Kansas Saloon Smashers (1901)

A gilded saloon with a fancy bar forms the background A nobby bartender with white coat and apron is dispensing drinks to customers Behind him are polished plate glass mirrors A comical Irishman enters sets a huge pail on the bar to be filled and while he is drinking a glass of foam beer Mrs Nation and her followers enter with their hatchets One of the women jams the Irishmans stiff hat down over his eyes and another one douses him with his own pail of beer They then wreck the saloon and smash the mirrors bottles cash register and bar fixtures The bartender plays a stream of seltzer water on Mrs Nation and as she backs away from behind the counter a policeman enters and hustles everybody out Full of comedy from start to finish Edison Catalog