The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-11-08
N REAPER crowds viewed the pre-

- paredness spectacle, "The Fall NJ of a Nation," at the Strand theatre yesterday than on Monday and Manager T. s. Abernethy an- nounces that the advance sale of seas is such as to indicate excellent audi ences at every performance for the remainder of the week. '"The Fall of a Nation is picture that should be seen by every man, woman ana child in the Birmingham district. The large corporations should impress upon their employees to see this plc- ture. It will make them better citi zens and therefore better workmen.
 "The Fall of a Nation tells a vital story of international significance. A confederation of European powers decided to seize North America and annex it to Europe. A secret army of the foreign-b born is raised in New York. As the greatest city of the United States has few armed defend- CTS, it is an easy task to capture 1t overnight
 While the locale of the story is in and near New York, it's momentouS lesson applies to any country unpre-
 
 the end of the present war there will be millions of idle troops in Europe.
 What new task will be set for them? Will covetous eyes be cast on the riches of the continents discovered by Columbus? Will some Emperor like Napoleon III, who sent the French invaders into MeXico-attempt to seize a fair and wealthy portion of the new hemisphere? Then-unless the country attacked is ready and well prepa red--history will record a real tragic. Fall of Nation"
 It is against this terrible danger that Thomas Dixon, the well known southern writer and the author Of The Fall of Nation.' provides an awful warning. See it at the Strand theatre today.
 THE SCARLET OATH"
 Gail Kane is the feature star in 'The Scarlet Oath,' a five-part World Film production at the Colonial theatre today "The Scarlet Oath" is photo play of the terrible ordeals of the poor in Russia. and the consequent imigrs.- tion to the United States. In this country Gail Kane, who had sworn 'The Scarlet Oath" to avenge the death of her parents meets her Rus sian enemy and-a tragedy follows. THE RETURN OF DRAW EGAN.'' Here is western picture with all the punch that true virile presentation of the great outdoors means. ''The Return of Draw Egan." with William s. Hart and Margery Wilson. should pack the Triangle theatre today, for it is by far the best thing that MT. Hart has done lI many months. The story was written by c. Gardner Sullivan and the pro duction has the Thee trademark all over it by the artistic manner m which it was photographed.
 "The Return of Draw Egan' is a true western thriller. built about a most simple little story, in which the love interest never wanes. It IS built on the theme that a good woman can reform bad man. In the picture the desperado is reformed and he turns into defender of the law in- stead of a violator. Later his true identity is discovered-but after many intimate human. heart effecting sit- uations. the community decides that Draw" Egan is worth more alive than dead and they refuse to exc cute the former dreaded desperado. The appeal of this picture Is said py the a0Vance crlticisns 10 pe prac~ tically universal. It should go big in Birmingham.
 As usual a Keystone comedy will be presented to spice the heart-throbs with laughter.
 IN PASSING.
 Claypool Bamm has great success in naming movie plays. He gets his inspiration from the names on Pull man sleepers.
 The Priscilla Sewing Circle will meet with Miss Prue Apple on Friday eve