The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-19
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If you have never boen to "a moving
picture show in your life and take
p PRE- IN the fact. begin now and go to
academy OF Music known as Tho Dur
par In kinemacolor." 1t Is unlike any
S.mer motion picture OIL earth. save
a cw ot nS SHOWN BY this same pro.
magnitude and splendor this exhibit
ZION or the marvcls OF modern photoa.
The kinemacolor coronation p,etures
which many of US have seen at least
once, were exceedingly Interesting
more Than interesting. indeed, and a
great deal of the interest was cronted
by tho fact that We could again and
again recognize face that we had
seen pictured many tlmes-thc King
Lord Roberts. the Bishop or London
me "a. Duke of Connaught, the Dowagor
queen. the dcposed Manuel OF Portu-
sai, the mighty War Lord of ali Cor
,tny ana dozens OF others--but in
George V. King" as his newspaner
gus were once indcxcd in an office
~, ,ma' some OF US know, and his cheer
lidrdl hse' the ficeroy Governor. Gem
Graz while the King was "lil resi-
a ,S and very few others With
sional indian prince whose photograph.
with description of his incredible
store OF Jewels, has adorned tho pages
familiar TO us
Who was there. besides tho prln.
otpa ,i, hsurcs, In the great drama. we
could not tel except from the run
nlng explanation OF the lecturer" We
readily believed. when some bcjcwcled
ana EorEeously escorted satrap awnpi
ny, that we We're looking at the Gaek-
war OF Baroda. the Nizam of IIvIcrn
bad. the native ruler OF Gwalior. of
Mysorc, OF Cashmere, OF Ecpal. or ~
Jnipur, but We knew that we were
Witnessing the most dazzling and a,u-
pendous spectacle OF many genera.
ton.
We saw regiments OF horse. OF m
,antry, batteries OF horsc-artiiiery. OF
hipllhSs screw guns on the bucks OF
Mite mules, lanccrs. dragons and
sluadrons of Irregular horse: we saw
painted and bcdizcncd elephants, whose
howdahs and trappinSs Eiittcrcd with
NC vi, smeeh oil SIN ana precious stones;
We sa" native corps mounted on
camels which were decorated with the
same becoming aigrnttcs that milady
wears in her toGue: squad carry
icGraphy; we saw officers who had
leopard skins for saddlccloths. and
We saw millions OF the most beauti-
full horses In the world with tails iouts.
banged or locked 1t was possible
10 tell the men from lower India. the
hcngaicse, or the men from a frontier
so distant that they wore tho wadded
coats of the Afghan. or bore every APP
pcaranco Of tho Monsolian Thibctans
whose cousins they were. or to distiu-
Suish the little green-clad Ghurkas
from the full bearded Sikhs who alone
remained loyal during tho hidcous
Great Mutiny, and all In an inconcciv-
able Kaleidoscope OF color, color gone
mad. pomp Oriental ANA magnificent.
ceremony exalted and cXultcd in fuss
aud feathers, pridc and circum stanc..
on scale OF such magnitude that
II seemed a dream from the woud .rs
OF tho Arabian Nights.
When George tn. Fifth. ny the grace
Of Cod OF the United Kingdom Of Great
britain and ireland ana OF tic British
pomin!ons beyond the seas. King. De-
fender OF the Faith, Emperor OF India.
set about having himself crowned EN-
?eror before some 5000 or more OF liza
millions ~ subjects near his ancient
city OF Delhi. lac set q mighty stage.
and on II prcA"ntcd a woHdrous pa
geanI OF amazing splendor.
And we can sit comfortably an a
chair AZ the Academy OF Music and see
much OF II FOR mos, reasonable sum.
There VIII be afternoon and evening
performances until. and including. Fri
day w Douglas Gordon.