The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-25
"7he Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Gigantic Film Drama at the Jefferson
Drama Is Adaptation of Famous Novel by Vincente Ibanez and Is Produced a Most Lavish Scale, and Has Received Unqualified Endorsement of Leading Critics = Presentation
 With Special Orchestra and Com
 pete Stage Effects

The Jefferson theatre will open for the season tomorrow night and the attraction will be Rex Ingram's gi- gantic screen production of "The Four Horsernen of the Apocalypse. which will remain at the Jefferson for one week. with matinee daily after tine opening performance.
 This film drama is an adaptation by June Mathis, from the novel of Vicente BIasco Ibanez. The presen- tation is made on . large scale. with special orchestra and complete stage effects. It oomes here with the unqualified indorsement of critics in New York. Boston. Chicago. Pittsburg. Los Angeles and Atlanta, where the picture broke all records for theatrical attendance.
 It is reported to be the biggest film production ever made with an abun- dance of big, thrilling scenes that baffle description. It required six months to make this photoplay, 50 principal actors and '12.5oo exsras posed before the camera. 800 0oe feet of raw film was shot in taking the scenes, and more materials were used in the big settings than was used in the construction of erica's largest building-the Woolworth building. New York.
 The announcement that this big picture will be shown in Birmingham has created unusual interest, not cnly here, but throughout this sec tjontion of the state; mail orders Tor seats have poured into the box off, fice of the Jefferson from out-of- town theatregoers, which indicates that many visitors from\ nearby eit- t1. urtlv ha n nldSt during the coming, week.
 The organization sent on tour by the Metro Pictures corporation to present this picture on the same tigh plane as it was done in New York, will reach only four of the principal cities of the south: Atlanta. Birning- ham. Memphis and New Orleans
 The expense of operating this or garization is equal to that of any big musical comedy company. Twenty million copies of the book have reen sold and already the photo drama has been witnessed by more han .o0c 900 people. Rex Ingram. the di- rector, has been praised for the detail Iin the photoplay; the wonderful character drawings showing faces never to be forgotten; the ftDe bits of arr work scattered here and there in inc interiors. and glimpses of peo- pic fleeing from their homes. with never a theatrical touch of false line. All these bear testimony to the york of a master director.
 Angus Perkerson. critic for the Atlanta Journal in reviewing tfe picture. said: Tt is detail that makes The Four Horsemen' great picture; the way each character is etched, cut out as upon brass with not a dim feature.
 Tt seems impossible to have spread oat so huge canvas and made every | cree ture there so clear"
 A notable cast of players en- 1 act the leading roles, many of whom would be starred in any other nro- duction. The following well known artists have prominent parts: Ran 1 dolph Valentino, Alice Terry. Pone- roy Cannon, Brinsley Shaw. Alan Hale. Bridgetta Clark, Mabel Van | Buren. Brodwitch Turner. Nigel de Brulier, John Sanpolis. Mark Fen:on. Virginia Warwick, Derek Ghent. Stuart Holmes. Jean Hersholt. Henry