Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-29
orpheum Theatre, nanielson.

Danielson is agog over the engage ment next week, Monday, Tuesday magnificent spectacle, The Birth of Il Nation, which is the gigantic offering at the Orpheum theatre with daily matinees. When one stops to consi- der that this extraordinary photospec- tacle has played to capacity houses at the Fremont theatre, Boston, for 20 weeks, and again at the Majestic thea tre for another long run and still the public is pouring into Boston to see the marvellous pictorial wonder, it
 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 tre- mendous enthusiasm is expressed for the marvel.
 The Boston Globe critic in passing upon the work, said: "As a work of art it is so wonderful and so beau tiful and so full of life that it robs one of the power of criticism. It is a great work first, last and all the time. and it stamps Mir. Griffith as master artist in whom the power of visual interpretation reaches a height that cannot be easily comprehended at one sitting. In such man there must
 be the imagination of the poet, the creative power of the artist, and with these the genius of the architect the dramatist, and the modern stage man. ager, who understands all the subtle ties of stage effects ill their relations to human emotions. You are lost in amazement at the acting of these hundreds and hundreds of people in this drama"
 The Birth of a Nation is a picture that satisfies the desires of every class of people. To the mere amusement seeker, 1t opens up fields of action and heart interest that sends the blood rushing through the entire body, it's
 thrills are big thrills. and the patrio- tic fervor with which the subject in
 spires all is felt long after the per formance is over. To the historian, there is a new knowledge of facts and conditions during the troublesome times of the great rebellion and the reconstruction days that is not to be found in ordinary histories. To the lovers of the spectacular there are scenes of such gigantic magnitude as to make one feel almost lost in it all. One gazes with amazement at the thrilling scenes of battle, the terrible carnage and horror of war. the awful destruction in the ranks of the sol diers as they blindly charge against the defences of the opposite forces. Such terrible realism has never before been shown in spectacle of any kind
 
 apiece, are used, and the spectator sees these tear into the ranks, dealing death and destruction to hundreds Shells are seen to strike and burst, throwing clouds of dust, dirt and rocks in all directions, while soldiers are ter ribly maimed and wounded, arms and legs swept away, and when the awful battles scenes are over, the spectator
 Is apt to say, yes, quite sure to say: War! Good Heavens, who wants it ?" And yet as terrible as these scenes are shown to be, it is known that war as carried on in the present day is ten ] times more terrible and destructive mission, it will surely impress all with tho seriousness of war and will fill everybody with a desire to avoid it unless only as last resort.
 The scenes presented before the
 spectator are without equal in any
 Kind of 9 production ever offered the ! puoac. Such massive and masterful
 presentations as Sherinan's march to 1 the sea: the burning of Atlanta, the | surrender of Lee to Grant. the assas- l sination of Lincoln, have all been han dled in such a way that it seems as | though one is transported back to the days Of the great conflict and is act ! llally seeing these inspiring scenes
 which have formed such an important | epoch in our nations history.
 | The wild rides of the Ku Klux Klan l will. ever be remembered by all. as 1 these daring horsemen dash along, 1 scaling high mountains daring inc | dangers of the steep roads, the sharn
 turns, etc. Such horsemanship is not to be seen in these days and, as hun ! dreds of these daredevils sweep along one feels a desire to rise and cheer. so intensely inspiring is the scene. The musical score of this wonder