Fractured Flickers announcer extolling the virtues of the item being advertised, accompanied by darkly humorous clips. A fly-by-night real estate development, for example, was illustrated with clips of buildings being destroyed by a cyclone (from "Steamboat Bill, Jr." with Buster Keaton). And "This moment of softness (explosions, wild parties, etc.) has been brought to you by Bee. Bee, the only tissue woven in mid-air by bees!" Regular features were the "Minute Mysteries", featuring Stan Laurel as master detective Sherman Oaks (his scenes "fractured" from his 1925 short comedy, "Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde"), and the weekly "tributes" to some American city. Each
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1888 play) of a romantic interest for Jekyll, and having that romantic interest's father be murdered by Hyde. However, Bandmann's adaptation included more women characters and gave them a larger role in the story, and also added scenes of comic relief. The new adaptation, also using the title "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" opened on Broadway at Niblo's Garden on March 12, 1888. The opening coincided with the Great Blizzard of 1888; only five customers braved the weather to see the debut. One of the attendees was Sullivan, who was checking on the competition. Bandmann's production motivated a letter from Stevenson to