Charles De Forrest

This version of the classic drama _Lena Rivers_ by Cosmos Features was one of a pair released in 1914 (the other from Garrison Films) yet it appears to be the only version still in existence. What also makes the Cosmos version unique is its use of comedy to balance out the drama's heavy-handedness. As a result, the film offers modern audiences something more than just a window into the social mores of the past: Namely, laughs! (cinema.ucla.edu)

A young woman caring for her mentally disabled brother falls for a fisherman who does not return her affections.

A cobbler's daughter is rescued from her abusive father by an artist, who hires her as an assistant, then paints her, winning accolades for his work.

Charlie advertises for a wife. Madeline Blue, widow, writes Charlie to the effect that she will meet him at the park gate and that he is to wear a white rose while she will do the same. The queen of the anarchists also writes to a prospective member who is anxious to meet her, that she will meet him at the park gate and that he is to wear a white rose. The queen and Charlie are the first to arrive at the meeting place.