PALACE THEATRE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 10527, 4 December 1916, Page 6

PALACE THEATRE.

“THE BIRTH OF A NATION.” The Palr.cc Theatre held large and enthujhrndc audiences on Saturday for the screening of the wonderful historical drama entitled “The Birth ci a Nation.” 'lhe pic-r-M-e dealt-in a, mod thrilling: and realistic manner with the stirring- eventr, of the American LV d War, 'and the opening ... : ,„ov, r,rrwin of the nation Item ihe* pc-uy and parochial leader,rN.-, engenclt?rod bv ruwrciprn Sh , t r -p> 11110 llio ;*jnc*r _• ■ iiv•' ll :*l spirit vri-lr.h v/st?; ianriui into Ham* 4 av Daniel Webster';; immortal words, “Lib- , , nd union, one and insi-partdile. now aiu; for if. id The beaulttul iiontesccads oi flic Southern planters were depicted, and ti-.f. uni. Ino revels of the apparently liujjpy negro l s gave rise- to much laughter. ‘I he divided interests provoked bitter jealousies, and uS’iiiuitviy the war clouds burst, and families in which had hitherto dwelt peace ; --.;d s-.v-er accord were rudely icut at-undcr s..d horrible war spread death and desolation till a round. The scenes of night ligh.ing provide tt glorious and awesome sP?clacle, and one of the mod sensational incidents t-s a raid on a Southern town, and iji : . cv,ifi ictributiori meted out to the raitli is bv the Ku-Klux Plan. a force organised liv the whites for the protection ol their women folk. Ti.e historic -e.-ne of the ;nrrendev of Onr-ial Bee to ihe veteran Henna! (dram id tin* Courthouse at Appomatox on April H, 'ebb. and the la t great tragedy c.f tint war, the assassination ol President Lincoln ill Id ■•!’■- Theatre were moM dramatic in he realism, ’i he picture will he :,l iOV . n for the last time 10-ingm, and t lie creeniiig should not he missed lit uiosc v, tio have not seen it.