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- Angelic and demonic serpentine dances from dawn of cinema by the Lumière Brothers film, called the Serpentine Dance. The dancer is Loie Fuller; the pioneer modern dancer. Recorded in 1896 in Paris, and hand-colored frame by frame.
- "Showing the Coliseum; ruins of the ancient Forum; etc."
- One of the most picturesque and oldest towns in Italy. Shows the town, which is situated on a high hill covered with olive trees, and a fine view of the Seven Falls. (Taken on the winter cruise of the S. S. "Auguste Victoria" of the Hamburg-American Line, leaving New York on 03 Feb 1903.)
- Panorama of Rome, showing the Capital, Spanish Staircase, St. Peter's Cathedral, the Vatican, and the Fountain of Trevi.
- Visitors to Rome who do not see the fountains have never properly seen the ancient city. The tourist guides always make a point of showing their beauties to the visitors, and it seems as if they must exhaust their vocabulary of praise by the wonderful word pictures which they paint. The words of the guides are plain in comparison to the reality, and they must be seen before they are appreciated. This film of the fountains gives a very good idea of their beauty, and brings Rome to New York. The Plaza of St Peter's, with its grand architecture, is still more embellished by the beautiful fountains playing in its midst. This film takes us on a panoramic tour of the beautiful architecture that is to be seen in this world-famed city. We are shown the side fountains where the water gushes out in streams and falls into an artificial lake. We are shown the grand square, where fountains are seen throwing up their spray, and again to the market place, with its wonderful display, on which the Romans seem to gaze with a never-ending ecstasy. In the Arts block, the sculpture there exhibited represents Aquarius, the man who pours the water out of his pitcher, represented by the true artistic spirit in which the Roman sculptors excel. From here we journey to the esplanade, where the magnificent fountain, the water-nymphs, is seen in all its grandeur, with small fountains playing over the sides and seeming to drench her with the spray. Then through the gardens, viewing the drinking fountains, and then a panoramic view of the grandest and most exquisite sculpture that can be found the world over.
- A pleasing scenic showing many of the famous bridges which span the Tiber; these are included among the most interesting sights of the city.
- At Rome the tourists visit the Vatican and find a great deal that is interesting and impressive. A panoramic view of the St. Angelo Castle and the River Tiber is presented and the Swiss Guards are seen on duty. A procession of monks pass by on their way to the Capuchin Monastery. The Brunco Market next commands the attention of the party and a visit is paid to the old Colosseum and the Roman Forum. At Pompeii the tourists visit the Street of Fortune, the Temple of Apollo, the Civic Forum, the Arch of Caligula and the home of Pompeii's wealthiest citizen, Vetti, with its beautiful courtyard, gardens and fountains. There are many other interesting sights which meet the eye, one of the most striking being the Theater of Pompeii.
- An extremely interesting topical subject showing the many beautiful fountains which add so much to the picturesqueness of the city.
- The Princess of Monte Cabello is divorced and is granted custody of her beloved daughter. Her ex-husband's mistress hires private detectives who take seemingly incriminating photographs of the Princess with the actor Jacques Wilson. The Princess is devastated when these cause her daughter to be taken from her, and the Princess then falls into the clutches of Wilson. In order to pay his gambling debts, Wilson forces her to humiliate herself by appearing in a play. The Princess sends a note to the Prince of Monte Cabello saying that after the first performance she will not compromise his name again.
