The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-15
GRIFFITH'S "BROKEN
BLOSSOMS" TO BE SEEN
AT LIBERTY THEATER
Film That Has Been Sensational
Success Wherever Shown win Be
Drought to Klamath Falls Soon

IBfDuBnI 10 hlHilhin rams OODn
or extraordinary interest, not
only 10 lovers of the motion picture
but likewise, to all who appreciate
the highest art in it's various mani
festations, Is the announcement Of
the Liberty theater that it has Sc
cured David 'Wark GTiffith's superb
screen creation, Broken Blossoms"
to be shown next Sunday.
Never has a motion picture been
accorded a reception comparable to
the triumph that has followed every
showing of this production. News
papers have devoted column after
column to its beauties and wonders.
Everywhere its success has been in
stantaneous and IL is safe to say
that in bringing Broken Blossoms
to our city the management Of the
Liberty has to it's credit the biggest
plishment in artistic entertain
ment that we have yet enjoyed.
Mr.. Griffith, 1t will be remember
ed, together with Mary Pickford,
Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fair
banks, early in 1919 organized Unit
ed Artists Corporation-popularly
known as 1.-THE Big Four"-for
the making and marketing of their
own productions. 1t is through this
organization that Broken Bios
SONS" is being placed in the thea
ters OF the country.
The story of Broken Blossoms
Mr.. Griffith adapted from tale by
Thomas Burke called "The Chink
and the Child" which is part of
that authors famous volume, Lime
house Nights" Around this story,
and we speak from the opinions of
dramatic critics the country over,
Mr.. Griffith has built the most al
Turing, yet pitiful, beautiful, yet
tragic love story ever filmed. 1t has
become habit, almost to look upon
Griffith production as something
more than a motion picture, yet even
the most ardent admirers of the art
of this master of the films did not
dream of the wonders that he would
reveal in ''Brokn Blossoms"
And of acting, let word be add
od ;II;or ri.h n, ssTba Girl n a @
reached a height of dramatic inter-
probation the like of which has never
been seen on the screen before. This
little artist has labored faithfully,
steadily, with an understanding
marvellous. in one so young, and now
she comes into her full glory in
Broken Blossoms" "The Chink"
is played by Barthelmess and to his
work the critics have paid high trib-
utes likewise. To the telling of the
love story of Broken Blossoms" it
is said that both Miss Gish and Mr..
Barthelmess have brought never-to
be-forgotten artistry. Donald Crisp
plays the part of Battling Bur-
rows" the brute on whom father
hood has been forced, and his por-
trayal of difficult role with rare
talent and strength, completes the
triangle of chief characters in the
story. "
"Broken Blossoms" should prove
the crowning achievement in the
splendid gallery of film presenta-
tions that we have enjoyed at the
A special program has
been prepared, including the music
which Mr.. Griffith personally ar,
and some of wSich he COM
posed. All in all, we look forward
with keen anticipation to the Lib
erty's presentation of the Griffith
for film that has been
so sensationally successful elsewhere
is assured of more than hearty
welcome in klamath Falls.