Slate says "After Jack saw a South Sea Island picture made near Fort Lauderdale, the effect startled his whole family." View of a sandy beach. A young boy enters the frame dressed in a girl's hula costume with grass skirt, lei, and flowers in his hair, as if he is from Hawaii. He dances a hula dance on the beach in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States.
A young boy actor named Kenneth Hughes performs on a stage in the United States. The boy delivers monologues (silent) while wearing different costumes. The boy performs wearing a rag costume of a beggar or hobo; a Scottish costume with kilt; a 18th century colonial costume; then a girl's flowery dress and hat costume; a Shakespearian or Renaissance era costume; and a World War I American Army soldier (Dough boy) costume.
Tire testing in a factory in the United States. Tires mounted on rim are placed in a frame and are dropped on tread.
Men work inside a building in the United States. Men working on machines. They work with the help of various tools and equipment.
American boys working inside a building in the United States. They stand near an electrical switch board. They discuss amongst themselves.
Young women working in the United States. They cook food and appear to be in a cooking class. Other women practice dancing in a style that appears to be Irish Dancing. Interior of a building. Women seated at desks and stitching clothes. A woman looking at other woman's dress. Some of the women displaying their dresses.