Ceylon is the land of perpetual and exceeding beauty, her people picturesque in dress and quaint in personality, often amusing and always entertaining in their methods of daily life. Mr. Holmes will first take your patrons along the beautiful palm-fringed shores of Ceylon and finally bring them to the city of Colombo from the sea. In Colombo bathing is the chief topic of interest, every man, woman and child bathe in the waters of Colombo.
"We have only one really tropic state in the good old U.S.A., and that is Florida, and so, just returning from the tropics of the Far East, Mr. Holmes suggests taking up his travels in his own country with what we have to compare with the sunny lands of the Orient. Therefore, it is to the place from which alligators, oranges, grapefruit and many of our cigars come from that he will take your patrons in this delightful tropical journey. While the little journeyette introduces them to many unusual sights in Florida there is one we are holding in reserve."
It is not often that your patrons will get a chance to take a trip through a veritable Garden of Eden. On his trip Burton Holmes will show them many strange and unusual sights of the Far East that they never before have witnessed, such as a Buddhist funeral procession of a much beloved saint. Don't run away with the idea that this is going to be sad, far from it. It will appeal to them the more like a joyous Carnival when they see it, the beautiful water falls of St. Clair, the tea fields and hosts of other sights equally interesting, finally the journey ends up with a water scene, showing the Cingalese people taking on the best sport in the land, bathing.
...From its terrace one gets a magnificent view down the Valley of the Bow River. The natural bathtub at the Hot Springs, the Government pool, free for all; Sun Dance Canyon, scene of Ralph Connor's story of similar name, are shown, together with beautiful cloud scenes; bison, buffalo, mountain goats and yaks. H.R.H. the Princess Patricia of Connaught and her father, the Duke of Connaught, third son of Queen Victoria, are seen, with the survivors of "Princess Patricia's Own Regiment," which was nearly annihilated in Flanders. One of the veterans is wearing a watch charm made from the bullet which caused him to be invalided home. A corporal tells his adventure; three times he was buried in craters created by shell explosions: was invalided home, blind, deaf and dumb, and then run over by an auto and his sight, hearing and speech instantly restored.
Travelogue released on the 8th of January, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.
Released in 1917.
The most picturesque spot of all Canada is, without doubt, Lake Louise. From Banff Mr. Holmes asks you to go with him through a scenic wonderland through beautiful canyons overshadowed by snow-capped mountain peaks, from one of the most up-to-date hotels of today to the lovely chateau which was so placed on the banks of Lake Louise as to give the tourist the most perfect outlook. On the way from Banff you will encounter a shower followed by a rainbow. In addition to Lake Louise, Mr. Holmes takes you to Lake Agnes, Mirror Lake and to Lake O'Hara and Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, and on other days up mountain trails to lakes in the clouds, literally up in cloudland besides following a real Swiss guide over the surface and to the ice cave of Victoria glacier.
Released on the 19th of February, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.
Travelogue released on the 15th of January, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.
Travelogue released on the 28th of May, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.
Travelogue released on the first of January, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.
Released in 1917.
In this trip Burton Holmes takes your patrons to Java, the richest island of the Dutch East Indies, and Batavia, its capital city, one of the most picturesque and interesting cities of the Far East. We see many unusual sights, such as the embarking of the Dutch troops for Sumatra, another Dutch possession, to quell a revolt. Then a Dutch treat. How many have wondered where the expression Dutch treat came from? We are shown an original one. An important feature concerning this so-called "treat," which is termed by them as the "Rice Table," is the amount of service required to serve the courses, of which there are as many as there are varieties of Heinz's pickles. It takes seventeen waiters or attendants to make the meal complete.
From the shores of Lake Huron to the prairie capital of Manitoba is an interesting trip. Scenes shown are motorboating amid the Thirty Thousand Islands that dot Georgian Bay; fishing in the long reaches of the celebrated French River; the lovely scenery on the north shore of Lake Superior, which you touch as you travel toward Winnipeg; the biggest grain elevators in the world situated at Fort William in Ontario. Judging from the size and number of these granaries which dot the landscape, one would think that the entire wheat crop of the world could easily be stored away in this one particular spot. One sees at Port Arthur, Ontario, a genuine bowling green, an outdoor bowling alley, the like of which have passed away many years ago. The gate of old Fort Garry, which was all there was of Winnipeg in 1821, is still to be seen, as well as the first locomotive in western Canada, which arrived by river steamer in 1877 and which is now enshrined in the middle of a grassy lawn...
Surabaya, Java, is the busiest headquarters of the Dutch in the Far East. Here the white-clothed man from Holland has established the commercial metropolis of the Dutch East Indies. Here one sees evidence of "big business" and also finds satisfaction in traveling around the other parts of the town where evidence of "small business," done in a large way, may be seen. Among the inhabitants of this busy little town are many Chinese, who are considered to be the thrifty men of the Far East. Many other wonderful sights in this quaint and picturesque little town await your patrons.
From the Ganges to the Himalayas is the sort of a journey that no one ever forgets. The good ship "Burton Holmes" will take your patrons on an unusual trip this time, and when their eyes behold the various kinds of religions performed in this strange land, they will sit in their seats entranced. Leaving Benares, the city of worship, the train, which is a special mountain climber, starts for Darjeeling. high in the mountains. After going through a wonderful country, the city in the sky is finally reached. From this little Tibetan village, surrounded by quaint and little-known people, they may gaze upon the loftiest mountains in the world.
From Jaipur to Agra and Calcutta is a wonderful trip, and Burton Holmes shows some of the quaintest and queerest sights in the world, among them the funeral of a rich man of India. This may sound sad, but from all outward appearances the gorgeous procession of floats makes one think it was Mardi Gras Day. Next he takes you for a ride on the back of an elephant. After going through numerous other novel adventures in Agra, the reel winds up by showing the world-famous Taj Mahal, the loveliest building in the world, erected 800 years ago as the tomb of a much loved wife, by Shah Jehan. After seeing Taj Mahal you go on to world-famous Calcutta, thus ending the trip.
Nice looking Travelogue takes us to the Northeast corner of Wyoming as we visit Yellowstone National Park.
The great glacier of the Selkirks in the Canadian Switzerland is equivalent to thirty Switzerlands of the Overseas. In this picture you are accompanied by genuine Swiss guides up the face and into the crevasses of a giant glacier which has pushed its way across, the shoulder of the Canadian Rockies. The Illecillewaet glacier and the Asulkan glacier are also shown with their peculiar and charming surroundings. Many interesting moments are shown with Mr. Holmes and his guides on the famous ice peaks. The party finally turns westward past Kamloops Lake and through the canyon of the Thompson River which is an excellent introduction to the travelette which is to follow when Mr. Holmes takes you through the Canadian Rockies and along the famous Fraser River.
Released on the 16th of July, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.
