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The Fable of the Good People Who Rallied to the Support of the Church
(1915) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: (unknown)
Essanay Film Manufacturing Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / From a story by George Ade. / Released [?] 6 or 10? February 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? The loyal women of the congregation decided to pull off a festival and raise some coin for the support of the church. The next Thursday at prayer meeting the minister announced the glad news to the faithful. Then all began to get ready. The gazelles blew about $82.00 for finery to wear at the big doings, while the older sisters used up $27.00 worth of complexion and $19.00 worth of groceries fixing up cakes, candy, etc. The deacon and the special committee put in $12.00 worth of time decorating the parlors, and the table decorations cost just $20.00. Some of the spenders brought their girls in taxicabs. It cost them $2.00 each, but they were willing to help the church. Lucy Wilkens rented a Gypsy costume for $6.00 and told fortunes. She took in $2.70. At 10 P.M. much of the refreshments were unsold, so the kids were given a free hack at it. The expenses of the affair amounted to $250.00. When the sisters found that they had taken in $46.80 they agreed that the festival had been a great success.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 27 November 2022.
References: Website-IMDb.
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