The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-01

Gettysburg at Bijou.
That the people of the capital of
the nation which met its death
blow at Gettysburg fifty years ago
have not forgot that great struggle
was proven last night when a good
crowd of enthusiastic people attend
ed the moving pictures OF the Battle
OF Gettysburg at the BUou theater.
With the scenes of hat stirring
war drama were mixed other scenes
of love and intrigue. The story told
was of the ancient variety-that OF a
Union soldier and a Southern maid,
estranged by the passions of division,
but brought together again after APP
united. These pictures were good
and enjoyed. bat the third and fourth
reels. displaying Genes of the gigan-
tic struggle, of the arrival of the
opposing forces. of the death of Rem
nolds, and greatest of all Of the i'm
mortal charge of Pickett's men
brought forth round after round of
applause from the spectators. All the
applause was not for the Stars and
Bars. however. There were man
Yankees" present and these made up
in noise for what they lacked in
members whenever the canvass show
ed the rising tide of Federal triumph
and frequently they were Joined by
loyal hearted Southerners. who could
not repress the instinct to applaud
at the sight OF Old Glory.
Historical accuracy was adhered to
as near as possible. The hypo-
critical might point out that forty
two companies Of troops would hard
ly start out on the run on. a three
mile charge and that the f1ag-bearer
in addition to climbing fences. cross
ing fields and surrounding hills
would not have much energy left for
violent waving Of his flag. He might
also point out that the piercing of
the Federal lines was not shown. but
that. according to the pictures, the
retreat was sounded before the sum
NIT of Little Round Top was reach
ID. Other Inaccuracies might be
mentioned, but why do it? Accuracy
in detail could not be expected. but
IN general the three day conflict was
depicted according to the books.
The pictures themselves were mag
niicent. The artillery fire which pre-
cede the charge was splendid and the
charge itself was finely pictured.
Clear and beautiful the panorama
was portrayed and those who wit
messed the performance were gen.
timely stirred by the scenes of
heroism. so realistically presented.
"The Miracle"
Manager Wells announces that, ,ha
has secured for exhibition at the BIZ
jou theater next week the mystic mo-
rality play, THE Miracle in moving
pictures.
This is the same series Of cinemato-
graph films that We're placed on view
In New York city last winter at the
Park theater by the theatrical man
and for which
the $3.50 scale of prices was exacted.
These pictures are the conception
Of Professor Max Reinheardt, who
first produced The Miracle" as a
spectacle and afterwards as a moving
picture. The book is by Karl Voll-
moller and special music was COM
posed for It by Englebert Humper-
dinck. 1t is said that in producing the
spectacle and the pictures the sum of
$3.50, 900 was expended.
At the Colonial.
Dorothy Richmond and company
scored one big success at the Colonial
yesterday, Former visits Of Miss
Richmond to this city have won for
her a high place in the esteem OF
local theatergoers, and her friends
were out in full force last night to
welcome her back. A more pleasing
and entertaining sketch than that Of
fered by her company has not been
eeen at the Colonial In many a day.
In order to fullhl the requirements
OF a certain will she marrtes in great