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Show BIG PRODUCTIONS ARE ! COMING TO THIS CITY "Birth of a Nation" and "Battle Cry of Peace" Will Soon Be Exhibited Ex-hibited Here. In order to secure, if possible, the opportunity of presenting to Salt Lalers first of all residents in the territory terri-tory between Chicago and the Pacific coast the bip spectacular films, "The Birth of a Xation" and "The Battle Cry of Peace," H. A. Sims, general manager of the American, Rex and Liberty Lib-erty theaters, will leave today for the Pacific coast. Manager Sims goes to inspect the pictures, which are iust closing unprecedented runs in San Francisco. Fran-cisco. The step is in lino with the general gen-eral policy of the Swanson theaters in this city, that is, to secure the biggest features first for this citv. A portion of his trip will be devoted to meetings with film manufacturers at the California studios in connection with other things planned for the houses. The trip also will include the inspection of newer picture houses on the coast in search of ideas which might be incorporated in the theaters here. . While in California Mr. Sims will also go to Berkeley, where his daughter Marguerite is attending the universitv and with whom he will have his Thanksgiving Thanks-giving turkey. |