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Show ' Tilt,, PhvtfO POST. HORRORS OR THE RECON. 8TRUCT0N IN BIRTH OF , A NATION" AT COLUM- BIA MONDAY ANO TUESDAY1 -- LAST TIME TODAY El LEM Richard Bennet and in the sensation of the hour DAMADGED GOODS Co-worlc- Band Concert Every Saturday and Monday Redfeather Feature and Spot, lighj Duet every Tuesday SATURDAY PAGE THREfl ers . ' The period of the Reconstruction x so vividly brought hack to"the mem- dry of those w ho may have gone thrpugh it and reproduced afresh for SATURDAY, MATINEE at 4 those newer generations wih now view it for the tirst time, In Grif- fiths Birth of a Nation," shows the time of Johnsons administration and he as the nations executive, in the handle of a ring of politicians and power seekers wbo aie manipulating, thJSouGCjqjsuit their own ends. It urns to the ruins of the flower decked South Carolina days, the place where the blacks were light hearted knd care free, even under the bonds of slavery turns back to the town that by war has been left half in ruins, the streets grass grovln, the stately mansions of the dd days tottering and crumbling; to a town where those once wealthy now are in direst poverty where the black is as good as the white man, as was tl.e slogan of the northern men of the Lynch and StcncTan type. Women are menaced by the black minions of the northern 'whites, or are attacked, whites are driven from the streets menaced by the colored Homes are in- troops or assaulted. 4f vaded. Justice is a forgotten thing. The land knows no law but that conceived by - the race then in control. Then the chivalry of the white is given new life. The KuKlux Klan is formed.- - These riders of the night in ghostly white, rally by dozens, by hundreds, by thousands. They ride like the wind. They strike without even the warning the rattle--snake gives, but are far more deadly. This all, wonderful, soul stirring breath taking as it is, is but an other of the Innumerable "dramas within dramas" of- which The Birth of a Nation consists.. This glorious spectacle is to be given here in its entirety, with its accompanying symphony orchestra, effect paraphernalia and mechanicians for that purpose and is to brput on here In the same fashion down to the smallest detail that amazed New York and the other cities. i At the PRINCESS THEATBE VIVIAN MARTIN AND LEW FIELDS IN OLD DUTCH )9 - , SUNDAY Heine Pavia ia the star of the Lederer Featuring Violet TloM Mererf P!ot run-wi- Counterplot Featuring Jane Gail and Halt Moore 1 MONDAY tooise ' Geo-W- .' Sunday, photoplay based upon the stage offering of the aame name which had a success ful Ethel Barrymore in the title role a few years ago. World Film corporation is releasing the picture on its schedule. Miss Davies is making a first appearance In motion pictures and is so successful that it is certain that other pictures in which she Is seen will be called ' for. As Sunday she has a splendid part one in fact in which any artist might hanker for. Sunday is an orphan girl, named so flcsereaa Lovely in oddly by her mother because she , a as born on that day. Four rough, good natured lumber jacks take care .of the girl and bring her upc as a boy. She has a false lover whom they kill; then they send her away to be educated and when she is through, a 4 th ! begin. I j I yB Scoop L2 Billie BILLIE RITCHIE Saturday , April 1 in " 20 MINUTES.AT 1 WILD FLOWER In Four Exquisit Parts LON TELENGER IN 1 By Henrie and Van Wagenen Acts I 1 V XTive Part Shnbert Feature atfte-beilij- - I Return Engagement Next Monday with a Matinee at 4 P. M. For the first time in twliity years doe Chamock, the hero of t - MARGVERETE CLAIfK IN 5 Clarinet and Flute Solo SATAN- -3 Mat, 2:30 to 5 Paramount Offers TUESDAY of a) ui i THE FAIR LKo Comedy SONS is the second Leierer Jlanday feature and is a remarkable succett in every way. It is a told story, powerfully acted, elaborately produced and a sure winner in any motion picture theatre. Sunday will be shown at The Princess next Tuesday and r Dolly Ritchie finished product, her real adventures . Vttagtaph The Island of Regeneration see a human being, j Se, he has become Alone on an Islandln the South mute, wild, and the sight of beautiful Kalhnne Brenton it a new sensation to him. Youll enjoy this and other intensely interesting scenes in this semi-savag- itg-tral- THE UNKNO WN Rev. Cyrus Townsend Bradys Six part Vila graph Blut Ribbon Faaturo I J & TUESDAY, APRIL 3rd and 4th MONDA ELLIOTT & SHERMAN PRESENT D. W. GRIFFITHS COST 3000 $500,000 DECISIVE BATTLES OF HORSES THE CIVIL WAR TO THE SEA MARCH SHERMANS ATLANTA OF THE BURNING LEES SURRENDER AT APPOMATTOX WHAT WAR COST MOTHERS WIVES If this graphic presentment serves no LINCOLN . JvLAN KLUX IvU THE RISE OF THE OF PRINCE THE COMING OF THE' ucationally it establishes the futility of armed conflict. A member of the Senate of the United States expressed the foregoing sentiment Anyone contemplating wmr should see this picture, added the senator. I sinceredo to believe will more it deterf rom people-ly in war than written or engaging anything in the on subject spoken years. - Great care has been taken not to glorify battle. Even the music stops in its motif of glorification to sound the note of terror and desolation, which is the seal truth of war, Annies seldom settle disputed pjhlions of state. But, where they accomplish this much, in the wake of the conflict arises newer and more terrible questions. But for the hatreds engendered in the Civil war, the suffering of the Reconstruction period would never have been known. nr- . . . . PEACE, , A series of wild rides that commandeered a county for a day and cost $10,000. inXight photography of battle scenes, vented and perfected at a cost of $12,000. Wonderful artillery duels in which, real of shells, hosting $80 apiece, were nsed. Miles war as it trenches, thousands of fighters, i - actually is. Musical score of 30 pieces, synchronized to the several thousand distinct and individual . scenes. THE BIRTH OF A NATION HAS NO ' COMPETITORS. To See It is a Treat. To Miss' It a Misfortune. . Never Before Has This City Been Privileged to Witness a Photoplay of Such Magnitude. ITS WORTH $5.00 A SEAT . - New York Journal. SPECIAL RATES ON ALL RAILROADS , oth- er purpose, its message for universal-- , peace marks it of great importance. Morally and ed- .AND SISTERS OF PRESIDENT ASSASSINATION THE - ; The Play's Message of Peace A 18,000 PEOPLE - Taken from Thomas Dixons 30-SYMPH- The Clansman ORCHESTRA-3- ONY 0 ' . Prices, Evening, 50c, 75c,' $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00 Matinee-'- .: Seat Sale Friday,, March 31, 10 A. M. y . 25c, 50c, 75c and $1.00 Mail Orders Now' - From Coast to Coast the Most Stupendous Dramatic Sensation This Country lias Ever Known.. Now Playing to Delighted and , Enthusiastic Multitudes. |