Professor Optimo (1912)
A dense gloom pervades Mrs. Brown's boarding house. All the boarders are at odds with each other, their landlady and the rest of the world. Professor Optimo arrives in town and, in searching for a livable home, accidentally comes across Mrs. Brown's boarding house. He secures accommodations and hangs out a sign as a "crystal gazer" and dissipator of gloom. His very presence in the boarding house seems to impart sunshine to its cheerless atmosphere. When he takes a seat at the table with the rest of the boarders, his happy disposition, humorous stories and bright remarks put everybody in good humor. He promotes love and acts as a matchmaker. He has many patients who call on him to have him analyze their grouches and diagnose their dispositions, and every one of them are immediately benefited when they gaze into his globe of crystal, into which he reflects and through which he transmits his optimistic nature and his bright views of life, imparting them to his clients, who depart with faces wreathed in smiles. His fees are within the possibilities of all, for he gives his services without money and without price; he is anxious to have others enjoy that which he knows helps make the world better and happier. He is a welcome guest wherever he goes and when he is about to depart and spread his magic wealth of crystal light in other dark places, Mrs. Brown hates to have him leave, feeling that the happiness which he has brought into her home and the lives of its occupants may go with him. She is almost in tears, but his smile and assurance that it has come to stay makes her satisfied that gloom has been dispelled and joy established forever.
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GenresComedy
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