The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-15

ming Pollock and Thomas Dixon, Jr., from the latter's powerful story of the last days of the Ku Klux Klan, will be the attraction at the Jefferson theatre on Wednesday and Thursday, November 70 and 26. The old adage that 'all the world
 loves a lover is absolutely true. The
 world will also always pay to see and
 hear laugh-making situations and lines.
 People must laugh and they will go where they can laugh, even if banks fail and business goes to the bowWows, for laughter is the handspring of health.
 Love and laughter are the two things that make life worth living, and there
 is plenty of both in ''The Traitor"
 This play is especially recommended by all reputable physicians for thin people who wish to add to their avoirdupois and
 for all those who suffer from dyspepsia and kindred ills, and in fact for every
 one who needs a big dose of sunshine.
 There is also enough thrill in this play
 to awaken every faculty of enjoyment.
 There is no section of the country that affords such possibilities for the play
 wright as the Southland, for it is the
 home of romance, of laughter and of dra-
 matic surprises. The story of the Ku
 Illux Klan is the most dramatic in mod
 ern history, as was proven by the un- preeedentcd success of The Clansman.
 The interest in this mysterious organiza-
 tion which was aroused by MT. Dixon former play is sure to attract multltudeS
 of theatre -goers, for the scenes attend
 ing the dissolution of this famous order and the organization of ignobie imita- tions are pregnant with dramatic possi-
 bilities. These are utilized to the fullest
 extent in "The Traitor" No story of re-
 construction days can eliminate the re-
 lations of the races in the South but
 ''rhe Traitor brings more into promi-
 hence the white man who followed in the
 footsteps of Benedict Arnold. In the
 South the sealawag and buffalo was more
 bitterly hated than the alien carpet-bag- ger While these types as presented in
 the play are interesting the chief interest centers in the perfect specimens of South ern manhood and womanhood portrayed. One of the best characters in 'The Trai- tor is that of a rough, uncouth but true and loyal mountaineer.
 The scenic settings in which the action , of the play is developed are more elabo- rate and beautiful than any utilized here tofore for any play of the South. for the scenes are laid in that section of the country that has become known by the poetic appellation of "The Land of the Sky," probably the most picturesque spot in the United States. No expense has been spared Tn transIerrins to canvas the rare beauties of nature that are found in this region, and every effort has been made to reproduce the quaint atmosphere i, of the latter days of the Old South. No detail, however small, has been over | looked in the endeavor to obtain accuracy | in scenery, costumes and accessories Like The Clansman,'' "The Traitor
 should also become q classic of the South. | The cast of '"fhe Traitor which in- cludes 30 speaking parts. In the most
 notable which has been sent on tour /, through the South. Many months were ! spent by the management in the selection of the actors for the various roles so that 1 each one even ito the smallest, should 1 receive A nerfect interpretation.