"THE BIRTH OF A NATION."

Evening Post, Volume XCII, Issue 46, 23 August 1916, Page 3

"THE BIRTH OF A NATION."

Great interest is being taken in the forthcoming presentation of the motion picture "The Birth of a Nation," which will be presented by the J. C. Williamson management for a limited season, commencing on Tuesday evening next, at the Main Town Hall. All the reviews of the opening performance were enthusiastic. The following, by s the Rev. Thomas B. _ Gregory, in the New York American, is quoted as a sample of press criticism : —""In the great photo spectacle, 'The _ Birth of a Nation,' which had its initial presentation at the Liberty Theatre, Mr. D. W. Griffith comes pretty near working a miracle. And yet this is just what Mr. Griffith has done. .As a picture play, 'The Birth of a Nation' is by all odds the greatest thing that has ever come ■to New York, and in this masterpiece of motion-picture production we may see something of the possibilities of the art as an educator of the . human race, through the most loyal of the senses, the eye. Mr. Griffith and his forces were eight months making the picture. They travelled over the sections in which the story is located, and reproduced the scenes with rigid fidelity. Not one of the more than five thousand pirtures that make up the wonderful drama is in any essential way an exaggeration. They are one and all faithful to historic fact. Regarding the educational value of the great photo-play, no ons who sees it can be the least bit sceptical." The box-plans for the season will be opened at The Bristol on Friday morning next. Tliere will be no extra charge for booking.