drops down for a nap, and the footman for the same reason seats himself on a rock among the catacombs. He is carrying a valise, and from this he draws a bottle of liquor. He begins to imbibe freely and is soon beyond his own control. In a very jolly and unsteady state he sinks down beside the old dame and falls asleep. He dreams that a lady comes to him dressed in the garb of the ancient Romans, and bids him rise; he quakes with fear but she calms him. From the stump of an old column she causes incense to burn, and from the smoke there issues a beautiful girl. He attempts to embrace her but the lady stops him, and with one pass of her hand there appears a beautiful floral tableau of many girls. Again the footman finds an affinity, but the tableau disappears and he grasps the air. Now a trio with a donkey and bearing wines enter and the footman drinks with them freely. Still better, two men bring in an entire buffet of cordial and wines, and mounting this the footman proceeds to enjoy himself, but suddenly the buffet becomes a fire-spouting fountain, from which flame belches and clouds of smoke arise; scared, he jumps from it and disappears. Now the beautiful lady who had shown him these wonders lies down on a rock and the footman takes his place beside her and begins to embrace her; but while he does so she fades away, and awakening he finds himself hugging the old dame woh had lain down for a rest. Her cries summon the sightseers, and when they see the game that the footman is up to they take him in hand with a pronounced lack of gentleness.
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1005–1009. Good Glue Sticks. Length, 311 feet. Price
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$37.32 |
In this a typical street hawker, with his stand of exhibits, is haranguing a crowd about the qualities of his glue. He is giving them all manner of demonstrations and they are attentive. But two policemen in the foreground seem to be skeptical about it and communicate their ideas to those around them. This causes many to leave the crowd; the assemblage melts away by degrees, and soon the hawker has no audience at all. He becomes very angry and resolves to avenge himself on the officers who spoiled his trade. He takes a pail of glue and a brush and goes to a nearby park, where he finds them both asleep on a bench. He places their arms together and then spreads
