《《The Twins"" Tea Party (Short 1896)》》Storyline
A second inter-title presented a condensed version of the film""s central story line:Man - puny but irresistible - encroaching forever on Nature""s vastnesses, gradually, very gradually wresting away her strange secrets, subduing her fierce elements - conquers the earth!This is the story of a woman who came into the domain of the winds -The Opening Dusty and Desolate Train Ride:The film opened with a distant establishing shot - a view of a train crossing a prairie ("the domain of the winds"), with dust and smoke trailing behind.He eventually ended up climbing the steps of the city""s art museum - this time joined by an ever-increasing crowd of cheering pre-teen children urging him on.What do you know - I had show after show with which to dazzle you.But Antony is not a man to be dazzled if he doesn""t please, no.What do you care for this, for instance? Watch! (She claps and a gong sounds)Near-naked dancing-girls lead a procession that brings a garlanded ox into view.With his kinetic mutant strength, he threw several playing cards at Wolverine, propelling him backwards through a wall into the street.She jumped from fright when Freddy""s long-bladed clawed fingers sliced off her nose.She abruptly awoke and tossed he magazine away.In another part of the school, Mark told Will that, for once, he thought he (and his suicidal dead brother) weren""t crazy -- he stressed: "She had the same dream, Will.