Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-05-26
WONDERFUL ssBIRTH OF "A Ma
TOM AT THE VICTOR

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TON AT THE VICTOR
D. w. Grifath's mighty spectacle
, nThe Birth Of A Nation' begins its
days. engagement at the Victor the
atre Wednesday, May 81. There will
be two performances daily at 2:15 and
8:15 p. m.
Nothing like this wonderful attrac-
ton has ever been seen upon the local
boards. It is given here, exactly as it
! is being presented in New York City
where the big drama has broken every
record in the stage history Of the first
| city in the country. In addition the
piece has piled up record engagements
in Chicago, Boston, San Francisco and
Los Angeles.
.. It covers wide range Of American
history and touches only the highest
points of interest in the great events
that led up to and terminated the Civil
j War. The force that slaverv played
! in producing this crisis is traced from
its inception to it's abolition. While
the basic theme is historical in its
foundation its intent is the fundamen-
tai one of true drama. The forces
which make for these results have
been marshalled upon a larger scale
than was ever dreamed of before.
Where directors of vast spectacle have
dealt with hundreds in the past Grit
fifth employs thousands. $4,000 people
fill his stage which has a vast territory
! for it's background. 5000 horses pass
before your view in wild dashes over
miles Of country roadway. The deci-
sive battles of the Civil War are re-
produced in faithful detail and you see
these conflicts fought again just as
they were waged so years ago: Cities
were built up only to be destroyed to
lend force and verify to the dramatic
narrative. One enormous battlefield is
shown stretching over an area Of 10
square miles and upon these planes and
trenches 10000 soldiers clash in a
mimic warfare that is as real as if
you were eyewitnesses Of the actual
occurrence. Holding the great effects
} in tether is story as tender and true
as love and romance can be pictured
} There are tears and smiles, noble sac
? rifices and heroic deeds of personal
valor. Youthful dreams of love 3
fruition are rent asunder by the de-
mons of war; home ties snap before
the call to arms and suffering such a:
cannot be imagined is depicted in thu
crude manner that history is made
when men surrender reason to passion
and engage in deadlock of armed
: resistance.
You see the war start after bein!
. shown the causes which precipitatet
it. You see the great generals of tn
contending sections playing their des
!perate games Of human pawns move'
into the fields of slaughter. The
comes the agreement for peace an
Lincoln sets about his superhuma]
task Of healing the wounds by the ap
plication of that great love whic1
made him the towering figure of hi
age. A fanatic s bullet stills tn
heart which beat so evenly for all hu
manity. The South is thrown bac]
into worse fate than war. Thei
lands are overrun by hungry hord
of vengeful politicians and grafters
The poor negro is cajoled into falls
understanding of liberty and in his il
norance is led into excuses by thes
scalawags Of fortune. Out Of
comes the ghostly crusaders of teri
BILE era to once more set things arigl
and return the lands and liberties q
peace to their rightful owners and tn
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brotherly love in an allegorical drea1
which visions the reunion Of the d
vided sections and the welding of tina
national spirit which has made thi
nation so great after its baptism in ii
own blood.
A wonderful score of operati
reaches accompanies the narrative. ]
IS all done upon most stupendou
scale. No detail has been overlooked
The drama is outlined and told in tn
most graphic form that has yet bee
devised by the brain Of man for sue
purpose. No wonder this work
epoch-making. It has set up ne,
standards which it will be difficult t
equal for many year to come.
Seats are now on sale at the DO
Observation-Disclosures.