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The Custard Cup Synopsis

The "Custard Cup," a cluster of tenements surrounding an oval courtyard, is home to the widowed Mrs. "Penzie" Penfield, who cares for the building and her three adopted children. Among the colorful tenants are Frank and Gussie Bosley, a secretive couple involved in a counterfeiting operation. When Alderman Curry hosts a boat excursion for his constituents, Frank accidentally sets the vessel on fire while attempting to destroy the phony bills in his pocket. After the passengers are rescued, Penzie is accused of passing counterfeit money. A detective proves her to be an unwitting victim, and the Bosleys are apprehended.

The Two Orphans Synopsis

In Paris, the beautiful orphan Henriette is kidnapped by the Marquis de Presles, a libertine, leaving her blind and defenseless friend Louise wandering the streets alone. While Mother Frochard, a beggar and thief, forces Louise to beg for her food, Henriette is rescued by the Chevalier de Vaudrey, who loves her. The chevalier's mother, the Countess De Liniere, discovers that Louise is her long-lost daughter and resolves to find her. In the meantime, Mother Frochard's son, a hunchback named Pierre, falls in love with Louise, and when his brother Jacques cruelly beats the girl, Pierre kills him. Just then, the countess locates Louise, and after the girl regains her sight, she is joined with Pierre. The countess then gives her consent to the marriage of her son and Henriette.