Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-03-30
THE MAN FROM HON"
At THE GRAND TODAY

"The Man From Home with
Charles Richman in the leading role.
we'll remembered as having BEEN the
most successful American play to
date, and having enjoyed run of
two entire years without break, at
the Astor Theatre, New York, is now
q motion picture production from the
Jesse l.. Lasky Feature Play cOmpa-
ny's studios, and will be seen here
at the Grand Theatre this afternoon
and night.
The story of !~The Man From
Home told briefly, follows:
Pike, a country lawyer, loves Ethel,
daughter OF very rich farmer. Simp-
son, wishing his children, Ethel and
her brother Horace, to be we'll edu-
| Gated, sends them to Europe.
Simpson meets with an accident
| which causes his death. Pike is ap-
pointed guardian of Ethel and Horace.
Lord IHawcastle and his son, ST. Au-
byn, nonentity, are in Russia where
Hawcastle is selling hydraulic ma
chinery to the government. He meets
Ivanoff, an under clerk in the Russian
government service, who is stealing
government money and giving it ito
a revolutionary society. Hawcastle
meets lvanhoff's beautiful wife, Helen.
They fall in love with each othertand
decide to elope. Fearing lvanhoff's
vengeance, they betray him to- the
Russian government. He is arrested,
tried and sent to the mines of Siberia
for thirty years. .4
Ethel and Horace arrive in Sorrento
Italy, where they meet the Hawcas-
ties, who are out of funds. Ethel and
Horace are grealy flattered by the at
tentions OF the Hawcastles, who be-
come possessed of the knowledge that
she, is an heiress. Through Hawcas-
ties efforts, Ethel becomes engaged
to st. Aubyn. Ethel and Horace by
this time have become snobs. Over
joyed at this great fortune of marry.
ing a title, Ethel wries Pike ellihg
him all about it. Upon receipt OF her
letter, Pike leaves for Italy and ar
rives in the environs of Sorrento. Here
he meets the Grand Duke Vassili OF
Russia, who is travelling incognito.
The Dukes auto is, stopped for re-
pairs when Pike rides up in donkey.
cart. Pike bitches himself to thu
side of the donkey and helps draw
the auto into the courtyard OF the
hotel, much to the amusement Of the
Hawcastles and Ethers chagrin. The
Grand Duke is taken with Pixies ways /:
and they become friendly
Several years have passed with
lvanhoff working in the mines of 81
IBERIA. After an explosion, lvanOif
escapes and makes his way across 4
the continent to the Austrian frontier
and into Sorrento, Italy. He finds his :
way, quite by accident, into the hotel
courtyard, pursued by the Italian pO-
lice. Pike, by a ruse,. throws them
off the track and they leave. Haw-
castle threatens to expose Pike and
the Grand Duke, in order to force
Pixies consent to Ethel's marriage to
st. Aubyn. 1t is penal offense to
harbor an escaped convict. Pike is
dismayed.
The Grand Duke leaves with his
servant, sees the Captain of Police
and returns with him to the hotel
where they find that Hawcastle has
called in the police. Ivanoff recog-1
nized his wife and ]Hawcastle and,
tries to avenge himself. The Grand
Dukes servant discloses his masters
Identity The Grand Duke secures a.
pardon for Ivanoff.
The Hawcastles find themselves
checkmated and take their depart.
ure. Ethel wakes up, to realize her
narrow escape. In the presence of
Pike all shallow pretenses fall away
and Ethel is once more the sweet
little girl that he loves, and who
loves him, and there is the perfect
hour. .,t
Be sure and see this photoplay at
the Grand, this afternoon and night.