Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-02-26 | Page 13 | An Interesting of Frontier Days, "the Massacre," Coming to the American Today

An Interesting Story of Frontier Days, "The Massacre," Coming to the American Today Blanche Sweet. A two-part feature, entitled "Tho Massacre," Mas-sacre," which promises to be more than an ordinary Dim. will have. Its Initial presentation at tho American theater commencing today and running for three daye. This photoplay portrays graphical-lv graphical-lv the early days of the northwest, the struggles of tho sottlors. and their conflict con-flict with the fierce Indian tribes of that region. Tho settings of the picture arc In the San Fernando valley of California The story relates how an Indian scout remained trun to his trust In promising to protect a young child of the woman he had hopelessly loved. As the maddened Indians move closer and closer around the fast narrowing circle, alone and helpless help-less on the plain, tho Indian by a clover ruse, saves tho child, now grown, and her baby. There the young stranger who had stolen her from him llnds bin wifo and her baby, but tho scout has died, his trust fulillled. Blanche -Sweet and Charles West, the two popular photoplay stars, ossay tho leading roles In this remarkable production, produc-tion, which will be prcaented at the American today, tomorrow and Saturday.