The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-09-12
Kenosha People Give Cheers
and Tears to Premier of
Hearts of the World
Monday Night.
GREATEST PICTURE or war
Delightful Romance Intermingled With
Most Notable War Pictures Yet
Shown Make Picture One of Great
est Romantic Tragedies.

If you want comedy, don't go to see
Hearts Of the World IF you
want to see romance in it's most de-
hghtful setting, if you want to feed
with the boys Over There the horrors
Of war, if You want thrills and tragedy
with the greatest setting that has ever
been given to thrills and tragedy, if
you want to cheer and mingle tears
with cheers, then see Hearts of the
World.''
In the staging of the great screen
presentation Of world war David Grit
fifth has achieved the triumph Of his
career. While Hearts Of the World y
may not be as great picture as "The
Birth Of Nation - in its interest for
Americans, its wonderful scenes are the
scenes of the greatest conflict in
world s history. You feel the great
war, you fight with brave men ON the
battle lines and you suffer with those
left behind.
To miss seeing "Hearts of the
WIN mVWhS w Aillco SICdbCbU PIC
ture in history and it means missing
pictures of great war such as have
never been shown in any official or I'm.
official films which have been pre-
sented.
Kenosha gave Hearts of the
World'' great reception at the
Rhode on Monday night, and it is GER
tain that hundreds will be thrilled by
its story during the remainder Of the
week.
Much is expected of the Griffith pro-
duction, and in Hearts of the World y
much is given. Made under the aus
pieces of the French and British GOV
ernments, unique opportunities were
afforded to make the depletion of
troops in action absolutely authentic,
and advantage was taken Of this con
dition to the fullest extent. Many
scenes were made on the battlefields of
France and many more were made in
Los Angeles, but so realistically are ac-
Qualities counterfeited that it is we'll
nigh impossible to discern where reali-
ty leaves off and pretense begins There
are panoramas which seemingly stretch
for miles and include within the scope
Of the lens thousand of soldiers charg-
ing or retreating across the open coun-
try. In one scene more than a score
of tanks are shown numbering across
the broken fields, and there are many
1nterpolated shots dealing with the han
ding OF big guns and other implements
of war. Whole battalions are shown
leaping from their trenches and hurting
themselves upon the enemy while sue
ceeding close-ups bring the spectator
into the midst of the furious bayonet
lighting and reveal the terrible toll of
hand-to-hand warfare. Although there
IS not the excessive squirting Of blood
which characterized Intolerance. y
there are moments when one will shud-
der at the gruesome realism of certain
incidents.
This background of war is naturally
Oh a spectacular nature, but the inter
est is at all times centered in the vary
ing fortunes of the half dozen charac
ters about whom most of the action re-
wolves. The love story is paramount.
ard 1t is a story which will affect the
average spectator very deeply, typify-
ing as 1t does conditions which now
exist In a measure throughout the
world. For it is safe to say that Grit
nth has succeeded in presenting the
essence of the great struggle in this
production, and has very probably ac-
compllshed the feat better than anyone
ELSE could have done. Certainly there
has been nothing produced dealing with
the world war which can be compared
with Hearts of the World y
In the unfolding of the story all the
old Griffith artistry is revealed. and
there are many little touches which in
dictate the guiding hand of the great di-
rector The charm of young children
and young animals is not overlooked
and there are scenes early in the PLAY
IN winch three ugly ducklings play an
important part; while later, beautiful
swans with their young are shown pad
ding IN placid waters, in contrast to
the turmoil of war going on about
them.
The Climax of the story comes after
Robert Harrm, as The Boy, has en-
tered the German occupied village as
spy, and has by chance come upon his
sweetheart (LaI1ian Gish) outside the
village ian. Discovered, they take ref
uge IN one of the upstairs rooms, and
there develops THE s'GrifEth situation -
Y the attackers endeaporiag to break