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A pair of clerks neglects work to eavesdrop on their boss’ affair
Dramatized scenes: A pair of clerks play a game of cards in a broker’s office. Their boss, a broker, arrives in the office. The cards are thrown down in great haste and the clerks quickly pretend to be engaged in their work. Their boss looks over the mail and sits behind an adjacent screen to read the newspaper. A lady enters the office to speak with the boss. One of the clerks shows the lady the way to the broker. The broker and the lady flirt with one another and they began to make out. One of the clerks discovers the scene and calls the attention of his co-worker. The two clerks eavesdrop on the couple until one of the chairs is suddenly tipped over by the office boy and the clerks and screen fall upon the unsuspecting broker. The broker angrily throws off his coat and proceeds to clear out the office. One of the clerks becomes frightened and jumps through the window into the corridor while the other is unceremoniously fired through the door.
A woman catches her husband commit an affair with their cook
Dramatized scenes: A pretty cook pushes a child away as she mixes bread in a kitchen. A man named Jones comes in from a trip, carrying a suitcase. He lays down his suitcase on the floor. He and the cook talks. He takes off his suit and kisses the cook. The cook puts her arms around the man’s neck, leaving finger imprints of flour on his back. Jone’s wife walks into the scene, accusing her husband of cheating with the cook. Jones denies the allegation, making his wife scornfully points to the finger marks found on his back. The wife becomes angry, seizing the pan of flour and turns it upside down on the man’s head, spoiling his best Sunday clothes. The man escapes and the wife fires the cook through the door.
Man shaves face with a dull razor
An old man shaves his face with a dull razor while seated at his shaving table. The man catches hold of the brush and hurriedly coats his face with the foaming soap and makes a second attempt at removing his beard. He wipes his cheeks. He scrapes and scrapes, making painful facial expressions as the razor grows duller with every stroke. The old man winces every time he draws the razor across his face.
A couple perform magic tricks at a café
Dramatized scenes: A well-dressed couple enter a fashionable café. The waiter assists the man and the woman to sit. The couple checks the restaurant menu, they make an order of boiled eggs and Welsh rarebit. The obliging waiter delivers their order. The couple break open their eggs, and two beautiful white chickens fly across the room. The diners then perform a similar trick with the Welsh rarebit just served. The man lifts the food cloche, and two beautiful white rabbits hop from the dish and are seen kicking and squirming as they are lifted to the floor.
The demon Mephistopheles commands Faust to murder Marguerite in dramatized scenes
Stage actors perform “Faust”. Faust talks to Marguerite, a young maiden when a demon named Mephistopheles enters the room, offering his sword to Faust, commanding him to murder Marguerite. Mephistopheles slices Marguerite’s head, causing her and Faust to magically switch places. Mephistopheles tries to touch Faust’s head, only for the couple to revert back to their places. Mephistopheles attacks Faust, turning him into a skeleton. Mephistopheles drops his sword and turns to Marguerite, who disappears into thin air. The skeleton also disappears. A priest appears out of nowhere, scaring the demon away. Faust and Marguerite appears back in the room where the priest marries them.
A magician performs magic tricks onstage
A magician comes on stage at a theater. He bows in front of the camera, removes his coat and hat. The magician folds his coat, causing it to disappear into thin air. The magician performs a second trick- he takes a white handkerchief from his pocket, holds the handkerchief over his knees. A pile of tissue paper suddenly appears on top of a chair. The magician takes up the tissue paper and shakes it a few times and three live geese fly out upon the floor. The magician pulls out a black cloth over a basin. Live small animals, geese, and a child appear in the basin.
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