In the Year 2000

An illusionist makes a woman disappear in thin air.

A blind man begging for change tries to outsmart a cop.

Columbine resists Pierrette's courting in favour of Harlequin in this hand-coloured short by Alice Guy.

A client has trouble listening to the photographer's instructions.

A dancer personifying Winter, dances in the snow.

A fighting couple gets interrupted by the landlady.

A hapless man tries to get undressed only to find himself magically layered in even more clothes.

A four-year-old saves the day.

An impecunious chap is unable to pay his rent, whereupon he is ejected, but all his furniture is retained and he is allowed to remove only his rolling bed. Pulling this a few blocks, he is exhausted and lies down on the bed to rest. He is soon the center of attraction, and the crowd continues to gather, when the police order him away, and as he refuses to move he is started off by the officers, who guide him for a time, but are forcibly deterred by indignant citizens from further interference. The impecunious man and his bed, which gains momentum as it runs down the inclines, cause much excitement en route, and finally arrive at the business center, where it comes to a stop alongside the walk. Our friend has purloined a fur coat and an auto horn on his tour, and now presents a modern chauffeur. (Gaumont catalogue)

Polin performs a song.