- This recent release of the Vero Educational Society made under instructions of N. Stephen Bush and accompanied with an explanatory lecture, deals with the history of Pagan Rome from the dawn of Roman civilization to the beginning of the Christian era. The first part deals with the period of the kings of Rome, beginning with Romulus. The remains of his tomb give one a very fair idea of the first age of Rome. One of the most interesting pictures in this part of Pagan Rome is the Cloaca Maxima (the great sewer) built by Tarquinius the proud. Many of the ancient temples are shown, and the series then goes into the days of Republican Rome. It begins with a striking picture of the temples of Castor and Pollux. It shows the trophies of Marius in the Campidoglio, the wonderful tomb of Cecilia Metalla, the most remarkable monument in the history of the world, for it attests the love of a husband for his wife far beyond the grave. The pyramid of Caius Cestius is next shown and then the "Temple of Strong Fortune." There is a glimpse of the forum in the days of the Republic, and presently the scene shifts to the beginning of the imperial era which for splendor and magnificence has never been surpassed in the history of mankind. We see a most convincing demonstration of the famous saying of Augustus that he found Rome a city of brick and left it a city of marble. The palaces of the great emperors are shown in most interesting and instructive detail. Some of the great theaters follow the imperishable baths of Agrippa and Caracalla, and are of striking and picturesque aspect. Many arches of the famous aqueduct in a most excellent state of preservation are also shown. There are the arches of the great emperors in history, notably that of Trajan, and the monument left by the lavish and munificent Augustus Tiberius up to the days of Constantine. Especial care has been taken to give all that is interesting, striking and picturesque about the arches which the senate and people of Rome built for the emperors upon their victorious returns from foreign fields of battle. These arches are the most eloquent landmarks of Roman history, and more may be learned from a study of them than from many a textbook. Not the least inviting aspect of these pictures lies in the fact that they show the greatness and grandeur of the classic days in their present surroundings often forming a contrast that calls up the memories of the past, and affords much food for reflection. It is indeed a most curious sight to see a military train rushing through what remains of the notable aqueduct of Rome, to see a butcher shop in what, in the classic days, was the portico of an ancient theater, and to see the humble abode of the charcoal seller located in what was once the entrance of the famous theater of Marcellus.
- The Vero Educational Society has released a great original educational feature in four parts called "The Colosseum in Films." The films were made in Rome by special permission of the Italian government and according to directions by W. Stephen Bush, of The Moving Picture World. The first pact consists of the exteriors, the entrances and interesting views of modern Rome taken from the upper stories of the Colosseum. We see the famous "Meta Sudante," the ancient "Sweating Corner," so named after the sweating gladiators, who after the combats in the arena retired to the "Meta Sudante" to bathe their heated bodies in its cooling mains and fountains. It was through the "Meta Sudante" that the builders of the Colosseum introduced the vast water supply into the huge edifice. Indeed the "Sweating Corner," of which various views are introduced, was part of the Colosseum itself. It stands close to the famous arch of Constantine and in its original size was many times larger than the arch itself. The next view we get is that of the famous outer wall of the Colosseum, which we see from the oldest botanical garden in the world. The order of the columns in the different stories of the building is well portrayed and we are able to distinguish after the lapse of twenty centuries some of the numbers over the entrances to the Colosseum. The picture then goes on to show the wonderful work of restoration done by the Popes of Rome from 1750 to the pontificate of the late Pope Pius IX, whose buttress at the entrance commonly used by tourists is familiar in its graceful outline to many who have seen the more popular pictures of the great theater. All the walls made of the ancient Travertine stone which was brought to Rome from Tivoli mostly by Jewish captives which the Emperor Titus brought to the eternal city after the destruction of .Jerusalem show holes which it is said were made by the Vandals when they found that they were unable to destroy the Colosseum. These boles testify to the impotent rage of the barbarians. The views of Rome taken from the various stories of the Colosseum are full of panoramic beauty and historic interest. The second part shows the lower floor and the ever famous arena where so many bloody contests occurred between man and beast and more often between man and man. There are memorial tablets in honor of the Christian martyrs, who died in the arena rather than abjure their faith. The wonderful first lobby is shown with splendid detail and is a fine specimen of