Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-20

in gigantic relief. There is a story
here, that Of the betrayal Of Belshazzar
by the High Priest of Bel, who finally
overthrows him. but not until two~bat-
ties have been fought, battles which
will go down in motion picture history
as marvels of action and skill Here
in this earliest story, love struggles,
but is cast down and dies in the end.
500, too. is it in the Nazarene story,
where Christ Is shown in several
phases. finally being put to death by
his own people, the Jews. The Judean
story is not elaborated to any great
extent, but those parts which are
shown are reproduced most faithfully
and with fitting reverence.
In the French Huguenot story are
shown the Vaccinations of Catherine
de Medici, queen mother. arch plotter,
and real ruler of France over her son,
Charles IN. ending in the massacre of
st. Bartholomew. There is minor
love story here, that Of Prosper and
Brown Eyes. and they too, are con-
quercd by Intolerance, and kept from
being happy in the end
But in the modern story, happiness
is reached at last. altho it is not until
a 1ldHSIIldH > HtpSe pSth N''iU"h
over the neck of the Boy. and the Dear
One has all but gone insane over at
tempts to save him. BY far the best
acting is see here. given by May Marsh.
as the Dear One. and Robert Harron
as the Boy. Their trials and tribula-
tions, by which they are separated as
the result of the efforts of the up
lifters," are most narrowing and nerve
racking, and altho happiness is achieved
in the end. the things they struggle
thru to get it are overwhelming.
Scenic effects of greatness almost
indescribab1e are shown in the siege of
Babylon. Catapults, siege towers. burn
ing oil, dashing chariots. and men
madly fighting one another hand to
hand produce a bewldering effect.
Again the interior of the city and of
Belshazzar's palace is a wonder of
scenic art. Excitement runs at fever
heat many times thru the picture, but
connecting It all. by "a golden thread>
which binds the four stories" is "a
fairy girl, with sun-lit hair, her hand
on the cradle OF Humanity. endlessly
rocking" This rocking cradle marks
the changes from one story to the
other. until in the climax of the last
act all four stories flow together in
one common stream of love struggling
against intolerance.
Miss Marsh has one of the longest
and most difficult parts as the modern
girl Her acting in the court room
scene is excellent. She will be remem-
bered as Flora Cameron, the pet sister
in THE Birth of a Nation" A great
many members of the cast OF ''intoi-
erance" were in Mr.. Griffith's first pic
ture. Lillian Gish. who rocks the
cradle, was Elsie Stoneman: Robert.
Harron the Boy was Tod Stoneman.
the younger son: Miriam Cooper, the
friendless girl. driven to murder at
last. was Margaret Cameron. the elder
sister: Walter Long. the musketeer oil
the slums. who is murdered by his jcal
Gus paramour. was Gus. the renegade
negro. who chased Flora off the cliff: !
Ralph Lewis. the governor. was Aus
tin Stoneman. leader of > house;
Aiken. the father Of
Brown Eyes. the French girl. was DR.. !
Cameron. the father OF the Cameron
children: Josephine Crowell. as Cath |
Inc di Medici, was Mrs. Cameron: JOS |
eph Henaberry, as Admiral Coligny, |
the Husuenot leader. was Abraham
Elmer Clifton. as Rhapsode. |
the Babylonian youth. WIS Phil Stone |
man, and George Seigmann, as Cyrus,
king of Persia, was Siias S. Lynch,
mulatto. lieutenant governor.
In addition to the ma gnificent cos
tunes and scenic effects large sym
phony orchestra adds much to the pro-
duction by effective and suggestive
music thruout Only fair sized audi
ence was present Thursday night.