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“THE BIRTH OF A NATION.”Just one more week remains of the engagement of the D. W. Griffith spectacle, VThe Birth of a Nation,” at the * Grand Opera House'. This production has just completed another big week in this city. Seats for all Of the remaining performances are now on sale at the box ofifce, ro that no one will be disappointed in securing seats. “The Birth of a Nation” will not be seen in this city again before next year.There are many elements entering into the success of “The Birth of a Nation,” but the most important, apart from the perfection of photography and the excellence of the acting of this highly dramatic and tensely human story, is the, illuminative orchestral score. This music, played by a large orchestra of the best musicians, includes folk tunes, dance measures, national anthems, old war songs, selections from the works of the greatest composers, and in addition some really notable compositions by Joseph Carl Breil, who synchronized music and acting.’The players were carefully selected by Griffith, and most of them jumped at once into fame as the result of his guidance of their abilities and talents in this great work. Henry B. Walthall, Mae Marsh, Lillian Gish, Miriam Cooper, Ralph Lewis, Wallace Reid, Mary Alden, Josephine Crowell, Spot-tiswood Aiken and others of this company are household names among the devotees of the film drama. Each does splendid work in ”The Birth of a Nation,” and their dramatic accomplishments are supplemented and enhanced by the spectacular power shown in the production.Such wonderful battle scenes as were , photographed under Griffith's direction have never been equaled in any\other screen presentation. And with it all there is a wonderfully human and appealing heart story, set in tho days when tho Ku-Klux Klan felt impelled to take the law Into its own hands in order to protect the white people of the South from the aggressions of a newly liberated alien race. “The Birth 1 of a Nation” is indeed a masterpiece of ! masterpieces. No one can afford to miss seeing this wonder spectacle that has already been enjoyed by over seven million people.THE EMPRESS OPENS.Judging by the telephone calls \£hich have been pouring into the offices of the refitted Empress Theater, the popular-priced Vine street show place is to have a “big opening house” today; The matinee curtain goes up at 2:30’ o’clock and a jim-dandy bill will go into action instantly. The night performances will be at 7:30 and 9 o’clock. On the bill are the Free Setters’ Four, an organization of Cincinnati boys famous thruout the United States; “Rich Girl-Poor Girl,” a tuneful allegory, which brings out the talents of Willis Hall, Elina Cornell and Josephine Fairchild; the Braininos, classy European musical artists; the Senate Duo, who make music and fun; Ward, Bell and Ward, in “Under the Top,” a thrilling circus playlet, and Adele and Follette, singing dancers. Mutt and Jeff will be motion pictured in their hilarious doings. There also is tho Empresscope.CILFTON BILL.At the Clifto^ Theater will be seen Sunday rauline Frederick in “The Love That Lives;” Monday, Vivian Martin and Sessue Hayawaka in “For- a bidden Paths,” and Tuesday, Geraldine I Farrar in “Joan the Woman.”
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Sun, Sep 16, 1917
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