Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-06-11 | Page 37 | "Fall of Nation" Shown in East

FALL OF A NATION SON SHO IN IM EAST Tuesday was marked on the theatrical calendar of New New- NewYork York by IW the first performance performance performance per per- of oC The Fall of a Nation a athe at atthe the L Liberty theatre Thomas o Dixon au author author au- au thor r of er The h Birth of ol a Nation tt iro which ht h was produced at the Liberty a year ago last t tar March ar selected the same a th theatre g l Jr for t the presentation of his new w work I IOn On the music side The Fall Fan of ot a Nation Nation Nation Na Na- tion has had the collaboration of oC Victor Victor Victor Vic Vic- tor Herbert Mr Herbert Is the first of the prominent composers to write a complete complete com corn original score for a picture spec spec- The musical accompaniment was performed by a large orchestra In writing and staging The Fall of oC a Nation Thomas Dixon kept particularly particularly laxly In view the world struggle between democracy and Imperialism as It affects the United States Interwoven with the theme of oC the helpless nations nation's decline and fall fan is the conflict of oC personalities Charles Waldron Valdron who betrays his country country country coun coun- try for a throne at Washington Washing Washing- ton John Vassar who fights vainly for preparedness and Virginia Holland whose propaganda of oC feminism plays directly Into the hands of oC traitors are the three big figures In the drama After a prologue exemplifying the foreign foreign foreign for for- eign Immigrants' Immigrants debt of oC to the union the play proper opens with the scenes of oC political conflict preceding the great conspiracy Vassar's national defense defense de de- de- de tense bill is defeated in congress Virginia Virginia Virginia Vir Vir- ginia Holland though admiring his pluck spurns his principles and encourages encourages encourages ages Waldron the professed friend of oC peace I Practically without warning the storm breaks over New York when aliens of European military training rise at Waldron's signal capture the national guard armories overnight and train the big guns on New Yorks York's unarmed citizenry citi citi- A wild exodus ensues to Long Island where an American army Is hastIly hastily hastily hast hast- ily raised But while this is taking place the powerful fleet of oC the Confederation of oC Northern Europe has met and de defeated defeated de- de the Atlantic squadron The convoyed convoyed convoyed con con- voyed imperial army strong ef effects effects ef- ef a landing and in a three-day three battle routs the Americans utterly Waldron Valdron puts on regal uniform and Is hailed viceroy viceroy vice vice- roy oy of oC the provinces of oC North America The well populated part of oC the country is s captured by the foreign legions Vassar Vassar Vassar Vas Vas- sar is a fugitive in the West and Valdron Waldron Vial Val dron sends forth Virginia on the mission mis mis- sion of oC enrolling her American sisters In n the imperial legion of oC honor The final scenes of ot the play show Virginia Virginia Virginia Vir Vir- ginia as of oC the stuff stutt of oC Joan of ot Arc Aro I Professing to fill flU the viceroys viceroy's mission she organizes a gigantic counterplot to toree tree free reethe the enslaved union Allied lied with John Vassar General Hood and other American leaders she atones for tor her former ormer folly tolly by risking her life lite and honor for or the cause of oC freedom Here are shown scenes like the Sicilian vespers where an entire population rises to exterminate ex ex- terminate ous mii In a the e foreign dreadful eel uI u usurpers yet glorious Conspicuous day art arm J Jt t the he e Daughters of oC Jael an oath bound band and o of women patriots I