Evening journal., 1914-03-18
"SQUAW MAN" IS
FULL OF THRILLS
OF THE FAR WEST

Dustin Farnum. prominent actor and
matinee idol of the American stage, came
Go Wilmington yesterday afternoon for
ia weeks stay in the photo-play, "Thc
Squaw Man. which hus its scenes laid
in England. New York and the Far West.
II is one of the most interesting motion
picture plays ever enacted. and Is one
oi the best plays ever staged. fanum,
six feet tall and every inch a man. was
never better on the legitimate stage
than he was last night in motion pie
lures Every movement. every gesture,
every expression of the great actor was
as plain as IL he had been on the stage
/ himself. and what the play lacked IN
words Il made up IN scenery that never
could have been produced ON any stage.
! Although il takes six ful reels 20
lpioduce The Squaw Man. II was so
full of action and interest that the at
tention OF the audiences did not lag fof a
single moment and at times eXclama-
tions OF surprise and wonder were heard.
fanum. as James Wynnegate, an otil.
Ger in the sixteenth lancers, is made
! tho officer of a trust fund for the widows
and orphans OF the British army. Lord
lkerhill. an officer of the same regiment.
loses heavily on the Derby. forges a
cheek and obtains a part OF the fund.
! he is discovered. and at the request OF
/ kerhill- mother, Nynncgate leaves Lon
don. Suspicion rests Immediately upon
him. lie Is about 10 sail for foreign
country. but is arrested by a Scotland
Yard man. 4 thrilling fight takes place
in Mynnegatc's stateroom and he over
powers the officer just as the vessel
clears port
I'm mid-ooean the vessel catches
afirc and tho audience Is given a
/ thrilling view Of vessel burning at
sea Wynnegate Is saved by an
American ship and taken 10 New
York. lie changes his name to that
of "Jim Carson and Is successful In
America While at a roof garden,
Jim saves the bank roll of Vest
erncr. They become friends and
"Jim" goes West with him and pur-
chases ranch.
From then on "The Squaw Man
shows itself to be one OF the great
est Western pictures ever produced
II Is filled with Wild riding, shooting
by the typical bad man, Indians on
the Warpath. many hairbreadth es-
capes, and the audience receives one
thrill after another as the picture
proceeds u is a sky rocket of NOV.
ing pictures.
"Jim" incurs the hostility of Haw-
llins. a typical "badman," who makes
several attempts TO kill him. In an
attempt that Us almost successful
"Jim's" life is saved by Nat-U-Rich
an Indian girl. Later she again saves
his life. and he marries her. A child
is born to them.
The scene changes 20 mountain
climbing in the Alps Lord Kerhil
meets death by falling over noun
tain side Before he dies he makes /
confession saying that he stole th'
funds of the regiment and not Jim.
Wynnegate Is innocent.
"Jim's' friends come 10 America, 4
find him and take him back TO Eng
land, but he refuses. knowing that hi
. wife would never be received I'm Eng
lish society However. he decides [
send his son there to be educated.
Nat-U-Rich. Indian mother as sh
Is, cannot stand 10 see her baby bo,
taken away from her. In the mean
time the sheriff has discovered tina
she killed Hawkins. and sets out &
arrest her. The Indians of her trib
60 on the warpath to prevent her ar
rest. and as the sherifs posse ans
the braves I'm their warpaint arrive
at Carson's ranch. Nat-U-Rich kill
herself, because OF her grief for hei
child
Carson's friends arrive on the scene
as the dead body OF Nat-U-Rich Il
brought TO him and the picture fades
away as he holds her in his arms II
the presence OF his baby boy, an,
Lord Kerhill's widow, his first love.