PEOPLE'S PICTURE PALACE.
This week's , attraction is a four-act Famous Players comedy drama, "The Man on the Box." The story is as follows : — Lieutenant Bob Warburton, a fancy free adventuresome spirit, is wounded during an encounter with the Indians, and taken to the home of Colonel Annesley for medical treatment. Recovering, Bob finds that his service, ih-'th. Army-has expired. However, he is rich in romance, and becomes fascinated by the Colonel's daughter, Betty. Betty, .not knowing who Bob is, offers him a position as coachman, which .he accepts. Becoming implicated in a plot to defraud the United States Government of important plans, he thwarts the' attempts of a Russian.Count and saves the plans. Betty, while visiting Bob's sister, who is a dear friend, learns from Bob's photograph who he is, but allows him to continue as coachman. Betty's father los.es his money, then Bob discloses his identity, and. he admits he is the possessor of a large fortune in his own right. However, Betty's and Bob's romance is one of pure love, and after a series of intrigues, plans, and counter plans, all of ivhich "The Man on the Box" foils, the couple are married. The supporting programme includes:—"When Her Idol Fell" (comedy), "Honour of Kenneth M'Grath" (drama), and the latest Eclair Topical Gazette.
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Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 1, 3 January 1916, Page 2
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214PEOPLE'S PICTURE PALACE. Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 1, 3 January 1916, Page 2
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