Famous New York politician and Tammany Hall boss Richard “Dick” Croker leaving Tammany Hall on a Sunday morning in New York City. He leaves 14th Street Wigwam or headquarters (141 E 14th St, New York, NY 10003, USA) with a group of prominent New York politicians.
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.
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.
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 snuggling couple. The woman smiles at her lover. Woman and man happily kiss and hug in front of the camera.
Dramatized scenes: A demon in period costume named Mephisto meets a magician. He shows the demon a vacant swing. The magician conjures a woman sitting in the swing. The demon makes the young woman disappear from the swing, surprising the magician. The magician conjures another young lady in the swing as well as a skeleton. The magician conjures the two young women back on stage. The two women hold the men’s hands and they bow in front of the audience.
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