The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-06

liant record in France and had been seri- ously wounded while on some special duty. He seemed much interested in all told him of this gallant young officer and asked many questions concerning him, and if he was go od looking, and just how he was wounded, and if he had returned from France.
 MT. Griffith is of the opinion that the motion picture will Americanze the world; it's influence has been gradually spreading until today our unconscious propaganda excites the admiration of the nations. They look with envy on the ma tcrial benefit which our people will deriy e l through this higf development of the cin- | ema art, For it is art, the only truly American art that is seen and understood l by every race on earth. Why, even Ger 1 man agents have been negotiating g 1 through agents here ever since the armis- l tice was signed for the larger and bet l ter known American pictures with view 1 to showing them in Berlin. The audi ence, tired of war, now wants to de- vote it's spare time to other things, is the l way the message came to me, and the German theatrical men will pay any price, | cash down, for any length of contract if they can have the pictures in Berlin. l "I went to the Garrick theatre the day | after l met MT. Griffith to see Broken | Blossoms, and enjoyed it more than any I
 the foyer noted the many beautiful bas- | kets of flowers sent by friends to MT. l Griffith for the Philadelphia premier. also | the attention to every little detail to l create the proper atmosphere for the
 presentation of the picture. Near the door
 an altar covered with old Chinese em- | bf oderes and strewn with broken blos-
 snms, on which stood antique vessels
 from which incense spread it's blue flame. 1 On a raised dias covered with black vel vet, near the altar, sat an old Chinese
 musician in rich oriental costume, playing
 scme curious instrument, a silent tribute
 as it were, to the gentle melancholy of
 the death of beautiful day. and the passing out of little life and the never | to- be forgotten smile of the girl!'
 "The interior of the theatre was filled
 with huge sprays of cherry blossoms l and the lights were softly shaded. Be l hind lacquered sC>eens of Chinese de l sign were other musicians of the type have already described the ushers were real Chinese girls dressed in wonderful
 Mandarin coats and wearing ornate head
 dress with brilliant tassels.
 "'Broken Blossoms is MT. Grifflt great triumph, gem, classic, witt strangely appealing touches that makes the child akin to Little Nell and reminds one of some page from Dickens A story 1 by Thomas Burke, The Chink and tho | Child,' suggested it; the scenes are laie 1 in London's Chinatown, and is simple one, as simple as love and death almost l sordid at times, but there are artists whS will see the subtle but powerful symbols | in this narrative of sorrow.
 '.The great voice ess art The silen drama, Mir. Griffith has far exceeded tht power of written words. 1t would be i'm l possible for the greatest master of Ian 1 guages to picture the emotions as MT Griffith has in this wonderful picture l Hi, keen insight into the human tragedies I of life, the wonderful music that dies
 away with a wall of rare and haunting ] charm, the beautiful lighting effects. the
 al pealing, pathetic story and the tragedy l of it all makes this picture stand out | in a class all it's own, and as one of the artistic achievements of the year!
 l ''The lighting effects of this exquisite