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ngckets Opens at 8:30 o’Clock Monday
f?jng——Sym]‘)h(my Orchestra to Play
# at Each Performance,
~ ¥ the great demand on the
' public for a view of "Thei
j’ ation,” the mammoth D,
{ Ppectacle, which was the
g 8t week at the criterion,
#ment of that theater has
o §0 ploture for another
this week.
;; ! tickets for this supple
% howing will open Monday
as last week, tickets
~ 4 for each of the four per
; whicl are given dally—
-5] g{l,_l:li and 8:30 p. m.
{sano reserved meats sold.
“fore the first week's show
_ploture was at an end Wil
_f#on, manager of the Crite
. Blg Bamuels, managing di
h house, made up thelr
£ they would get the slim for
AHf if such a thing were
;e
e ..,‘7«' erowds at the various
stoes made It certaln there
it many persons in Atlanta
and near-by towns
|to see the picture, but
{ts engagement was con
ture ls Obtained.
)ly efforts were made to
ture over for this week.
H 8 were not successful until
*By evening, when the man
a? pounced that the holding
*Of the film had signed a con
_ altting “The Birth of a Na
-4 l here for another six
pur showings of the ple
‘mhade last week, and at
Pmance great crowds were
fen the coldest weather of
3 falled to thin the throngs
lamored for tickets to the
" Thousands saw the film,
flore thousands will be en
peek to view this great pio- |
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{irth of a Nation” fs based
s Dixon's celebrated nov
iglansman,” which deals with
n reconstruetion days, the
of the famous Ku-Klux Klan
notif of the story, There
-~ Hce in the picture, and
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after the oheek (mru.x of
flflnh“umn. Other
ohwracter is Indieatd by the
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RECEIVED AT THE JOURNAL BLODG., 7 N. FORSYTH ST, ATLANTA. *:32x°
1918 JAN 35 PM 03
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ORITERION THEATER ATLANTA GA
BAVE AT LAST MOMENT PERFECTED ARRANGEMENTS FOR
YOU TO USE BIRTH OF A NATIOR ANOTHER WEEK
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18,000 People — 5,000 Scenes — Cost $500,000
Selected
SymphonyOrchestraof 20,
EXACTLY AS SHOWN DURING RECORD-BREAKING
RUNS IN ALL THE LARGE CITIES OF THE WORLD
Decisive Battles of the Civil
bie War—Sherman’s Marchto the
Sea—~Grant and Lee at Appomat
-3 tox—The South Beiore the War—
The Death of Abraham Lincoln—Rise of the Ku-Klux Klan
~Listory in the Making—DMighty Story of the Loves and
ruggles of the Days When the Nation Was Finding liself.
?EE GREATEST STORY EVER REVEALED ON ANY STAGE
BUY YOUR SEATS IN ADVANCE!
the film cost half a milllon dollars to
make. Eighteen thousand rmrmms]
took part in its production and thnu-'
sands of horses were pressod into
service in many of the exciting scenes,
Thousands upon thousands of unl
forms and costumes were npm'lul]y;
made for this plcture. The film was
nearly a year in the making. Some of
the most popular screen stars of the
day took part In it. Chlef among them
are Henry B, Whalthall, who takes
the part of the Little Colonel; Mae
Marsh, the Gish sisters, Wallace Reid
and others.
Great Battle Scenes. .
Battles of the Civil War are among
the most engaging scenes depicted in{
the picture, Sherman's march to the |
sea also is shown. The rule of thei
carpetbaggers in South Carollna Is|
given In all its detalls, and the story
told is one of the most stirring that
can be imagined.
The film is put together in admira
ble fashion, incident piling upon in
cident, all leading to climaxes that
are the sort that cause audlences to
cheer themselves hoarse. All through i
the picture there is a charming lovel
story that is a wonderful foll for the
more exciting scenes of battle and the
dashing activities of the Ku-Klux
Klan.
Incidentally, one of the most en
trancing things about the showing of
this picture is the musical program
which is rendered from first reel to’
last. This music has been pr»puredl
with speclal reference to every scene
for which it is played, and for its
proper rendition a symphony orches
tra Is necessary.
At the Criterfon an orchestra of
twenty pieces plays this remarkable
musical program. The leader has been
with the picture for the last three
years and he knows just what feeling
to put into the tunes that seem to
carry the various scenes along,
Picture Is Never Tiresome.
Although it takes more than two
hours to show '“The Birth of a Na-!
tion,” the picture never becomes
wearisome. Interest in it is chal
lenged at the very start and is held
until the close. It Is the sort of pic-
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HEARST’'S SUNDAY AMERICAN . A Newspaper for People Who Think — SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 1918.