black and white photography. Most portions of the feature are tinted. We see the remains of the marvelous sculpture which adorned the various parts of the Colosseum from the upper stories down to the lodges of the Emperor and the Vestal Virgins. Even in its decay the heads and bodies of these columns and frescoes are surpassingly beautiful. There is also shown what remains of a mysterious fresco, said to have been brought from Jerusalem under the reign of Titus. In the left hand corner of this fresco is a strange representation of the crucifixion. Not a bit less interesting are the pictures of the stories and lodges. Every part of the auditorium proper is shown in detail and one realizes with amazement how entirely credible is the statement of the historians that not less than 80,000 spectators could be accommodated in the Colosseum and that often there were as many as 87,000 assembled in the vast structure. We see various interesting inscriptions said to have belonged to the Imperial and the Vestal Virgin lodges, we see the remains of the incense burners, in which a solution of wine and saffron was burned in order to purify the air during the performances. The most interesting part is perhaps the last reel showing what was hidden beneath the arena. The arena was partially removed in 1813 by the government in order to aid historic research. The revelations made were of a most startling nature and confirmed all that had been written about the Colosseum in contemporaneous literature. We see and trace, the secret passage-way which the Emperor Commodus built for himself in order to go directly from his palace into the arena; we see the niches where the gladiators waited their turn in the combats; we see the part where the Christians were confined and most interesting of all we see what provisions were made to imprison and starve into ferocity the wild beasts used in the arena. There were often as many as five thousand wild beasts of all varieties and from all countries kept in the subterranean passage-ways, hundreds of them were chained to ropes and posts along what was known as the Via Mortis (The Way of Death), through which dead or wounded gladiators were carried out. Above one of the Christian prisons is a chapel said to have been built by the Empress Helena, the mother of Constantine, in honor of the Christian martyrs. We see the water mains now choked up by rank vegetation through which water was introduced into the arena whenever naval spectacles were given. It would take up too much space to tell even half of the wonders of the Colosseum, but brief mention may be made of the last scenes which bear the significant titles, "Thus Passeth Away the Glory of the World." We watch the pigeons making their nests high up in the vast amphitheater and we wonder at the green lizards basking on the broken marbles.
- Leone, a Papal guard, is devastated when his wife drowns herself after mistakenly thinking that he had abandoned her. He turns over his son David to be brought up by nuns, then enters a monastery. David is brought to London and is raised to be a beggar and thief until he is rescued by Dr. Roselli, an Italian political refugee, who raises David with his daughter Donna Roma. Years later David gets heavily involved in Italian politics and incurs the enmity of the corrupt Italian Prime Minister, which leads him to discover the hidden secrets of his family's past--and present.
- San Francisco: Heavy wind spoils efforts to send twenty-five balloons away in race at Panama Fair. One gets started but a big hole is torn in the side and with the aeronaut it drops into the bay. New York: Dr. Bernhard Dernberg, whose comments on the Lusitania brought a storm of criticism, sails for Germany. Forth Worth, Texas: Floods from the Trinity River sweep lower part of Fort Worth, spread over wide section, inundate 600 homes and render 2,000 people homeless. Chicago: Big car strike ties up transportation in Chicago for three days. Crowds treat whole matter as holiday affair and walk to work, ride in improvised jitney buses or fill railroad trains so full that some find places on the engines. New York: Lucile, Lady Duff Gordon, designs novel costume for Hearst-Selig News Pictorial to illustrate trend of summer styles. Gales Ferry, Conn: Oarsmen of Yale crews gather for final practice before regatta with Harvard. Rome, Italy: Monster crowds gather in the streets of Rome and march about shouting for the government's action in declaring war on Hungary. Pictures made by Staff Photographer A.E. Wallace. Liverpool, England: Steamer Nebraskan, American ship torpedoed by German submarine, goes into dry dock in Liverpool where big hole in her side is exposed to view. Richard City, Tenn: Twenty-six tons of dynamite is fired in quarry at Richard City raising hundreds of tons of rock into the air. New York: Children of public schools gather at soldiers' and sailors' monument in Flag Day celebration.
- The dramatic story of Lady Hamilton's rise and fall in European society during the 1700s and early 1800s, including the romantic love story with Lord Nelson.
- An American heiress's fiancé saves a fisherman accused of stabbing his wife.
- A young woman becomes a nun when she believes her sweetheart has been killed, then things get complicated when he returns alive.
