Putnam patriot., 1915-12-31

Bradley Theatre
THh BlRrn OF A NATION

Putnam j. TO have the opportunity
next week Of Witnessing ID. w. Ont
fith's magnificent spectacle, The Birth
Of Natisr, which is the Offering al
III Brfaiey tbenter with daily matt
NJ. when ole stops 10 consider that
this extraordinary phoio-spectscle mas
played 10 cnpacify houses at the IRE
mont TIE ,ter, Boston, for twenty
weeks, anu again at the Majestic thea
ter for another long run and still the
public is pouring into Boston 10 see
the marvellous pictorial wonder, 1t
must be imagined that there is some
thing TO this production that is not to
be found in any other Offering OF The
stage today. No such tremendous rec
ord of patronage has ever been known
| for an amusement enterprise before.
Thousands are going TO see it again
and again and each time the same en-
| thusiasm is expressed for the marvel.
The Boston Globe: "As a work Of
art il il 80 wonderful and so beautiful
aud so full OF life that it robs one Of
( the power Of criticism. IL is a great
I work first, lastinnd all the time, and
I il stamps Mr. Gnliilh as master AT.
/ list in whom the power Of visual inter
probation reaches "a height that cannot
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( in such man there must be the i'm
aeinalion Of the poet, the creative po.
Wcr OF he artist, and with these the
genius Of the architect, the dramatisi,
/ ana the modern stage manager, VINO
understands all the subteties Of stage
effects III their relations To human emo.
tieHs. You are lost in amazement at
the acting Of these hundreds and hun
dreds Of people in this drama.
The Birth Of Nation is picture
| that satisfies the desires of every class
of people. To the mere amusement
seeker, il opens up fields Of action and
heart interest TINT sends the blood
rushing through the entire body. lis
thrills are big thrills, ana the patriotic
fervor with which the subject inspires
all is felt long after the performance is
over. To the historian, there is new
knowledge, of facts and conditions
during the Troublesome times OF the
Great Rebellion and the ISeeonstruc-
ton Days That is not to be found in or
binary histories. To the lovers of the
spectacular there are scenes of such gi
gantic magnitude as to make one feel
most lost In IL all. One gazes with
amazement mt the thrilling scenes OF
battle, the terrible carnage and horror
OF war; the awful destruction Ia the
ranks of the soldiers as they blindly
charge against the defenees OF the op-
posite forces.
The scenes presented before the spec.
tator are without equal in any kind OF
a production ever offered the public.
Such massive and masterful presenta-
lions as Sherman's March To the Sea,
The Burning of Atlanta, The Surren-
der OF Lee TO Grant, The Assassin alton
of Lincoln, have all been handled In
such a way that it seems as though one
| Is transported back 10 the days of the
great conflict and is actually seeing
these inspiring scenes which have
| formed such an important epoch in
| our nations history.
The wild rides of the Ku Klux Khan
will ever be remembered by oil, as
| these daring horsemen dash along,
scaling high mountains, daring the
dangers of the steep roads, the sharp
| turns, etc.
Twelve picked musicians under the
| direction of an able director will rem
der musical accompaniment that
| will add To the intensity of the scenes.
! One who has not enjoyed u spectacle
accompanied with synchronized music
! cannot appreciate the marked dlifef'
ence ii makes. Adv