The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1915-12-16
THE BIRTH OF
A NATION To
Be St[N Ere

Let the over anxious citizen who is
contemplating making special trip to
Chicago or New York to see the much
hefalded eighth wonder of the world"
Grliith's Birth of Nation, contain
himself just for brief while now and
The Birth of A Nation, mighty specta-
Gle, will come to him-right here in
Devils Lake, N. D., Jan. 9th, 7.h and
sth, and when the courts have not al
lowed its presentation in Detroit,
Cleveland, Baltimore, Washington, etc,
as yet, too, and state alottments of the
rights have not been mode for enough
territory SO far to afford many others
the privilege.
Enterprising Manager Archie Miller
of the Grand spreads the joy that he
has contracted for it to be seen here
in all its musical and electrical glory
the same attraction that is being
seen on Broadway and at the Panama
Pacific exposition in San Francisco
down to the very smallest detail.
Griffith's Birth of a Nation is the
first two dollar picture show. Wheth-
er or not it will ever have successor
depends upon whether or not another
like presentation can ever come up to
its exceptional precedent.
1t has been reviewed and pictured
and described in all the magazines and
discussed in the press of every city
where it has been shown. 1t is based
i'll part upon Thomas Dixon's "The
Clansman", consequently, it is rather
warm and sensational of incident and
rather gripping of narrative-but it
goes back much further than that and
extends much beyond the end of the
Dixon work, also.
In it $4,000 persons compose the
acting cast and 5000 horses are at one
time in battle scenes. 1t cost round
half million dollars to produce re-
quired over eight months continuous
toll to make and is freely acknowledge
ed to be the mightiest spectacle ever
accomplished by man. 1t packed the
leading theatre of Milwaukee every Of
ternoon and evening during the whole
present summer, at $1.50 for the best
seats, when no attraction was ever
known to hold the boards in that city
for more than a week, and was even
re-booked for return engagements at
! that place.
The Milwaukee Sentinel of July 4th,
gave it two columns, brief line form
which is quoted below:
"Nearly three hours of historic tab
leaux, nearly three hours of smiles and
tears and warm heart throbs and grip
ping pangs of sadness, panorama Of
life and love that preceded TIE first
shot on Sutherland then TIE break
the South declaring for States tights
and secession, the north as one man
rallyine to the flag-th;.t is G,ifith's
inconceivsble, indescribable "Birth of
A Nation"
A great symphony orchestra Of %
pieces, VIII 1uTIlSl dll tUe SplfnUlO
musical scol which is so important
part of '':e big show, ard which,
itself, is considered hig couple of dol
lars worth-and all the sourd and
wonderful 'lor and mechanical ef-
fects will be given.
Thousands of people have already
gone across the country to witness it's
presentation in the Liberty Theatre in
New York and at the Illinois Theatre
in Chicago. The entire lower floors
and most of the balcony Of both the
above theatres are held at two dollars
per seat and seats are now selling for
four more weeks in advance in both
instances.
This city may certainly consider
itself proudly recognized to be en-
abled to boast Of So early showing OF
this exceptional production with which
the entire country is now ringing.