'THE CONQUEROR'

Evening Star, Issue 16852, 30 September 1918, Page 4

'THE CONQUEROR '

'The Conqueror,' William Fox's stirring photo drama, featuring William Farnuni, will be seen at the Plaza Theatre on Wednesday. It is said of ' The Conqueror ' that it is Director R. A. Walsh's masterpiece, and that statement, should be accepted by the motion picture-loving public as an epoch. The hfo of General Sam Houston, one of the country's most famous frontier characters, is depicted, on the screen in n. wealth of realism and detail. The "Mexican marauders of the early 40's and their depredations and their repulse by the Cavalrymen nnd Indians under General Sam Houston is one of the most. picturesque battle scenes ever filmed. Thp lovo story in ' The Conqueror ' ia charming, and ths dramatic, ac-

tion is skilfully built. William Famum as Sam Houston is pictured in the colorings so well fitted to his manly appearance and dramatic skill. The younger Houston went to live with the Indians, where his presence was of much good to the Red Men. When he- met the Tennessee Rose, however, his plans underwent a complete change. He became ambitious, and rose to high political heights. He became Governor of the State, and (hen claimed the hand of his charmer. Th.cn follows in rapid succession his flitting from public life of his old State to the borders of Mexico, where ho was prominent in the early history of Tcr.r<~. His departure from civilisation was due to a misunderstanding with his young wife, from whom he parted almost at the altar. Their dramatic meetin? and reconciliation in a. convent, amidstthe strife of battle, is one of the stirring parts of the famous picture. Other members of the supporting cast are all fiunous actors.