- David Rossi is an orphan in Rome, and is taken care of by a homeless man, Bruno. The wealthy Dr. Roselli adopts David and raises him with his daughter, Roma. When they grow up David and Roma become engaged. Dr. Roselli dies, and David and Bruno join the army when war erupts. Roma becomes a well-known sculptor, backed by Baron Bonelli, who is secretly the head of the Rome branch of the Communist party. Returning from the war, David becomes a follower of Benito Mussolini. Complications ensue when David finds out that Roma is backed by Baron Bonelli, his arch-enemy.
- India's first international co-production. The love-is-stronger-than-death story sees Savitri, the daughter of King Ashwapati and a goddess, fall for Satyavan who is destined to die within a year. He is killed by a tree and his soul is gathered by the god Yama but he returns to life and there is a happy ending for the lovers. Some nudity and other 'erotic' images were removed to satisfy the censors.
- In Renaissance Florence, Tito, a no-good young man pretending to be a scholar, wins the admiration of a blind man who has long looked for someone to finish his scholarly work. He has a beautiful daughter named Romola. Tito flirts with a peasant girl in the streets, and for fun goes through a mock marriage with her -- but she takes it seriously. Romola doesn't really love him, but marries him because her father wishes it. When the Medici are forced out, Tito joins the new government and rises to be chief magistrate. His evil actions earn him the hatred of Romola and of the people, and he is killed by his stepfather. Romola ends up with sculptor Carlo, who has always loved her.
- A Jewish prince seeks to find his family and revenge himself upon his childhood friend who had him wrongly imprisoned.
- Mathias Pascal, only son of a once rich family, marries beautiful Romilde, who has a terrible mother-in-law. She controls her daughter, and soon his home life becomes a nightmare, as well as his job as assistant librarian in his home town. His only moments of lights are his mother and his baby, but both die on the same day. Shocked he leaves his hometown and gets to Monte Carlo, where he wins a fortune at the Casino. Returning home, he reads his own obituary in a paper. They have found a corpse in a creek and connected it with his disappearance. Mathias, noticing that he now is free from all ties to his old live, decides to start a new one, and goes to Rome, where he rents a room in a pension full of fake spiritualists who are controlling the owner. The chief of the gang, Terence, wants to marry the owner's daughter Adrienne, and has convinced her father to give her to him, with no regards of Adrienne's feelings, who is in love with and loved by Mathias. When Terence steals Mathias 50,000 Lira, and Mathias, being officially dead can neither marry Adrienne nor denounce Terence to the police, he decides to do something about his state and travels home, just to notice that Romalinda has remarried.
- Documenting the trip of the airship "Norge" across the Pole ocean, called Roald Amundsen, Ellsworth and Nobiles flying expedition 1926.
- Scampolo is a young orphan in Rome, Italy, who survives by doing all kinds of little jobs. Her only comforts in life are a little dog and an old professor, who both like to eat sugar. She's rejected by her drunken aunt because of the dog, and has to leave the house. Soon after, the dog dies. Scampolo then meets a young penniless engineering student, Sacchi, who's having an affair with an annoying "femme fatale". Scampolo becomes his maid, and the two gradually fall in love. One day, the government decides to fund a major engineering project designed by Sacchi, and he has to leave for Africa. Scampolo is desperate. At the station, while the train is already moving, Sacchi pulls her up, and takes her with him to Africa.
- In London, England, Linda Terry, an American heiress, runs away with freelance newsreel photographer Dick Stallings when her guardian, Phineas Merrill, attempts to place her in an insane asylum for refusing to marry his nephew.
- A surrealist tale of a man and a woman who are passionately in love with each other, but their attempts to consummate that passion are constantly thwarted by their families, the Church, and bourgeois society.
- Depictions of the Emperor Nero and the Great Fire of Rome (64). Anachronisms are used for comedy, such as Nero telephoning the fire brigade.
- Loose Pirandello adaptation: A young lady hides from her fiance that she is caring for a baby half brother left behind by her late mother.The fiance, like her an aspiring musical performer, has indicated he doesn't want a child yet.
- A man in the Tylorean Alps gives up his sweetheart and becomes a priest, after his fanatic mother has died trying to convince him to sacrifice his life for God.