The New Cook (1911)
Bertie calls on his sweetheart, Clara. Many interruptions by the cook and maid of all work rather tends to disconcert the ardent swain. Encouraged by Clara, however, he makes bold to ask her papa for his consent to their marriage, but is immediately thrown bodily out of the room. Papa later on has a row with the cook, who, out of revenge, prepares an omelette for breakfast, composed of ancient eggs. Being called to task for bad cooking, the maid quits. While papa is at the newspaper office putting in an advertisement for a new cook, Bertie picks up a copy of the ad which he has dropped, and sees a chance. Disguising himself in female attire, he applies for the position of cook and lands the job. Papa seems to take a fancy to the new culinary artist and everything goes swimmingly until the iceman calls. Bertie, not being familiar with the happy ways of the iceman, objects to his taking out a large piece of ice from the refrigerator and putting in a small piece, so he decides to throw him out. In the struggle Bertie's wig comes off and on the arrival of papa, who has been telephoned to by Clara during the fight, the young man is exposed. During the mix-up the old cook returns and asks to be re-employed. Through her efforts and the pleadings of Clara, papa finally relents and withdraws his opposition to Bertie.
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