The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-28

HHE one great theatrical sensation
 of New York, Boston and Chicago,
 A 'The Birth of Nation'' will be presented at the Jefferson theatre for one week in December The first of half of the D. w. Griffith spectacle unrolls scenes and incidents of the Civil war on a scale of numbers, diversity and vividness new to motion pictures in America. The sec- ond half is pictorial chronicle of re- construction days in the south, including the carpetbagger-negro eXcesses and the rise and triumph of the ''ku Nlux Klan" Interwoven. with the whole is a double romance of the Blue and the Gray, sug- gested by Thomas Dixons 'The Clans man. A complete metropolitan produc- tion is to be on view here. It comprises a company of 50 expert technicians a complete symphony orchestra, and two baggage cars of effects.
 One of the most Interesting announce mentS for the present season Is of the coming of MT William Faversham, who will present his great success. 'The Hawk, ' in which he has achieved one of the distinct triumphs of his career. Critics and the public agree that we have no finer actor on our stage today and to have him come to us in new play will be a genuine treat ",rhe Hawk" tells thrill ing story of love and passion. It is based on theme which has a wide appeal and for a year it played to crowded houses in New York. This season MT Faver- shaw has played along engagement with 1t in Chicago and will bring the company with him which supported him during that run.
 The I4iebler Co.'S production. .,rhe Gar den of Allah. f which comes to the Jeffer- son in December for four performances is one of the most gripping and beauti- ful entertainments that this generation has had an opportunity Of seeing. Not only as a production does The Garden of Allah" scintillate, hut there is an ab- sorbing dramatic conflict in it also. It tells the story of a. great battle between two minds-two souls. Then there are many oriental figures in. the production, including the natives, who live in the streets of the Ouled Nailes, the camel drivers, who dismount to bow towards Mecca at the rising of the sun, the court iers, porters and guides. with whom one comes in contact at Biskra, Algiers, at the edge of the desert, and horses. cam els. donkeys, goats and other live stock from that far-off country.
 A magic perfume on which defends the plot ol ftlSn JnkS, the musical Joluty which Arthur Hammerstein will present at the Jefferson shortly is the discovery of an American nerve specialist practic- ing in Paris. He makes such good use of it on one of the pretty patients that her jou gets the better of her discretion and she winds her arms in rapture around his neck. For the magic of this perfume is such that anyone getting whiff of it becomes instantly hilarious. The young woman's husband happens to be a witness to the caress. He is fire-eating French man, and to escape his vengeance the perfume-dispensingA doctor fees to bath ing resort The Frenchman follows. and all sorts of ludicrous complications arise The principals and the large, attractive chorus of pretty girls rush and dance and laugh through three acts of whirl- wind farce adorned with a catchy musi- 'cf score
 When Dreams Come True the suc-s > isful musical comedy that has been flihning in New York. Philadelphia, Ros- ton and Chicago for the past year, bears