- Soda jerk Harvey is the most popular man in Blakeville, New York, and deliriously happy through three years of poverty-stricken marriage to Nellie. When a musical-comedy comes through town, Nellie becomes and actress and tag-along Harvey becomes "What's His Name." When Nellie falls for a millionaire and goes to Reno for a divorce, Harvey takes their child Phoebe home, where her later illness brings her parents back together.—Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
- Soda clerk Harvey, the beau of Blakeville, is very popular with the girls. Harvey marries Nellie, the baker's daughter, against the wishes of Harvey's uncle, a bachelor who is the village photographer. After three years of blissful married life, Nellie meets one of the chorus girls of a visiting show and. through her, joins the chorus. When the show leaves for New York, Nellie, Harvey and Phoebe, their little girl, go with it. During the performance in New York, Nellie makes a big hit and arouses the interest of Fairfax, a millionaire man-about-town. Nellie becomes the star of the play at a big salary. At the manager's suggestion, to keep her husband in the background, she establishes Harvey and Phoebe in a house at Tarrytown, and spends Sundays there. Harvey becomes known as "What's His Name'' The Husband of Nellie Duluth. In a few years, Nellie becomes the rage of New York and because of Fairfax she rarely comes to see Harvey and Phoebe. Harvey meets Fairfax and becomes jealous of his attentions to Nellie and, while leaving the theater after a short visit, he sees waiters bringing food and wine to her dressing room, and returns later only to find Nellie, Fairfax and a great party of friends hilariously supping. Harvey flourishes a revolver and breaks up the party. After Harvey returns home, Fairfax calls on him and offers him a large sum of money to allow Nellie to secure a divorce. Harvey, enraged, strikes Fairfax, whereupon the latter beat him. The next day Nellie calls and tells Harvey that they are going to marry. They attempt to take Phoebe from him, but fail. Nellie has the furniture removed and turns them out of their home, and leaves for Reno, while Harvey and Phoebe start back to Blakeville, afoot. After several weary months, they arrive there in tatters and are taken in by their uncle, who helps Harvey to a new start. At Blakeville, he is welcomed by all his friends and takes his old job back. Phoebe becomes dangerously ill and Harvey wires Nellie. She has been disillusioned by Fairfax and comes back at once.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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