Lieut. Rodolfi is very much in love with the Captain's daughter, who is, however, jealously guarded by her parent. Rodolfi is invited to tea by the lady, the Captain being expected to go out. To deepen the impression he hopes to make, the ...See moreLieut. Rodolfi is very much in love with the Captain's daughter, who is, however, jealously guarded by her parent. Rodolfi is invited to tea by the lady, the Captain being expected to go out. To deepen the impression he hopes to make, the Lieutenant confines his somewhat corpulent figure in a pair of lady's corsets, which he finds extremely uncomfortable. Further annoyance awaits him at the Captain's house. His superior officer is at home, and Rodolfi is compelled to invent a story to account for his presence. While the Captain has left the room temporarily, Rodolfi hurriedly removes the painful corsets and hides them under a cushion. When the Captain's daughter enters she discovers them, and accuses her father of a love affair, flinging out of the house in a rage. The Captain implores Rodolfi to follow and pacify her, and the Lieutenant follows the lady. It takes him quite two hours to bring her to reason, and both the young people look happy when they return, after an enjoyable tete-a-tete dinner; but the Captain is satisfied as thing more is said about the corsets. Written by
Cinema News and Property Gazette (January 8, 1913)
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