The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-26

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Matinee Thursday.
Never in tie history Of the'theatteh
has there ever besn - widespresd,al 1
for return ENGAGEMENTS Df 4
plhy as there is for David Wark Gfif-
6th's magnificent spectacle '11se' BsFth'1
Of a Nation" which viii commence
Wednesday Night May 2nd, at the
Greenwood Theatre for two night
Wednesday and Thursday. During the
past season in New HbTA sGhicagNId
Philadelphia, PittsbuFs, St. Louis and
in all of the larger cities. Of the copn,
try the past records for long runs
have eclipsed and new records estab-
lished that are almost unbelievable.
Over six million people HAYS enioysdI
IT'S wonders. Never before have 80
many people iocked to see an enter
tainment. Twice every day the thea
tres have been filled wherever it has
been presented. Where return engage.
mshts have been played the attend
ance has been larger than, during tAs
earlier engagements. It is of ex-
tremely rare occurrence, that anyone
is. satisfied WITH ole Seeing of 'thiS
wonderful production. tits safe to say
that three million people have seen it
t1east. kR tinesdqvt GjiW Jsi2 90
few ssalize that fifty peeplst are r.
quired to properly present this gtgah-'
tic production. There is an orchestra
of thirty carefully selected musicians,
expert operators, electricians and 9TH
ers who make up a roster as large
as that of most dramatic companies,
ia fact much. larger than the average.
1t is the massiyensss in both mater
ial and manner Of presentation Of
""TRe Birth Of a Nation that has made
the public not eaiy willing but eager
to pay the prices necessarily charged
for such a production. In the Griffith
spectacle the scenes of sheer strength
and beauty are Homeric grandeur. Not
even Nero we gaved upon SO mag
n~ificent a spectacle. The night riding
of the KY Kllgx Khan looks like a COM
pany Of ayenging spectses sweeping
along the mooplit roads. There is q
pictorial punch in every scene:
This realistic pictorial reproduction
of history ia tbs making Is Of pntelld
value to both young and old. Sch8sls
have been dismissed all over the Unit
ed States 50 that the children might
attend matinee performances. Besides
the historical worth Of this Offering
the constant emotional throb Of the
romantic story thrills the hearts Of all,
It is the supreme achievement Of mod
era histfienism in its newest guise
untrammsllsd by the limitations OF the
stage. Never did those who partici.
pated in the actual scenes ever see
what IAN be witnessed today in the
comfort Of q theatre seat for those
who lived then never had such q com
prehensive outlook.
The coming return engagement Of
"The Birth Of a Nation" will be alb
solutely the last in this city. The
sale Of seats opens at the box office
next Monday morning, April 80. 1t
will be remembered how long were the
lines Of ticket buyers last a and
it hardly seems necessary to impress
upon the public the great advantage
of purchasing their seats well in ad-
vance. Those who were disappoint-
ed last season will surely not need this
reminder.
The production Of 1.-THE Birth Of q
Nation" will be exactly as that Of
last season. The high standard OF ex-
cellence will be maintained In every
detail.