Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-12
ANNOUNCEMENTS
An The AUDITORIUM.
"Bcotiss' Baby and "The Man on the
Case" Film Version of Two Cele-
hrated Stories, Combined in One
Feature,


Departing from the usual custom Of
feature producers, the Paramount Pic
lures corporation, the leading feature
programme of the world, has presented
a novel screen oceripS in the form
of two Interpretations OF world
famous stories as a single doube-fea-
ture release. Bottles Baby, from the
popular story by John Strange Win
ters. in four reels, and The Man On
the Case. from the play by Grace Liv-
ingston Furniss, comprise this unusual
bill. The novel double attraction Is
the current feature for today and Sat-
urday.
Bottles Baby, which consumes the
greater period of time in the screen
embodiment of this double attraction, is
one of the most human stories ever
contributed to English literature. In
brief, it relates the tale of Grace Gill
christ, the unrecognized wife of Lieut..
Gilchrist, who through a foolish i'm
pulse. deserts her and their baby. De-
spite the fact that his wife and child
are in extreme want, he refuses to
listen to her plea for assistance, con-
writes him without the formality of
opening them. In desperation the
young wife realizes she must seek
work or with her child starve to
death, and she decides to make a last
attempt to secure sympathy of her
tluSUdlQ ny leaving IE0lr I1tDy girl III
his care. Creeping into his quarters
late at night, she leaves the sleeping
child in his bed, with note saying
Gilchrist will have to provide for the
baby until she can find employment.
Gifchrist leaves the officers messroom,
and is startled at the sight of his child
and the note left by his wife but he
decides to shift the burden elsewhere,
and so places the child and the note
which is unaddressed in the room Of
Bottles, a brother officer. Boot.es, aft
er misplaying at cards due to a severe
headache, returns to his room and is
astonished at the discovery. He rushes
down stairs and reports his discovery
to the other officers, and when Gill
christ sarcastically asks who is the
mother of the child, Bottles seeks the
advice of the wife of Adjutant Gray,
whose motherly heart causes her to
take q great fancy to the child. Mean
time, Grace has secured a position as
companion to Countess GourboIska.
Bottles baby soon becomes the talk
of the garrison, and Bottles becomes
the oDject of unpleasant gossip. The
countess invites Bottles to her house
party and it is soon after his arrival
with the baby that Grace is suddenly
confronted with her own child Bottles
becomes attached to Grace because of
her fond interest IN the child. Despite
his pleadings, she tells him firmly that
Lney can only pc friends. Then the
day of the regimental race arrives,
and during the race, Gilchrist's horse
TAILS, nortally injuring him. Before
ne dies he sends for Bottles and tells
him he is the father Of the baby. but
before he can disclose it's mothers
pane, he expires. A short time later
Bottles receives word from the wife
Of Gilchrist asking for the return OF
her child, and Bottles arrives at the
hotel quite unaware that he is going
10 meet the woman he loves. The
following scene. shows Grace accepting
the manly officer, thus promising new
er to separate Bottles from his baby.