The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-02-29

coo Arbuckle and Mabel Normand, .
program of unusual merit is presented
Bessie Barriscale with Bruce McRae
will present 1.-THE Green Swamp" 9
five act lnce feature at the Bijou We'd
nesday and Thursday. The Keystone
Offering will be His Hereafter" with
Charles Murray and Louise Fazenda
as principals.
Florence Reed is to appear in vaude-
Vile In playlet Ny John Willard
called 1.-THE Pink Ruby" She will have
Malcolm Williams as her leading man.
%LaMont's Merry Makers" appeared
at the Palace yesterday and made q
good impression with the large crowds
present. 1t is d musical comedy at
traction replete with singing, dancing
and special comedy features The show
is continuous laugh producer from
start to finish, the comedians spring
| ing many new stunts that get over IN
4 great shape. The girls are unusually
clever, each one introducing special
song number. denoting talent out OF
the ordinary for chorus girls
Irving, the Musical Gypsy the
vaudeville act on the bill, made big
hit with his musical numbers on diff
ferent instruments, and was forced to
respond to numerous encores. There
will be change Of program tomorrow
afternoon.
The Washington Square Players
an organization making a speciality OF
one-act plays, are to make a spring
tour visiting large cities and col
leges.
d. w. Grifiths wonderful visualize.
ton OF Thomas Dixon's great novel 81
reconstruction in the South In the
dark period following the Civil war
screened under the title Of THE Birth
OF a Nation" is drawing large crowds
at the Robinson Grand theater, where
two showings we're given Monday, A
largely attended matinee showing was
given this afternoon apd there VIII pc
further exhibitions tonight, and to-
morrow afternoon and night
The director put on 1.-THE Birth OF
q Nation" as no other film play-nol
even "Cabaria" or "Quo Vadis'-hao
been put on. He used half great
state for his locale; $50 years q
American history as his subject;
$4,000 people as his actors; 5000 RID.
ers and steeds as his cavalry; 5,0OC
scenes instead Of a few scores or q
few hundred. His work dwarfed the
old.fashioned stage art to such petit
ness that many are wondering whether
the so-called Indoor" drama is moi
doomed to long and possibly total
eclipse. :
Among the distinguished actors IN
the cast are Henry B. Walthall, Lillian
Gsh, Mae Marsh, Miriam Cooper
Mary Alden, Josephine Crowell, Ralph
Lewis, Joseph Henebery, Raoul Walsh
Donald Crisp, Howard Gaye, George
Seigmann, Walter Long, Elmer CLIFTON
and Robert Harron. :,
The result OF Mr.. Griffith's efforts Is
a new and stupendous art for which
no adequate names has yet been found
"The Birth of Nation" combines
spectacle, romance, domestic drama
comedy, tragedy, music and mechani-
cal effects into harmonious en-
semble lasting three hours, 1t epitom'
ICES the life Of q nation. This is
something the old art could never do
The obsolete so-called stage unities'
arc thrown to the winds. and Griffith
carries the magnificent story from the
INTRODUCTION Of African slavery right
down through Civil war and recon
structlon days to the final real union
Of South and North in the bonds Of
An historical reproduction Of the
assassination Of President Lincoln
replica Of decisive battles Of the Civil
war, and the gathering of the klans'
men are among the stupendous scenes
that feature this great picture While
4 the story is largely a story OF war
war is not glorided. Instead, It's hor-
rors are vividly impressed upon the