Unparalled Success of Griffith Film Masterpiece Still Continues
‘Birth of a Nation’ Remains at the Criterion for Another Week
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While it was being shown at the
Criterion last week there were a good
many Atlantans who paid to see sev
eral times., Familiar faces were to be
seen in the waiting lines on many
days when the advance sale and reg
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When David Griffith began plan
ning to produce “The Birth of a Na
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detail historically correct. To that
end he emploved the services of a
number of experts, men who were
familiar with the histories of the men
concerning whom the story tells, the
costumes of the period depicted, and
the countless other items that had
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ONE MORE WEEK
For the thousands of pecrple whom we
were unable to accommodate, we have at
the last moment secured for ome week
more D. W. GRIFFI.H'S
to be taken into consideration when
the mammoth spectacle was being
put into shape for the screen.
For instance, there is the assassi
nation of Lincoln. An exact reproduc
tion of Ford's Theater in Washington
was made. The very play that Lin
coln was witnessing was presented
and the tune which it was definitely
Left, David Wark Griffith, the great Southerner, who has put
into films the story of the South’s supreme struggle and her des
perate resurrection from the effects of the Civil War. Above, one
of the realistic battle scenes which the master has provided with
the marvelous fidelity to detail. Circle, Miriam Cooper, who plays
the part of the older sister.
determined was played on that occa
eion by the orchestra was arranged
for the film orchestra. Every detail
of that history-making tragedy was
reproduced as nearly perfect as it is
possible to have it.
The meeting of Generals Lee and
Grant at Appomattox is shown with
lifelike fidelity. The actors who take
the parts of these two tommanders
are “made up” to represent them just
as tbey appeared on that memorable
occasion. The atmosphere of the an
te-bellum South is admirably carried
out frcm one end of the picture to the
other.
Veterans Commend Pictures.
Among the thousands who have
witnessed the showing of the film
here numbers were Confederate vet
erans Many of them took occasion
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Seats Can Be Secured im Advance for Any Performance
Positively Your Last Chance so See the World's Greatest Motion Pictur
Seats on Sale Monday for Every Performance
——— Box Office Opens at 8:30 A. Vi. ————
to praise the production to the man
agement of the Criterion. The scenes
depicted were declared by these old
soldiers to be true in evry particu
lar. f
On last Saturday all the veterams
at the Georgia Soldiers’ Home were
invited to be the especial guests of
the theater management, when an
early morning showing of the film
was made.
In order to accommodate the
crowas that are expected for the first
performance this week, the theater
box office will open at 8:30 o’clock
Monday morning. The first showing
of the week will begin Monday morn
ing at 10:45 o'clock. Bargain prices,
as usual, will prevail. There are 900
seats for sale at every performance
at 25 cents.
45 9:00 £:ls ©:3O
4 SHOWS 1(-2-5"-8
ORCHESTRA WILL BE USED EACH PERFORMANCE
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Crowds at Criterion Well Handled
During Opening Run of “The
Birth of a Nation.” E
No film shown at an Atlanta motion
picture theater ever attracted more
attention or called out greater crowds
than “The Birth of a Nation,” which
was shown all last week at the Cri
terion sand which is being repeated
there this week.
Thousands saw the picture last
week, four performances being given
daily until Saturday, when an extra
showing at 8 o'clock in the morning
was made to take care of the crowds
that besieged the doors seeking ad
mittance.
| Willard Patterson, manager of the
Criterion, inaugurated a new plan in
connection with a motion picture the
| ater, by putting seats for “The Birth
of a Nation” on sale four full days
before the opening performance. In
this way it was possible to handle the
immense throngs that appeared four
times each day to see the picture.
Throngs Come in Cold.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
first week of the film's showing At
lanta was experiencing the worst
weather conditions in ten years, in
terest in the picture never faltered.
The faithful ranged in line out in
front of the Criterion every day to
get their tickets.
Rain, snow, hail and wind simply
falled utterly to dampen the spirits
of those who had made up their
minds to witness this D. W. Griffith
spectacle. Not only was the Criterion
crowded with Atlantans, but many in
the audiences came from a distance,
the suburban towns being well rep
resented every day.
By the middle of last week the
management of the theater found it
would be necessary to put on an ex
tra showing of the picture to take
care of a large number of persons
who might otherwise fail to see it as
a result of all seats being so!d ahead
of time. Therefore, an 8 o'clock per
formance for Saturday morning was
arranged.
To this extra showing all the Con
' federate veterans at the Soldiers’
|Home were bidden, as special guests
{of the theater, the invitation being
i extended by Sig Samuels, managing
Idiroctor of the Criterion, through At
lanta Chapter, United Daughters of
the Confederacy. The invitation was
accepted instanter.
Veterans Interested.
Many scenes in “The Birth of a
Nation” depict battles In which some
of the Soldiers’ Home inmates took
part, and the picture, therefore, was
doubly interesting to them.
The huge throngs which daily at
‘tended the performances at the Cri
! terion were handled in admirable
| fashion. There was little or no
| crowding. As each performance
. started at a given time, the audiences
, usually were all seated before the run
| was started. In this way everybody
was comfortable and there was no
interruption of the musical program
which was offered by the special
symphony orchestra of twenty:pieces.