Why Girls Leave Home (1914)

Unused, unissued material A group of men and women see a poster of the play Why Girls Leave Home. (or A Danger Signal On The Path of Folly). They decide as a group to go and see this moral tale. A man is dictating a letter to his secretary. Another woman comes in (possibly his daughter) and brings him some mail. The man opens one of the letters. CU letter about how good Why Girls Leave Home is. He throws the letter in the waste paper bin. His secretary retrieves the note and reads it with interest. Title reads: The stenographer s young man Edwin The secretary comes out of the house and shows the leaflet to her sweetheart. They agree to go to the play. The father discovers that the leaflet has gone from the bin. He questions his secretary. He then finds it and after rereading it he dictates a letter. Title reads: The next morning. The Maid Alice The Maid, while cleaning, finds the leaflet and reads it with excitement. Title reads: The daughter s young man. Edward Boulden